Boca Juniors 2017-2018 Home Jersey (Copa Libertadores Final)

8 April 2021 0 Από giakallit

Season: 2017-2018

Player: Carlos Tevez

Tournament: Copa Libertadores

Manufacturer: Nike

In the 2017-2018 season, the two great opponents of Argentina, River Plate and Boca Juniors, were in the final of the Copa Libertadores. For the first time in the history of the tournament the final was the Superclassico of Latin America.

The first final was scheduled for November 10, 2018 at Boca Stadium but was postponed due to extreme weather conditions that turned La Bombonera into a “swimming pool”. The match took place on November 11 and ended 2-2 with Boca Juniors leading twice and River equalizing both.

The rematch was scheduled for November 24, 2018 at Estadio Monumental. The match never started as the bus which transported the Boca players to the stadium was attacked injuring the team's players. Big fights ensued, the match was postponed shortly before the start and was scheduled for the next day. The tension in the streets around the stadium continued the next day with the result that the match was postponed again.

CONMEBOL decided to hold the second final outside Argentina but also outside Latin America. On December 9, 2018, the Santiago Bernabéu hosted the final and for the first time in history, a final of a continental event was held on a different continent.

Boca Juniors took the lead with Benedetto but River equalized with Pratto in the second half. In the finals of the Copa Libertadores, the away goal is not valid, as a result of which the match is led to extra time. With goals from Quintero and Martinez, River won 3-1 and won the trophy on Spanish soil.

This jersey is the same as the one worn by Carlos Tevez in the first final. There are match details with the details of the first match in which Tevez entered as a change in 73'.