Maximiliano benozzi
07/27/2021 8:00
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 07/27/2021 8:33 AM
When the Copa Argentina dates arrive, the clubs play a tug of war all the time. And much more if those who are in the middle are
River
and
Boca
. And even more if they have to face each other, as will happen
for the round of 16 of the current edition
. There are jerks, there is thread but what
still does not appear is neither the day nor the time for the new hand-to-hand crossing between the two colossi of Argentine football
. The AFA is expected to determine it in the next few hours.
Before announcing a date for a match for the Copa Argentina, what the organization usually does is talk with the leaders of the two clubs so that the three parties can agree on it and everyone is satisfied. Once that quorum is achieved, the AFA publishes the match schedule with the corresponding day, time and venue. But
between River and Boca they still did not agree
.
As Clarín learned,
River wants to play on Wednesday, August 4 or Thursday, August 5
, as they had proposed from the organization of the Argentina Cup at first, since next week there will be no Copa Libertadores or matches for the local League. And Boca, who at first had requested that it be played the first week of September, now would have no problem doing so when the AFA so decides.
For its part, River does not want to know anything with the first days of September because there will be South American Qualifying dates and at least seven players could go (Franco Armani, Gonzalo Montiel and Julián Álvarez to the Argentine National Team; Nicolás De La Cruz to Uruguay's; Paulo Díaz to Chile and David Martínez and Robert Rojas to Paraguay), while Boca would lose just two, to Colombians Frank Fabra and Edwin Cardona.
Furthermore, the calendar is so tight, that it plays against. Is that
on August 11 and 18 River will play the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores against Atlético Mineiro
, while the last week of August (Tuesday 24, Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26) will be played the eighth date of the Professional League of Soccer. Then comes the double round of Eliminatory, on September 2 and 7 and in the middle the local competition will continue as it does not stop.
On Sunday, September 12, meanwhile, the STEP for the legislative elections will take place, so that weekend there will be no football and the date 11 of the Argentine League will take place between Tuesday 14 and Thursday 16. In In this context, it is not ruled out not only that the Argentine Cup Superclassic will pass that month if a gap is found, but directly for October, despite having to postpone the definition of that contest or compress the dates of the quarterfinals, semifinals and finally.
Alan Leonardo Díaz was the unthinkable figure of the last classic Photo: Marcelo Carroll
In this dispute, the position of the TV must also be taken into account.
TyC Sports, the channel that televises the Argentine Cup, is broadcasting the Olympic Games, which end on August 8.
Therefore, I would not see with good eyes that the meeting between River and Boca be played next week since it could not have a large transmission, according to a Superclásico.
The clubs, meanwhile, are already playing the game outside.
Marcelo Gallardo was forceful about this issue when he was consulted in the press conference he gave after River's defeat of Unión.
"The date is getting closer and closer and we don't have notification. We need to have confirmation to plan, which is sometimes difficult in Argentine soccer," said El Muñeco.
On the side of Boca, beyond that they are immersed in a dispute with the Professional Football League, which finally rejected the request to postpone the match against San Lorenzo for one or two days (they play this Tuesday at 9 p.m. as scheduled) , given that the squad that Miguel Angel Russo commands is still isolated in the Intercontinental hotel, after the chaos of Belo Horizonte, where, according to the Ministry of Health, the bubble burst, Juan Román Riquelme, in the middle of his furious speech on the field de Banfield, he shot: "We have the Argentina Cup match and I hope the referees do not continue to make mistakes against us."
Meanwhile,
from the organization of the Argentine Cup they hope that the AFA will give the final verdict
, set the date and time and end the speculation, which also includes the headquarters.
If it were to be played next week, due to a question of distance and time to prepare for the game, it would go down at the Ciudad de La Plata stadium.
On the other hand, if it is played in September or October, Mendoza or Santiago del Estero can join the dispute to host the Superclásico.
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