The latest update is that the game is postponed further by an hour. Total delay 02:15. More delays possible.
If you are a football fan, you know what a rivalry in football means, win whatever it takes River Plate and Boca Junior’s rivalry is not new for the football fans. The worst rivalry produces the best games and this is one of them.
Copa Libertadores 2nd leg final is due to play tonight at Buenos Aires, Argentina between the arch-rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors and while the away team was making way to the stadium the fans of River plate have attacked their bus and broke the windows of the bus.
As to stop the attack cops had to use the tear gas which affected the players as the windows were broken and the players are mentally not ready for the game after experiencing such treatment from the opposition fans.
Three Boca Juniors players are vomiting in the changing room and the three players from Boca Juniors are rushed to the hospital.
The Official Update is:
Due to the events that occurred with the Boca Juniors Club bus, the game has been postponed until 6:00 p.m.
Boca’s bus attacked by River Plate fans pic.twitter.com/9Gc8HyAmPb
— 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) November 24, 2018
Carlos Tevez and Boca Juniors suffer pepper spray attack from River Plate fans ahead of Copa Libertadores finalhttps://t.co/10rgjVZXB5 pic.twitter.com/s9O2yaXikC
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) November 24, 2018
Reports that three Boca players being taken to hospital.
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) November 24, 2018
Boca Juniors bus from inside footage.#RiverBoca pic.twitter.com/iNHQzbQ9XF
— DER SCHÄDEL (@DerShadel) November 24, 2018
No excusing the idiot River fans, of course, but this video shows a criminal mistake on the part of the police, driving Boca down Monroe street which is always full of River support on match-days. Disgraceful logistics and organisation. pic.twitter.com/7XvKXMFv8E
— Daniel Edwards 💚 (@DanEdwardsGoal) November 24, 2018
“Los jugadores están todos heridos, así no se puede jugar” https://t.co/ICNLLaLwaX pic.twitter.com/N6KYhVszRh
— Clarín (@clarincom) November 24, 2018
Boca have asked for a suspension. Reports Pablo Pérez has slivers of glass in his eye.
— Jonathan Wilson (@jonawils) November 24, 2018