2023-11-03 20:04:18
The final of the Copa Libertadores this Saturday, November 4 at 2 p.m. at the Maracaná stadium in Rio de Janeiro faces a Boca Juniors that is betting on its tradition to try to win its seventh title and a Fluminense that is confident in its great campaign to lift the trophy for the first time.
The final will also be a duel between scorers of the Uruguayan’s stature Édison Cavani and the Argentine Germán Cano and a new top-level event for World Cup winners like Marcelo and Felipe Melo.
And it also represents a new high-voltage confrontation between Brazilians and Argentines, the sixteenth final in history, which has been preceded by altercations between fans of the two teams in Rio de Janeiro.
The Argentine team has much greater experience in finalssince he has achieved six titles in twelve Libertadores finals, while The Brazilian only played one, in 2008, when they lost to Liga de Quito.
Fluminense, in addition to the advantage that fate gave them of playing in their own stadium, He hopes to maintain the great performance that allowed him to reach the final without knowing defeat since the group stage, when he lost in his visits to River Plate and The Strongest.
After those setbacks, which did not prevent the Rio team from finishing first in their group, ‘Flu’ has not lost in seven games.
They eliminated Argentinos Juniors in the round of 16, Olimpia in the quarterfinals and Internacional in the semifinals.
Boca, on the other hand, reaches the final after a series of three ties that had to be resolved in the penalty shootout. against Uruguayan Nacional, Racing and Palmeiras, thanks mainly to the effectiveness of their goalkeeper Sergio Romero.
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— Boca Juniors (@BocaJrsOficial) November 3, 2023
In front, the Xeneize goalkeeper will have this Saturday the scorer Germán Cano, the Libertadores’ top scorer this year with 12 goals, and his partner in the Fluminense attack, the Colombian Jhon Arias, shielded by Ganso, one of the most valuable offensive midfielders. tournament form.
Cano already anticipated that Fluminense will maintain in the final the offensive, daring and “jogo bonito” style that coach Fernando Diniz defends, a characteristic that led him to be simultaneously named interim coach of Brazil.
Fluminense will have its complete starting team, in which full-back Marcelo also stands out.who could add a Libertadores title to his record of five European Champions Leagues with Real Madrid.
Defenders Nino and Felipe Melo, who were under medical care, recovered from their respective injuries.
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— Fluminense FC (@FluminenseFC) November 3, 2023
Nino, 26, captain of ‘Flu’, suffered a twist in his left knee two weeks ago, and Felipe Melo, 40, suffered muscle problems in his right thigh in a match against Goiás on October 25.
Boca coach Jorge Almirón had to look for substitutes for defender Marcos Rojo, who will not be able to play in the final due to his expulsion in the semifinals, and for striker Exequiel Zeballos, who is recovering from ligament and meniscus surgery.
For this reason, Miguel Merentiel will surely be Cavani’s partner in attack, a historic striker who comes to this match with only one goal in the competition, but decisive, since it allowed him to tie the semifinals against Palmeiras and reach the penalty shootout that certified the xeneize classification.
If Boca wins its seventh title, it would equal Independiente, which since 1984 has maintained a record of seven trophies. It would break four years of Brazilian hegemony and could forget the controversial 2018 final, which it lost in Madrid against its greatest rival, River Plate.
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— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) October 6, 2023
This will be the sixteenth final of the Libertadores between clubs from Argentina and Brazil, which at the moment is very favorable to the Argentines, who have nine victories against six of the Brazilians.
The champion will receive a prize of 18 million dollarsalmost a third of the annual income of each rival, as well as the right to play in the Club World Cup and the South American Cup Winners’ Cup and a direct place for the next edition of the Libertadores.
Time and where to watch the game in Guatemala
The match will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 4 and can be seen on ESPN or Star Plus in Guatemala.
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— ESPN Argentina (@ESPNArgentina) November 3, 2023
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