In Buenos Aires, a Rivalry Stretches Passions to the Limit


Boca Juniors and River Plate tied in the first leg, 2-2. River Plate hosts the second game on Saturday afternoon. As at the first, visiting fans will be barred.
"BUENOS AIRES — No matter what happens, Leonardo Uranga’s tone will remain soft and steady. He will choose his words carefully. He will enunciate them clearly and slowly. At moments of the highest drama, the most exquisite tension, he will keep his head, even as all around him are losing theirs. As half of Argentina erupts in delight and the other sinks into the deepest despair, Uranga will keep his emotions in check. At the culmination of the biggest game of his long broadcasting career, he will not so much as raise his voice. For much of Saturday evening, then, he may well be unique. When the Buenos Aires archrivals River Plate and Boca Juniors meet in the second leg of the final of the Copa Libertadores — the most important game in South American club soccer — Uranga may well be the only calm person in Argentina. ..."
NY Times
NY Times: For Copa Libertadores at a Crossroads, a Weekend to Forget

River Plate fans clashed with the police on Saturday outside the stadium before the final soccer match of the Copa Libertadores between River Plate and Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires was scheduled to begin.

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