Despite the incidents, it was confirmed that the final of the Copa Libertadores will be played in front of an audience

The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Ednaldo Rodrígues, confirmed this afternoon that tomorrow’s match between Boca and Fluminense for the final of the Copa Libertadores de América, to be played from 5 p.m. at the Maracanã stadium, which for a moment seemed to be in doubt due to a series of incidents involving fans and police. The match will be played in front of an audience at the Maracanã,” said the CBF leader to the media present after a meeting that was also attended by the head of Conmebol, Alejandro Domínguez; the president of the AFA, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia; and leaders of Boca and Fluminense.” We want to convey to each of the fans that we hope to have a Maracanã with a lot of peace and a lot of joy. The reinforcement of personnel is already in place and the Governor (of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Castro) gave all the guarantees of security,” said the leader. The announcement came amid rumors that the match could be played without spectators, after yesterday’s serious incidents, when “Flu” supporters attacked and robbed “xeneizes” supporters in the Copacabana area, where police repressed Argentine fans with gas and sticks. With the aim of avoiding the repetition of aggressions and attacks like those of last Wednesday and Thursday, the parties talked and committed to remain on alert for the events of the next few hours, including the flag-waving scheduled for this afternoon by the Boquensa fans.The attack of the Fluminense bars on Boca fans The build-up to the 2023 Libertadores final generated acts of violence yesterday when the shock troops of the Rio de Janeiro Militarized Police repressed hundreds of Boca Juniors fans who remained on Copacabana beach with pepper spray, tear gas and rubber bullets, on the eve for the final. However, the moment of greatest tension occurred in the afternoon when fans of the Fluminense bar found the area freed to attack the Boca fans who were sitting on the beach, under the gaze of the police who repressed and arrested two Argentine fans.

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