2023-11-03 04:23:42
Conmebol, the entity that governs South American football, issued this Thursday night a unusual statement in which he urges the fans of both Boca and Fluminense to “to share together the moments of joy and celebration” that football offers, in the context of the serious incidents recorded in Rio de Janeiro between the local police and Xeneizes sympathizers, two days before the final of the Copa Libertadores.
Although the request is correct because it calls for experiencing a sporting event in the best way, it omits violent events, even when, at the time of publishing it, Almost 10 hours have passed since the first records of bullfights, fights and repression on the beaches of the Copacabana area.
“The values of the sport that we are most passionate about must be inspiring behaviors of peace and harmony. Therefore, we repudiate the acts of violence and racism that may occur within the framework of this final,” continues the post on the club’s social networks. entity chaired by Alejandro Domínguez.
CONMEBOL calls on the fans of @BocaJrsOficial y @FluminenseFC to share together the moments of joy and celebration that our football gives us. The values of the sport that we are most passionate about must inspire behaviors of peace and harmony. That’s why,…
— CONMEBOL.com (@CONMEBOL) November 3, 2023
Earlier, almost simultaneously with the violent events, the official accounts of the Copa Libertadores, dependent on Conmebol, promoted the Fan Fest located on the Rio sands to enjoy the grand final. That place, at that time, was the scene of violence. The posts were deleted due to a flood of user criticism.
Fluminense and Boca will meet this Saturday at 5 p.m. at the legendary Maracaná stadium to see who will win the most precious trophy on the continent at the club level.
The team led by Fernando Diniz will seek to win for the first time, while Jorge Almirón’s team will try to achieve the long-awaited seventh conquest. Whoever wins will play in the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia in December.
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