Tag: Copa Libertadores

River Overcome Boca in Historical Libertadores Final

Boca Juniors, Copa Libertadores, River Plate, The Grass Is Greener
River Plate won the Final of the Two Worlds. The most awaited, tormented, and postponed match in recent football history ended in the hands of Los Millonarios as they topped Boca Juniors 3-1 at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid to capture the Copa Libertadores 2018. Marcelo Gallardo’s one-touch football prevailed over the Xeneize side after 120 minutes of intense futebol.
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The Grass Is Greener: Boca-River, The Game of the Century

Boca Juniors, Copa Libertadores, River Plate, The Grass Is Greener
Whether it is El Clásico, a Champions League tie or the World Cup Final itself, a top-level match is often billed as “the biggest game of the century” or suchlike. But this time, with Buenos Aires rival clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate facing each other in the upcoming Copa Libertadores Final, the epithet will be even more appropriate.
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