Dream Soccer Match Becomes South America's Nightmare
- Boca and River Plate to resolve Libertadores final - finally
- Violence forces dream match to be moved from Buenos Aires
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The dream final of the biggest competition in South American club soccer finally kicks off on Sunday evening in Madrid, two weeks later than planned and 6,000 miles from where it was originally supposed to be played.
In an unprecedented move, the second and deciding match in the Copa Libertadores final between Buenos Aires rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate was shifted to Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium after fans attacked Boca’s team bus on the way to River’s stadium on Nov. 24.