The final of the Copa Libertadores

 The grand final of the Copa Libertadores is just around the corner. Boca and Fluminense are going to face each other this Saturday, November 4 at the Maracaná Stadium, a neutral venue that defined Conmebol. However, the Flu will have the advantage of playing on their home court. Despite this, it is expected that there will be the same number of fans of both teams. The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Ednaldo Rodrígues, confirmed this afternoon the holding of Saturday's match between Boca and Fluminense for the final of the Copa Libertadores de América, to be played from 5 p.m. at the Maracaná stadium, which for a moment it seemed to be in doubt because of a series of incidents involving fans and police. The preview of the Libertadores 2023 final generated acts of violence yesterday when the shock troops of the Militarized Police of Rio de Janeiro repressed hundreds of Boca Juniors fans who remained on the beach with pepper spray, tear gas and rubber bullets. of Copacabana, at the vigil for the final. However, the moment of greatest tension occurred in the afternoon when fans from the Fluminense bar found the area cleared to attack the Boca fans who were sitting on the beach, under the eyes of the Police who repressed and detained two Argentine fans.

Lucia Lorenzatto