Copa Libertadores final postponed again after violent bus attack
The Boca Juniors' bus was attacked when they were arriving at the El Monumental stadium and there was mass violence by fans outside the stadium. Boca midfielder Pablo Perez was injured on the eye because of the glass from the bus and the fans were dealt with rubber bullets and tear gas outside the stadium. The game was postponed for later today.
It has now been confirmed though, that the game has been postponed to a later day, with the date not confirmed yet.
The South American Football Confederation says the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final between River Plate and Boca Juniors has been further postponed after an attack on a team bus outside the stadium in Argentina yesterday
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) November 25, 2018
Boca had claimed that they wanted to play the final in equal conditions, after Conmebol had wanted the game to be played today. But the assosciation had faced a lot of criticism for the same.
Earlier today, Boca had called the game to be called off. They said: ”Boca considers that these conditions have not been established and asks for the game to be suspended and sanctions applied.”