Boca Juniors
Uruguay's Boca Juniors striker Edinson Cavani announced his retirement from international football on Thursday.
A soccer fan died in Argentina and the match between Gimnasia La Plata and Boca Juniors was abandoned on Thursday after tear gas fired by police outside the venue drifted into the stadium and made it difficult for players and spectators to breathe.
Lawyers are gearing up to do battle over the estate of Diego Maradona, estimated at between $10 million and $40 million.
The continental competition could witness another Super Clasico if both Argentinean clubs made it to the semis.
By comparison, UEFA will distribute 1.94 billion Euros ($2.20 billion) to the clubs that qualified for the Champions League group stage in 2018/19.
Gallardo, a cultured midfielder who played part of his career at Monaco and Paris St-Germain, is well aware that Argentine talent inevitably heads to Europe.
Six thousand miles away and 15 days later than planned, the Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate will be concluded.
"This person has been returned to Argentina. There is no place for violence in football," they added via Twitter.
Boca Juniors landed in Madrid on Wednesday as they prepare to face fellow Argentine club and their biggest rivals River Plate in the Copa Libertadores final second leg amid the biggest security operation for a match the city has mounted.
The postponed Copa Libertadores final second leg between Argentine clubs River Plate and Boca Juniors will be played at Real Madrid's stadium on Dec. 9, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Thursday.
"Qatar is a possibility," the source said, with Dec. 8 the most likely date.
The Genoa city government confirmed in a statement on Monday that it had written to the clubs offering to host the game.
The riot was especially embarrassing to the country as it prepares to host a summit of the G20 bloc of nations on Friday.
The second leg of the Copa Libertadores final was postponed on Saturday after Boca Juniors players were hurt when their bus was attacked by River Plate fans outside the stadium, ruining what was supposed to be a landmark day for Argentine football.
They call it the greatest rivalry in football and the people who watch it the greatest fans in the world. And this weekend, they are calling the meeting of Argentina's Boca Juniors and River Plate the greatest final ever.
Both teams faced for the first time at Copa Libertadores final and the host team fans packed their stadium to support their team against their fiercest rivals.
Boca Juniors achieved six Copa Libertadores titles, while their arch rivals, River Plate, achieved three titles.
This game is Barcelona’s final preparation for the new season and Barca fans are expected to pack the stadium to watch their new signings.
Boca Juniors won the Argentina Superliga title on Wednesday when a 2-2 draw away to Gimnasia y Esgrima
Boca Junior’s striker Carlos Tevez is set to be out of the match against Talleres de Córdoba this Sunday as he suffers a calf injury.
