The Copa Libertadores final between River Plate and Boca Juniors has been postponed after Boca’s team bus was attacked ahead of the game.Several Boca players suffered injuries from flying shards of glass from broken windows and were also taken ill due to the effects of tear gas used by the police to disperse the crowds around River’s El Monumental Stadium.
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5Torcedores do River destruindo o nibus do Boca! jogo pode ser adiado! Segundo a "TNT Sports", Pablo Prez o jogador mais ferido. Ele sofreu cortes e tem estilhaos no olho.#futebol #Libertadores #FoxSports #RivervsBoca #river #boca pic.twitter.com/Jd642K803B— Futebol na TV (@futebolnatvbr) November 24, 2018The monumental clash between two of the worlds most bitter footballing rivals will now take place on Sunday at 8pm UK time, 24 hours later than originally planned.The game is the second leg of the fixture. The first ended 2-2 at Bocas Bombonera two weeks prior.Television footage showed River supporters hurling objects at the bus as it made its way to the El Monumental ground.Bocas star man former Manchester United and Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez was one of those worst affected by the gas.Their captain Pablo Perez was also cut and taken to hospital, while the bus driver was reportedly knocked unconscious after being hit by a rock.
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DiarioOle5TREMENDO | As qued el micro de Boca tras los incidentes. Qu locura. @marca https://t.co/6pF2eVaMYH pic.twitter.com/OPP42yGUAe— MARCA Claro Argentina (@MARCAClaroARG) November 24, 2018Images from inside the visitors’ changing room showed a host of players being helped by doctors.Former Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta branded the scenes “shameful”, saying on Twitter: “Another opportunity lost in front of the whole world that observes us, shameful, lamentable.”CONMEBOL had been keen to press ahead with the match regardless of the incident but with Boca making it clear they were in no condition to play, agreed to reschedule the match after fans inside the stadium were left waiting for a number of hours.
5Imagenes del vestuario de #Boca en el Monumental, con los jugadores afectados con cortes, mareos y vmitos, siendo atendidos por los mdicos del club. pic.twitter.com/CkCibuGuBk— La Nmero 12 (@lanumero12comar) November 24, 2018Tevez had claimed Boca were being forced to play against their will before CONMEBOL backed down, saying:“They are forcing us to play. The doctors are putting us under a lot of pressure.“We have three team-mates who are not in a state to play the game. But if we have to play we will play.“There were a lot of players coughing, wanting to throw up. I had a lot of pain in my throat and my headache is only going away now.”
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