BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentines expected the final of the century. Instead, they were witnesses to one of the biggest embarrassments in South American football history.
The Copa Libertadores final was postponed to Sunday after Boca Juniors players were injured when their bus was attacked by River Plate fans.
CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez announced the decision on Saturday, only 10 minutes before the final was supposed to start.
“One team didn’t want to play and the other didn’t want to win under these conditions,” Dominguez said.
Boca players were injured in their bus just five streets from River’s Monumental de Nunez Stadium when rocks and pieces of wood thrown by River supporters shattered the windows.