12/18/2020 4:41 PM
Clarín.com
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Updated 12/18/2020 4:41 PM
There is little left until a disastrous 2020 ends,
but with the dawn of 2021 what will not end are the controversies and calendar problems for the AFA
and the Argentine teams.
This Friday, Conmebol officially announced the days and times of the Copa Libertadores semifinal matches that would put the Diego Maradona Cup Superclásico in check.
It was known in advance that the Cup semis would be played in the first week of January, but now Conmebol reported that by contract with television they should be played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
This means that River
will host Palmeiras for the first leg on Tuesday, January 5, just two days after facing Boca in La Bombonera
.
And if Boca manages to reverse the series against Racing and advance to the semifinals, he would collide with Santos at La Bombonera on Wednesday, January 6.
In this way,
Miguel Ángel Russo's team would have one more day off than River
.
Would this force to reprogram the Superclásico?
🤩📅 Days and times of the #Libertadores semifinals!
🇦🇷⚽🇧🇷 @RiverPlate is coming vs.
@Palmeiras and @SantosFC await rival: @BocaJrsOficial or @ RacingClub. # GloriaEterna pic.twitter.com/9LJ64ZcQdv
- CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) December 18, 2020
The news did not go down well with Núñez.
Meanwhile, AFA is already studying what to do with Boca-River.
The biggest problem is that there are no more dates available to reschedule the game.
But they also know that River cannot play two momentous games with just two days off in January, when the temperatures are also very high.
The same problem would arise if the one that passes to the semifinals of the Cup is Racing.
River would still have two very important games almost stuck together and with little rest.
The alternative would be for the Superclásico to happen on Saturday, January 2
, but it seems unlikely that a Boca-River will be scheduled just after the New Year celebrations.
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