Download Video: River Рlate 3 vs 1 Вoca Juniors (Copa Libertadores) Highlights & Goals
River Plate 3-1 Boca Juniors FINAL score: Extra-time drama in Copa Libertadores final
Originally postponed twice, Real Madrid offered their stadium for the game and both sides didn’t so much as accept their fate but travelled to Spain while they still argued over the venue.
Once CONMEBOL put their foot down, it became apparent that the biggest game in Agrentinian club football would be taking place many miles from the South American country where both of its competitors were from.
The game, once it kicked off, was as sloppy as the long days leading into it. Boca had better chances but you could always sense that if River Plate could find their footing, they wanted to play football and knew if they could turn it into a football match, they would win.
Boca had the two best chances of those opening rounds when Pablo Perez, the man whose injured eye went viral after he got glass in it from the original bus attack, was the benefactor who could not finish either of them. The captain swung his foot at the first chance at the back post but didn’t make clean contact with Armani making a handy save.
Dario Benedetto’s free was deflected into his patch shortly afterwards and he swiped at the ball again but it was deflected wide of the post.
A sloppy opening half was saved by Dario Bendetto and a lovely move, which saw him slot past Armani in River’s goal. Seven passes, starting from the back, including one lovely defense splitting effort from Nandez, saw them take the lead with no chance for River to respond.
Boca had the lead and that was when it all went wrong for them.
They came out in the second half and forgot how to play football. Either that or they opted to sit and try to break up play but it didn’t work for them.
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