The end of the Libertadores Cup this Saturday, in Maracana in Rio de Janeirofaces a Boca Juniors that bets on its tradition to win its seventh title and a Fluminense who is confident in his great campaign to lift the trophy for the first time.
The final will also be a duel between scorers of the Uruguayan’s stature Edison Cavani and the Argentine German Cano and a new top-level event for World Cup winners like Marcelo and Felipe Melo. And it also means a new high-voltage confrontation between Brazilians and Argentines, the sixteenth final in history, which has been preceded by altercations between fans in Rio de Janeiro.
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Fluminense, in addition to the advantage that fate gave them of playing in their own stadium, is confident of maintaining the great performance that allowed them to reach the final without knowing defeat since the group stage, when they fell in their visits to River Plate and The Strongest. They haven’t lost in seven games.
eliminated Argentinos Juniors in eighths, to Olympia in the quarterfinals and International in the semifinals. Boca, on the other hand, arrives after advancing on penalties against the Uruguayan Nacional, Racing and Palmeiras: The saving effectiveness of their goalkeeper Sergio Romero was decisive.
In front of him, the goalkeeper will have the scorer Germán Cano, the tournament’s top scorer with 12 goals, and his strike partner, the Colombian John Arias, shielded by Gooseone of the most important offensive midfielders in the Cup, and with the side Marcelo, who could add a Libertadores title to his record of five Champions Leagues with Real Madrid.
Boca Juniors had to look for substitutes for defender Marcos Rojo, sent off in the semifinals, and for forward Exequiel Zeballos, who is recovering from ligament and meniscus surgery. For this reason, Miguel Merentiel will surely be Édison Cavani’s partner in attack. They also have a Colombian in the starting lineup: the left back Frank Fabra.
If Boca wins, it would equal Independiente de Avellaneda as the teams with the most titles. The champion will receive a prize of 18 million dollars and will have the right to play in the Club World Cup, the Recopa Sudamericana and a direct place for the next Libertadores.
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