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2018 Copa Libertadores finals
	The second leg was moved and hosted at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain
Event	2018 Copa Libertadores
	on aggregate
First leg
Date	11 November 2018
Venue	Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires
Referee	Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Attendance	130,000
Second leg
	After extra time
Date	9 December 2018
Venue	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, Spain
Referee	Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Attendance	62,282
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The 2018 Copa Libertadores finals was the two-legged final to decide the winners of the 2018 Copa Libertadores, the 59th edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier international club football tournament organised by CONMEBOL.

The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Argentine clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate, making it the first Superclásico final of an international competition. The first leg was hosted by Boca Juniors at the Estadio Alberto J. Armando in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 11 November 2018, while the second leg took place outside South America at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain (a neutral venue) on 9 December 2018.^[1]^[2] This was the last final to take place over two legs, as starting from 2019 the final would be played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance.^[3]^[4]

The second leg was originally to be hosted by River Plate at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 24 November 2018. However, due to safety concerns arising from an attack on the Boca Juniors team bus prior to the match, the second leg was moved outside of Argentina and South America, later confirmed to be the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.^[5] This was the first time that the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final has been held outside of South America, and the first final held outside of the Americas.

River Plate won the final 5–3 on aggregate for their fourth Copa Libertadores title. As winners, they qualified as the CONMEBOL representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, entering in the semi-finals. They also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana in the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana.^[6] River Plate also automatically qualified for the group stage of the 2019 Copa Libertadores.

Due to the intense rivalry between Boca and River, the match was referred to as the "Superfinal",^[7] and "the final to end all finals".^[8] The press called it the "most important final in Argentina's football history".^[9] According to Richard Martin, a Reuters reporter, River's win "guarantees them bragging rights over their neighbours for many years to come".^[10]

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Boca Juniors	10 (1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2012)
River Plate	5 (1966, 1976, 1986, 1996, 2015)

For the third time, two teams from the same country faced each other in the final, after Brazilian teams met in the 2005 and 2006 finals. It was the first all-Argentine final of the Copa Libertadores, as well as the first final to feature two teams from the same city.^[11] The 2018 finals marked the first time that the Superclásico was contested in the Copa Libertadores final (or any final of an international competition), and the third time that the two clubs have met in a final, after the 1976 Nacional championship final and the 2017 Supercopa Argentina.^[12]

Their most recent meeting in the Copa Libertadores had been in the 2015 round of 16, where Boca Juniors were disqualified and the tie awarded to River Plate, after River Plate players were attacked in la Bombonera stadium with pepper spray by Boca Juniors fans as they emerged for the second half of the second leg, with River leading on aggregate 1–0.^[13]^[14]

Venues

The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Boca Juniors

Round

River Plate

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Alianza Lima

0–0 (A)

Matchday 1

Flamengo

2–2 (A)

Junior

1–0 (H)

Matchday 2

Santa Fe

0–0 (H)

Palmeiras

1–1 (A)

Matchday 3

Emelec

1–0 (A)

Palmeiras

0–2 (H)

Matchday 4

Emelec

2–1 (H)

Junior

1–1 (A)

Matchday 5

Santa Fe

1–0 (A)

Alianza Lima

5–0 (H)

Matchday 6

Flamengo

0–0 (H)

Group H runners-up

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Palmeiras	6	16
2	Boca Juniors	6	9
3	Junior	6	7
4	Alianza Lima	6	1

Source: CONMEBOL

Final standings

Group D winners

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	River Plate	6	12
2	Flamengo	6	10
3	Santa Fe	6	7
4	Emelec	6	1

Source: CONMEBOL

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Final stages

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Libertad

6–2

2–0 (H)

4–2 (A)

Round of 16

Racing

3–0

0–0 (A)

3–0 (H)

Cruzeiro

3–1

2–0 (H)

1–1 (A)

Quarter-finals

Independiente

3–1

0–0 (A)

3–1 (H)

Palmeiras

4–2

2–0 (H)

2–2 (A)

Semi-finals

Grêmio

2–2 (a)

0–1 (H)

2–1 (A)

Format

The final was to be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team (River Plate) hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was not applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to determine the winner. If extra time was played, a fourth substitution would have been allowed.^[6]

Matches

First leg

Summary

The first leg of the final was originally scheduled for 7 November, with the second leg on 28 November 2018 (both on Wednesdays).^[15] However, after the finalists were known, CONMEBOL adjusted the dates, with the first leg (hosted by Boca Juniors, the lower seed) on 10 November and the second leg (hosted by River Plate, the higher seed) on 24 November (both Saturdays at 16:00 local time).^[1] The Argentine Football Association opposed the date change. Following discussion, the final was moved to 17:00 local time.^[2] The first leg was postponed less than two hours before kickoff due to Boca Junior's pitch at the Estadio Alberto J. Armando being waterlogged due to local flooding.^[16] The match was rescheduled for the following day, 11 November, with the kickoff moved to 16:00 local time.^[17]^[18] The game was goalless until the 34th minute mark, when Ramón Ábila put Boca ahead, only for Lucas Pratto to equalise 90 seconds later.^[19] Dario Benedetto then restored Boca's lead, to make the score 2–1 at half-time. However, the game was to end all square at 2–2 after Carlos Izquierdoz scored an own goal for River Plate in the 61st minute.^[19]^[20]

Details

11 November 2018^{[note 1]}

16:00 UTC−3

Boca Juniors	2–2	River Plate
Ábila 34' Benedetto 45+1'	Report	Pratto 35' Izquierdoz 61' (o.g.)

Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 49,000

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Boca Juniors

River Plate


GK	12	Agustín Rossi
RB	29	Leonardo Jara	37'	83'
CB	21	Carlos Izquierdoz
CB	6	Lisandro Magallán
LB	20	Lucas Olaza
CM	15	Nahitan Nández
CM	16	Wílmar Barrios
CM	8	Pablo Pérez (c)
RF	22	Sebastián Villa	43'	73'
CF	17	Ramón Ábila	48'
LF	7	Cristian Pavón		27'
Substitutes:
GK	28	Carlos Lampe
DF	2	Paolo Goltz
DF	24	Julio Buffarini		83'
MF	5	Fernando Gago
FW	18	Darío Benedetto		27'
FW	19	Mauro Zárate
FW	23	Carlos Tevez	90+5'	73'
Manager:
Guillermo Barros Schelotto


GK	1	Franco Armani
CB	2	Jonatan Maidana (c)
CB	28	Lucas Martínez Quarta		58'
CB	22	Javier Pinola
RWB	29	Gonzalo Montiel
LWB	20	Milton Casco	67'
CM	15	Exequiel Palacios
CM	24	Enzo Pérez		75'
CM	10	Gonzalo Martínez		77'
CF	19	Rafael Santos Borré	75'
CF	27	Lucas Pratto
Substitutes:
GK	14	Germán Lux
MF	5	Bruno Zuculini		75'
MF	8	Juan Fernando Quintero		77'
MF	18	Camilo Mayada
MF	26	Ignacio Fernández		58'
FW	7	Rodrigo Mora
FW	9	Julián Álvarez
Assistant coach:
Matías Biscay^{[note 4]}

Assistant referees:^[21]
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Claudio Ríos (Chile)
Fourth official:
Diego Haro (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Piero Maza (Chile)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)

Match rules^[6]

90 minutes.
Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg

Violence and relocation to Madrid

Prior to the second leg of the final on 24 November, the Boca Juniors team bus was attacked en route to River Plate's stadium, the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. Multiple windows were broken by projectiles thrown from a crowd surrounding the bus, allowing pepper spray to enter the cabin. Several players were injured as a result of the broken glass and pepper spray, with the match delayed by one hour to 18:00 local time.^[22] Kickoff was later moved to 18:20 local time,^[23] and again to 19:15,^[24] before once more being delayed until 19:30.^[25] Following the delays, the match was rescheduled for the following day, 25 November, with the same kickoff, 17:00 local time.^[26] Former Boca Juniors and River Plate striker Gabriel Batistuta called the attacks "shameful".^[26]

On 25 November, prior to the rescheduled second leg, Boca Juniors requested that the match be postponed in order for it to be played in "conditions of equality."^[27] CONMEBOL postponed the match once more as Boca's requirements could not guaranteed.^[28] On 27 November, CONMEBOL confirmed the second leg would be played outside Argentina due to safety concerns, with the match taking place on 8 or 9 December.^[29] Subsequently, on 29 November, CONMEBOL confirmed the match would take place at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, on 9 December at 20:30 local time.^[5]^[30]

For security reasons, prior to the first leg, both clubs unanimously agreed to prohibit away fans from attending either match.^[31] However, following the decision by CONMEBOL to move the second leg to Madrid, these plans were altered, with 5,000 tickets allocated to each club. Additionally, River Plate were reprimanded for the bus attack, fined $400,000, and ordered to play two games behind closed doors in the Estadio Monumental.^[32] Real Madrid sold 25,000 tickets to fans of each team, as over 250,000 Argentines live and work in Spain, including the Real Madrid manager at the time, Santiago Solari, a former River Plate midfielder.^[33] Real also agreed to sell tickets to their season ticket holders, which sold out quickly.^[34] Security responsibilities for the second leg were delegated to the Spanish football federation, rather than CONMEBOL, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez saying that plans were underway to have the "necessary deployments to ensure the event is secure".^[35]

However, additional concerns were reputedly raised by both clubs following the decision to move the game to Madrid. Leonardo Ponzio, the River Plate captain, was allegedly involved in a match-fixing scandal during his time at Real Zaragoza,^[36] and as such his eligibility to play football in Spain was unclear at the time.^[37] There were also reports that Boca Juniors intended to appeal the decision to relocate the second leg.^[38] In a subsequent press release, River Plate also announced an intent to protest the CONMEBOL decision to play in Madrid.^[39] Boca Juniors appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to have the second leg postponed, but was rejected, although the court would continue to consider whether River should be suspended.^[40]

Summary

The second leg finally went ahead in front of a crowd of approximately 72,000 in the Bernabéu. Most of the early opportunities fell to Boca, and finally Dario Benedetto, who had also scored in the first leg, scored in the 44th minute to give Boca a half-time lead.^[41] In the second half, River Plate fought back and finally equalised after another first-leg scorer, Lucas Pratto, scored in the 68th minute.^[41] The match then went to extra time, during which Boca were reduced to 10 men after Wilmar Barrios was sent off. River Plate took advantage, with Juan Quintero putting them into the lead in the 109th minute. An injury to Fernando Gago in the 116th minute, left Boca to just 9 men having used all substitutions. In the final minute Leonardo Jara hit the post for Boca, only for River Plate to break upfield and make the final score 3–1, with Pity Martínez shooting into an empty net.^[41]^[42] "It's been almost 60 days since this started and there is tremendous sadness," said the Boca manager, Guillermo Barros Schelotto.^[41]

Details

9 December 2018^{[note 2]}

20:30 UTC+1

River Plate	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Boca Juniors
Pratto 68' Quintero 109' G. Martínez 120+2'	Report	Benedetto 44'

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid^{[note 3]}

Attendance: 62,282

Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

River Plate

Boca Juniors


GK	1	Franco Armani
RB	29	Gonzalo Montiel		74'
CB	2	Jonatan Maidana	83'
CB	22	Javier Pinola
LB	20	Milton Casco	120+1'
CM	24	Enzo Pérez
CM	23	Leonardo Ponzio (c)	27'	58'
RW	26	Ignacio Fernández	81'	111'
AM	15	Exequiel Palacios		97'
LW	10	Gonzalo Martínez
CF	27	Lucas Pratto
Substitutes:
GK	14	Germán Lux
DF	28	Lucas Martínez Quarta
MF	5	Bruno Zuculini		111'
MF	8	Juan Fernando Quintero		58'
MF	18	Camilo Mayada		74'
FW	7	Rodrigo Mora
FW	9	Julián Álvarez		97'
Assistant coach:
Matías Biscay^{[note 4]}


GK	1	Esteban Andrada
RB	24	Julio Buffarini		111'
CB	21	Carlos Izquierdoz
CB	6	Lisandro Magallán
LB	20	Lucas Olaza
CM	15	Nahitan Nández
CM	16	Wílmar Barrios	87' 92'
CM	8	Pablo Pérez (c)	43'	89'
RF	22	Sebastián Villa		96'
CF	18	Darío Benedetto		62'
LF	7	Cristian Pavón
Substitutes:
GK	12	Agustín Rossi
DF	2	Paolo Goltz
DF	29	Leonardo Jara		96'
MF	5	Fernando Gago		89'
FW	17	Ramón Ábila		62'
FW	19	Mauro Zárate
FW	23	Carlos Tevez	120+1'	111'
Manager:
Guillermo Barros Schelotto

Assistant referees:^[43]
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Richard Trinidad (Uruguay)

Match rules^[6]

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if tied on aggregate (no away goals rule applied).
Penalty shoot-out if still tied after extra time.
Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Notes

^ ^a ^b The Boca Juniors v River Plate match, originally scheduled on 10 November 2018, 17:00 UTC−3, was postponed to the following day due to a waterlogged pitch.^[16]
^ ^a ^b The River Plate v Boca Juniors match, originally scheduled on 24 November 2018, 17:00 UTC−3, was postponed to 9 December 2018 due to an attack on the Boca Juniors team bus when several players were injured.^[28]
^ ^a ^b The River Plate v Boca Juniors match, originally scheduled to be hosted by River Plate at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, took place in Spain at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid due to safety concerns.^[5]
^ ^a ^b River Plate manager Marcelo Gallardo was given a four-match ban (one-match stadium ban, three-match touchline ban) in CONMEBOL competitions following the semi-final second leg. Assistant manager and compatriot Matías Biscay filled in as manager.

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External links

CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018, CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)

[BOCvRIV_postponed-1] The Boca Juniors v River Plate match, originally scheduled on 10 November 2018, 17:00 UTC−3, was postponed to the following day due to a waterlogged pitch.^[16]

[RIVvBOC_postponed-2] The River Plate v Boca Juniors match, originally scheduled on 24 November 2018, 17:00 UTC−3, was postponed to 9 December 2018 due to an attack on the Boca Juniors team bus when several players were injured.^[28]

[RIVvBOC_venue-3] The River Plate v Boca Juniors match, originally scheduled to be hosted by River Plate at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, took place in Spain at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid due to safety concerns.^[5]

[Biscay-24] River Plate manager Marcelo Gallardo was given a four-match ban (one-match stadium ban, three-match touchline ban) in CONMEBOL competitions following the semi-final second leg. Assistant manager and compatriot Matías Biscay filled in as manager.

[dates-4] "Las finales de la CONMEBOL Libertadores se disputarán el 10 y 24 de noviembre". CONMEBOL.com. 1 November 2018.

[times-5] "Confirmados los horarios y fechas de los partidos finales de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 5 November 2018.

[6] "La CONMEBOL Libertadores se definirá en final única a partir de 2019 con mayores beneficios a los clubes y la competencia". CONMEBOL.com. 23 February 2018.

[7] "Histórica decisión: Final Única de la Libertadores 2019 en Santiago y Final Única de la Sudamericana 2019 en Lima". CONMEBOL.com. 14 August 2018.

[Madrid-8] "Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018 se jugará el domingo 9 de diciembre en el Santiago Bernabéu de Madrid" [Final of the 2018 CONMEBOL Libertadores will be played on Sunday, 9 December at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid]. CONMEBOL (in Spanish). Luque. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

[regulations-9] "Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

[10] Edwards, Dan (9 November 2018). "Boca vs River is the Copa Libertadores final Argentina has craved – but will the country cope with the carnage?". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2018.

[11] Smith, Rory (9 December 2018). "In a Transplanted Final, Even the Copa Libertadores Is Sanitized". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[12] "River para la historia". AS Argentina (in Spanish). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[13] "River Plate snatch Libertadores glory over Boca in Madrid". Reuters. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

[14] Stokkermans, Karel (17 July 2018). "Copa Libertadores de América". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

[15] "Boca Juniors set up Copa Libertadores final Superclásico with rivals River Plate". The Guardian. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

[16] McGuire, Eoghan (17 May 2015). "Boca Juniors thrown out of Copa Libertadores after derby chaos". CNN. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

[17] "River vs. Boca: por el trono de América y la Gloria Eterna". CONMEBOL.com. 23 November 2018.

[18] "El Consejo aprueba con cuatro meses de antelación calendario de disputa de la Libertadores y Sudamericana 2018" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 27 September 2017.

[postponed-19] "Boca Juniors vs River Plate: titanic Copa Liberadores final postponed by 24 hours due to heavy rain". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. 10 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2018.

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[21] "Rain postpones first leg of Copa Libertadores between Boca Juniors, River Plate". ESPN. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

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[26] Caron, Emily (24 November 2018). "Boca Juniors Bus Attacked En Route to El Monumental for Copa Libertadores Final". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

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[RiverPlate-43] "Comunicado de prensa del 1 de diciembre de 2018" (in Spanish). CA River Plate. 1 December 2018.

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[46] "¡River Plate campeón!". CONMEBOL.com. 9 December 2018.

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-| title            = 2018 Copa Libertadores finals
+| title = 2018 Copa Libertadores finals
-| event            = [[2018 Copa Libertadores]]
+| event = [[2018 Copa Libertadores]]
-| image            = File:Santiagobernabeupanoramav2.jpg
+| image = File:Santiagobernabeupanoramav2.jpg
-| caption          = The second leg was moved and hosted at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
+| caption = The second leg was moved and hosted at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
-| team1            = [[Boca Juniors]]
+| team1 = [[Boca Juniors]]
 | team1association = {{flagicon|ARG|size=30px}}
-| team1score       = 3
+| team1score = 3
-| team2            = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
+| team2 = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
 | team2association = {{flagicon|ARG|size=30px}}
-| team2score       = 5
+| team2score = 5
-| details          = on aggregate
+| details = on aggregate
-| firstleg         = First leg
+| firstleg = First leg
-| team1score1      = 2
+| team1score1 = 2
-| team2score1      = 2
+| team2score1 = 2
-| details1         =
+| details1 =
-| date1            = {{Start date|2018|11|11|df=y}}{{refn|group=note|name=BOCvRIV postponed}}
+| date1 = {{Start date|2018|11|11|df=y}}{{refn|group=note|name=BOCvRIV postponed}}
-| stadium1         = [[La Bombonera|Estadio Alberto J. Armando]]
+| stadium1 = [[La Bombonera|Estadio Alberto J. Armando]]
-| city1            = [[Buenos Aires]]
+| city1 = [[Buenos Aires]]
-| referee1         = [[Roberto Tobar]] ([[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]])
+| referee1 = [[Roberto Tobar]] ([[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]])
-| attendance1      = 49,000
+| attendance1 = 130,000
-| weather1         =
+| weather1 =
-| secondleg        = Second leg
+| secondleg = Second leg
-| team1score2      = 1
+| team1score2 = 1
-| team2score2      = 3
+| team2score2 = 3
-| details2         = After [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]]
+| details2 = After [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]]
-| date2            = {{Start date|2018|12|9|df=y}}{{refn|group=note|name=RIVvBOC postponed}}
+| date2 = {{Start date|2018|12|9|df=y}}{{refn|group=note|name=RIVvBOC postponed}}
-| stadium2         = [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]]
+| stadium2 = [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]]
-| city2            = [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]{{refn|group=note|name=RIVvBOC venue}}
+| city2 = [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]{{refn|group=note|name=RIVvBOC venue}}
-| referee2         = [[Andrés Cunha]] ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
+| referee2 = [[Andrés Cunha]] ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
-| attendance2      = 62,282
+| attendance2 = 62,282
-| weather2         =
+| weather2 =
-| previous         = [[2017 Copa Libertadores finals|2017]]
+| previous = [[2017 Copa Libertadores finals|2017]]
-| next             = [[2019 Copa Libertadores final|2019]]
+| next = [[2019 Copa Libertadores final|2019]]
 }}
 The '''2018 Copa Libertadores finals''' was the two-legged final to decide the winners of the [[2018 Copa Libertadores]], the 59th edition of the [[Copa Libertadores]], South America's premier international club [[association football|football]] tournament organised by [[CONMEBOL]].
-The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between [[Argentine Football Association|Argentine]] clubs [[Boca Juniors]] and [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]], making it the first [[Superclásico]] final of an international competition. The first leg was hosted by Boca Juniors at the [[La Bombonera|Estadio Alberto J. Armando]] in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina, on 11 November 2018, while the second leg took place outside South America at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] in [[Madrid]], Spain (a neutral venue) on 9 December 2018.<ref name="dates">{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/las-finales-de-la-conmebol-libertadores-se-disputaran-el-10-y-24-de-noviembre|title=Las finales de la CONMEBOL Libertadores se disputarán el 10 y 24 de noviembre|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=1 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="times">{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/confirmados-los-horarios-y-fechas-de-los-partidos-finales-de-la-conmebol-libertadores-2018|title=Confirmados los horarios y fechas de los partidos finales de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=5 November 2018}}</ref> This was the last final to take place over two legs, as starting from [[2019 Copa Libertadores|2019]] the final would be played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/la-conmebol-libertadores-se-definira-en-final-unica-partir-de-2019-con-mayores-beneficios-los-clubes|title=La CONMEBOL Libertadores se definirá en final única a partir de 2019 con mayores beneficios a los clubes y la competencia|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=23 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Histórica decisión: Final Única de la Libertadores 2019 en Santiago y Final Única de la Sudamericana 2019 en Lima |url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/historica-decision-final-unica-de-la-libertadores-2019-en-santiago-y-final-unica-de-la-sudamericana |publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=14 August 2018}}</ref>
+The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between [[Argentine Football Association|Argentine]] clubs [[Boca Juniors]] and [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]], making it the first [[Superclásico]] final of an international competition. The first leg was hosted by Boca Juniors at the [[La Bombonera|Estadio Alberto J. Armando]] in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina, on 11 November 2018, while the second leg took place outside South America at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] in [[Madrid]], Spain (a neutral venue) on 9 December 2018.<ref name="dates">{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/las-finales-de-la-conmebol-libertadores-se-disputaran-el-10-y-24-de-noviembre|title=Las finales de la CONMEBOL Libertadores se disputarán el 10 y 24 de noviembre|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=1 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="times">{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/confirmados-los-horarios-y-fechas-de-los-partidos-finales-de-la-conmebol-libertadores-2018|title=Confirmados los horarios y fechas de los partidos finales de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=5 November 2018}}</ref> This was the last final to take place over two legs, as starting from [[2019 Copa Libertadores|2019]] the final would be played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/la-conmebol-libertadores-se-definira-en-final-unica-partir-de-2019-con-mayores-beneficios-los-clubes|title=La CONMEBOL Libertadores se definirá en final única a partir de 2019 con mayores beneficios a los clubes y la competencia|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=23 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Histórica decisión: Final Única de la Libertadores 2019 en Santiago y Final Única de la Sudamericana 2019 en Lima |url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/historica-decision-final-unica-de-la-libertadores-2019-en-santiago-y-final-unica-de-la-sudamericana |publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=14 August 2018}}</ref>
-The second leg was originally to be hosted by River Plate at the [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti]] in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina, on 24 November 2018. However, due to safety concerns arising from an attack on the Boca Juniors team bus prior to the match, the second leg was moved outside of Argentina and South America, later confirmed to be the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] in [[Madrid]], Spain.<ref name="Madrid"/> This was the first time that the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final has been held outside of South America, and the first final held outside of the Americas.
+The second leg was originally to be hosted by River Plate at the [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti]] in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina, on 24 November 2018. However, due to safety concerns arising from an attack on the Boca Juniors team bus prior to the match, the second leg was moved outside of Argentina and South America, later confirmed to be the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] in [[Madrid]], Spain.<ref name="Madrid"/> This was the first time that the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final has been held outside of South America, and the first final held outside of the Americas.
 [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] won the final 5–3 on aggregate for their fourth Copa Libertadores title. As winners, they qualified as the CONMEBOL representative at the [[2018 FIFA Club World Cup]] in the United Arab Emirates, entering in the [[2018 FIFA Club World Cup#Semi-finals|semi-finals]]. They also earned the right to play against the winners of the [[2018 Copa Sudamericana]] in the [[2019 Recopa Sudamericana]].<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/reglamento-conmebol-libertadores-2018-espanol.pdf|title=Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|language=es|access-date=31 October 2018|archive-date=16 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516165759/http://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/reglamento-conmebol-libertadores-2018-espanol.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> River Plate also automatically qualified for the group stage of the [[2019 Copa Libertadores]].
-Due to the intense rivalry between Boca and River, the match was referred to as the "'''Superfinal'''",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/boca-vs-river-copa-libertadores-2018-final-juniors-plate-preview-prediction-watch-video-a8625831.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/boca-vs-river-copa-libertadores-2018-final-juniors-plate-preview-prediction-watch-video-a8625831.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Boca vs River is the Copa Libertadores final Argentina has craved – but will the country cope with the carnage?|last=Edwards|first=Dan|date=9 November 2018|access-date=10 November 2018|publisher=Independent Print Limited|website=[[The Independent]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and "the final to end all finals".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/09/sports/soccer/copa-libertadores-river-plate-boca-juniors.html|title=In a Transplanted Final, Even the Copa Libertadores Is Sanitized|last=Smith|first=Rory|date=2018-12-09|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-01-13|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The press called it the "most important final in Argentina's football history".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://argentina.as.com/argentina/2018/12/10/futbol/1544397221_787780.html|title=River para la historia|date=2018-12-10|website=AS Argentina|language=es-ar|access-date=2018-12-23}}</ref> According to Richard Martin, a [[Reuters]] reporter, River's win "guarantees them bragging rights over their neighbours for many years to come".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-libertadores-riv-boj-idUKKBN1O80QX|title=River Plate snatch Libertadores glory over Boca in Madrid|date=2018-12-10|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-12-23|language=en}}</ref>
+Due to the intense rivalry between Boca and River, the match was referred to as the "'''Superfinal'''",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/boca-vs-river-copa-libertadores-2018-final-juniors-plate-preview-prediction-watch-video-a8625831.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/boca-vs-river-copa-libertadores-2018-final-juniors-plate-preview-prediction-watch-video-a8625831.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Boca vs River is the Copa Libertadores final Argentina has craved – but will the country cope with the carnage?|last=Edwards|first=Dan|date=9 November 2018|access-date=10 November 2018|publisher=Independent Print Limited|website=[[The Independent]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and "the final to end all finals".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/09/sports/soccer/copa-libertadores-river-plate-boca-juniors.html|title=In a Transplanted Final, Even the Copa Libertadores Is Sanitized|last=Smith|first=Rory|date=2018-12-09|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-01-13|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The press called it the "most important final in Argentina's football history".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://argentina.as.com/argentina/2018/12/10/futbol/1544397221_787780.html|title=River para la historia|date=2018-12-10|website=AS Argentina|language=es-ar|access-date=2018-12-23}}</ref> According to Richard Martin, a [[Reuters]] reporter, River's win "guarantees them bragging rights over their neighbours for many years to come".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-libertadores-riv-boj-idUKKBN1O80QX|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210154005/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-libertadores-riv-boj-idUKKBN1O80QX|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 December 2018|title=River Plate snatch Libertadores glory over Boca in Madrid|date=2018-12-10|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-12-23|language=en}}</ref>
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-|[[File:Santiago-Bernabeu-May-2013.jpg|thumb|The [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] in [[Madrid]], Spain, hosted the second leg.]]
+|[[File:Santiago-Bernabeu-May-2013.jpg|thumb|The [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] in [[Madrid]], Spain, hosted the second leg.]]
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 ====Summary====
-The first leg of the final was originally scheduled for 7 November, with the second leg on 28 November 2018 (both on Wednesdays).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/el-consejo-aprueba-con-cuatro-meses-de-antelacion-calendario-de-disputa-de-la-libertadores-y|title=El Consejo aprueba con cuatro meses de antelación calendario de disputa de la Libertadores y Sudamericana 2018|language=es|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=27 September 2017}}</ref> However, after the finalists were known, CONMEBOL adjusted the dates, with the first leg (hosted by Boca Juniors, the lower seed) on 10 November and the second leg (hosted by River Plate, the higher seed) on 24 November (both Saturdays at 16:00 local time).<ref name="dates"/> The [[Argentine Football Association]] opposed the date change. Following discussion, the final was moved to 17:00 local time.<ref name="times"/> The first leg was postponed less than two hours before kickoff due to Boca Junior's pitch at the [[La Bombonera|Estadio Alberto J. Armando]] being waterlogged due to local flooding.<ref name="postponed"/> The match was rescheduled for the following day, 11 November, with the kickoff moved to 16:00 local time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/nov/11/boca-juniors-river-plate-copa-libertadores-final-first-leg-live |title =Boca Juniors and River Plate draw 2–2 in Copa Libertadores final first leg|date=11 November 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rain postpones first leg of Copa Libertadores between Boca Juniors, River Plate |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/soccer/conmebol-copa-libertadores/story/3695557/conmebol-copa-libertadores-first-leg-between-river-plate-boca-juniors-suspended-due-to-rain |access-date=10 December 2018 |publisher=ESPN |date=10 November 2018}}</ref> The game was goalless until the 34th minute mark, when [[Ramón Ábila]] put Boca ahead, only for [[Lucas Pratto]] to equalise 90 seconds later.<ref name="GU1">{{cite news |last1=Unwin |first1=Will |title=Boca Juniors and River Plate draw 2-2 in Copa Libertadores final first leg |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/nov/11/boca-juniors-river-plate-copa-libertadores-final-first-leg-live |access-date=10 December 2018 |work=The Guardian|date=11 November 2018}}</ref> [[Dario Benedetto]] then restored Boca's lead, to make the score 2–1 at half-time.  However, the game was to end all square at 2–2 after [[Carlos Izquierdoz]] scored an [[own goal]] for River plate in the 61st minute.<ref name="GU1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/boca-y-river-igualan-2-2-y-todo-se-define-en-la-revancha|title=Boca y River igualan 2-2 y todo se define en la revancha|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=11 November 2018}}</ref>
+The first leg of the final was originally scheduled for 7 November, with the second leg on 28 November 2018 (both on Wednesdays).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/el-consejo-aprueba-con-cuatro-meses-de-antelacion-calendario-de-disputa-de-la-libertadores-y|title=El Consejo aprueba con cuatro meses de antelación calendario de disputa de la Libertadores y Sudamericana 2018|language=es|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=27 September 2017}}</ref> However, after the finalists were known, CONMEBOL adjusted the dates, with the first leg (hosted by Boca Juniors, the lower seed) on 10 November and the second leg (hosted by River Plate, the higher seed) on 24 November (both Saturdays at 16:00 local time).<ref name="dates"/> The [[Argentine Football Association]] opposed the date change. Following discussion, the final was moved to 17:00 local time.<ref name="times"/> The first leg was postponed less than two hours before kickoff due to Boca Junior's pitch at the [[La Bombonera|Estadio Alberto J. Armando]] being waterlogged due to local flooding.<ref name="postponed"/> The match was rescheduled for the following day, 11 November, with the kickoff moved to 16:00 local time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/nov/11/boca-juniors-river-plate-copa-libertadores-final-first-leg-live |title =Boca Juniors and River Plate draw 2–2 in Copa Libertadores final first leg|date=11 November 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rain postpones first leg of Copa Libertadores between Boca Juniors, River Plate |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/soccer/conmebol-copa-libertadores/story/3695557/conmebol-copa-libertadores-first-leg-between-river-plate-boca-juniors-suspended-due-to-rain |access-date=10 December 2018 |publisher=ESPN |date=10 November 2018}}</ref> The game was goalless until the 34th minute mark, when [[Ramón Ábila]] put Boca ahead, only for [[Lucas Pratto]] to equalise 90 seconds later.<ref name="GU1">{{cite news |last1=Unwin |first1=Will |title=Boca Juniors and River Plate draw 2-2 in Copa Libertadores final first leg |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/nov/11/boca-juniors-river-plate-copa-libertadores-final-first-leg-live |access-date=10 December 2018 |work=The Guardian|date=11 November 2018}}</ref> [[Dario Benedetto]] then restored Boca's lead, to make the score 2–1 at half-time.  However, the game was to end all square at 2–2 after [[Carlos Izquierdoz]] scored an [[own goal]] for River Plate in the 61st minute.<ref name="GU1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/boca-y-river-igualan-2-2-y-todo-se-define-en-la-revancha|title=Boca y River igualan 2-2 y todo se define en la revancha|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=11 November 2018}}</ref>
 ====Details====
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 |FW ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Julián Álvarez (footballer)|Julián Álvarez]]
 |-
-|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
+|colspan=3|'''Assistant coach:'''
 |-
 |colspan=3|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Matías Biscay]]{{refn|group=note|name=Biscay|River Plate manager [[Marcelo Gallardo]] was given a four-match ban (one-match stadium ban, three-match touchline ban) in CONMEBOL competitions following the [[2018 Copa Libertadores final stages#Match F1.2|semi-final second leg]]. Assistant manager and compatriot [[Matías Biscay]] filled in as manager.}}
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 ===Second leg===
-====Violence and change of venue====
+====Violence and relocation to Madrid====
 [[File:RiverPlateStadium.jpg|thumb|The [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti]] in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina, was originally to host the second leg, but the match was moved due to safety concerns following an attack on the Boca Juniors team bus outside the stadium when they were travelling to the original second leg.]]
 Prior to the second leg of the final on 24 November, the Boca Juniors team bus was attacked en route to River Plate's stadium, the [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti]]. Multiple windows were broken by projectiles thrown from a crowd surrounding the bus, allowing [[pepper spray]] to enter the cabin. Several players were injured as a result of the broken glass and pepper spray, with the match delayed by one hour to 18:00 local time.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Caron |first=Emily |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/11/24/boca-juniors-bus-attacked-copa-libertadores-final-vs-river-plates |title=Boca Juniors Bus Attacked En Route to El Monumental for Copa Libertadores Final |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=24 November 2018 |access-date=24 November 2018}}</ref> Kickoff was later moved to 18:20 local time,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://redgol.cl/2018/11/la-frase-que-le-exploto-en-la-cara-al-arqu/ |title=La frase que le explotó en la cara al arquero de San Lorenzo en Temuco: "En Argentina eso no pasa" |trans-title=The phrase that exploded on the San Lorenzo goalkeeper's face in Temuco: "In Argentina that doesn't happen" |website=RedGol |date=24 November 2018 |access-date=24 November 2018 |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181124205313/https://redgol.cl/2018/11/la-frase-que-le-exploto-en-la-cara-al-arqu/ |archive-date=24 November 2018 }}</ref> and again to 19:15,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ar.marca.com/claro/futbol/copa-libertadores/final/2018/11/24/5bf9a420ca4741a0108b4634.html |title=El presidente de Conmebol confirma que la Superfinal se jugará a las 19:15 |trans-title=The president of CONMEBOL confirms that the Superfinal will be played at 19:15 |website=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |date=24 November 2018 |access-date=24 November 2018 |language=es}}</ref> before once more being delayed until 19:30.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fripp |first=Nicolás |url=https://970universal.com/2018/11/24/peligra-la-superfinal/ |title=Se posterga la superfinal |trans-title=Superfinal postponed |website=970universal.com |date=24 November 2018 |access-date=24 November 2018 |language=es |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181124214259/https://970universal.com/2018/11/24/peligra-la-superfinal/ |archive-date=24 November 2018}}</ref> Following the delays, the match was rescheduled for the following day, 25 November, with the same kickoff, 17:00 local time.<ref name="BBC1">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46332084 |title=Boca Juniors v River Plate in Copa Libertadores final postponed after bus attack |website=[[BBC Sport]] |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=24 November 2018 |access-date=24 November 2018}}</ref> Former Boca Juniors and River Plate striker [[Gabriel Batistuta]] called the attacks "shameful".<ref name="BBC1"/>
-On 25 November, prior to the rescheduled second leg, Boca Juniors requested that the match be postponed in order for it to be played in "conditions of equality."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/el-club/comu-18 |title=Comunicado de prensa |trans-title=Press release |website=[[Boca Juniors]] |date=25 November 2018 |access-date=25 November 2018 |language=es |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181125171209/http://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/el-club/comu-18 |archive-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> CONMEBOL postponed the match once more as Boca's requirements could not guaranteed.<ref name="BBC2"/> On 27 November, CONMEBOL confirmed the second leg would be played outside Argentina due to safety concerns, with the match taking place on 8 or 9 December.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/sports/copa-libertadores-final.html |title=All-Argentine Copa Libertadores final to Be Played Outside Argentina |website=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=27 November 2018 |access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref> Subsequently, on 29 November, CONMEBOL confirmed the match would take place at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] in [[Madrid]], Spain, on 9 December at 20:30 local time.<ref name="Madrid"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/final-de-la-conmebol-libertadores-2018-se-jugara-el-domingo-9-de-diciembre-en-el-santiago-bernabeu|title=Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018 se jugará el domingo 9 de diciembre en el Santiago Bernabéu de Madrid|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=29 November 2018}}</ref>
+On 25 November, prior to the rescheduled second leg, Boca Juniors requested that the match be postponed in order for it to be played in "conditions of equality."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/el-club/comu-18 |title=Comunicado de prensa |trans-title=Press release |website=[[Boca Juniors]] |date=25 November 2018 |access-date=25 November 2018 |language=es |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181125171209/http://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/el-club/comu-18 |archive-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> CONMEBOL postponed the match once more as Boca's requirements could not guaranteed.<ref name="BBC2"/> On 27 November, CONMEBOL confirmed the second leg would be played outside Argentina due to safety concerns, with the match taking place on 8 or 9 December.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/sports/copa-libertadores-final.html |title=All-Argentine Copa Libertadores final to Be Played Outside Argentina |website=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=27 November 2018 |access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref> Subsequently, on 29 November, CONMEBOL confirmed the match would take place at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] in [[Madrid]], Spain, on 9 December at 20:30 local time.<ref name="Madrid"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/final-de-la-conmebol-libertadores-2018-se-jugara-el-domingo-9-de-diciembre-en-el-santiago-bernabeu|title=Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018 se jugará el domingo 9 de diciembre en el Santiago Bernabéu de Madrid|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=29 November 2018}}</ref>
 For security reasons, prior to the first leg, both clubs unanimously agreed to prohibit away fans from attending either match.<ref name="ESPN-AP">{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/soccer/conmebol-copa-libertadores/story/3690951/copa-libertadores-away-fans-banned-for-river-plate-boca-juniors-final|title=Copa Libertadores: Away fans banned for River Plate-Boca Juniors final|publisher=ESPN|date=5 November 2018|access-date=1 December 2018}}</ref> However, following the decision by CONMEBOL to move the second leg to Madrid, these plans were altered, with 5,000 tickets allocated to each club. Additionally, River Plate were reprimanded for the bus attack, fined $400,000, and ordered to play two games behind closed doors in the [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Estadio Monumental]].<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/29/copa-libertadores-boca-juniors-river-plate-real-madrid-santiago-bernabeu-rescheduled|title=Postponed Copa Libertadores final to be played at Bernabéu in Madrid|author=Butler, Michael|newspaper=The Guardian|date=29 November 2018}}</ref> Real Madrid sold 25,000 tickets to fans of each team, as over 250,000 Argentines live and work in Spain, including the Real Madrid manager at the time, [[Santiago Solari]], a former River Plate midfielder.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Richard |title=Spain braces for hooligans ahead of South American 'Superclasico' |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-libertadores-riv-boj/spain-braces-for-hooligans-ahead-of-south-american-superclasico-idUKKBN1O61PH |access-date=9 December 2018 |work=Reuters News Service |agency=Reuters |publisher=Reuters |date=7 December 2018}}</ref> Real also agreed to sell tickets to their season ticket holders, which sold out quickly.<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Madrid club member tickets to the Copa Libertadores final have now sold out |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2018/12/real-madrid-club-member-tickets-to-the-copa-libertadores-final-have-now-sold-out |website=Real Madrid |access-date=9 December 2018 |ref=RMD}}</ref> Security responsibilities for the second leg were delegated to the [[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spanish football federation]], rather than CONMEBOL, with [[Prime Minister of Spain|Prime Minister]] [[Pedro Sánchez (politician)|Pedro Sánchez]] saying that plans were underway to have the "necessary deployments to ensure the event is secure".<ref name="Beeb">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46392340|title=Copa Libertadores: River Plate v Boca Juniors moved to Bernabeu in Madrid|publisher=BBC|date=29 November 2018|access-date=1 December 2018|newspaper=BBC Sport}}</ref>
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 *[[Darío Benedetto|Benedetto]] {{goal|44}}
-|stadium    = [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]], [[Madrid]]{{refn|group=note|name=RIVvBOC venue|The River Plate v Boca Juniors match, originally scheduled to be hosted by River Plate at the [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti]], [[Buenos Aires]], took place in Spain at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]], [[Madrid]] due to safety concerns.<ref name="Madrid">{{cite news |location=[[Luque]] |url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/final-de-la-conmebol-libertadores-2018-se-jugara-el-domingo-9-de-diciembre-en-el-santiago-bernabeu |title=Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018 se jugará el domingo 9 de diciembre en el Santiago Bernabéu de Madrid |trans-title=Final of the 2018 CONMEBOL Libertadores will be played on Sunday, 9 December at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid |website=[[CONMEBOL]] |date=29 November 2018 |access-date=29 November 2018 |language=es}}</ref>}}
+|stadium    = [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], [[Madrid]]{{refn|group=note|name=RIVvBOC venue|The River Plate v Boca Juniors match, originally scheduled to be hosted by River Plate at the [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti]], [[Buenos Aires]], took place in Spain at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], [[Madrid]] due to safety concerns.<ref name="Madrid">{{cite news |location=[[Luque]] |url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/final-de-la-conmebol-libertadores-2018-se-jugara-el-domingo-9-de-diciembre-en-el-santiago-bernabeu |title=Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018 se jugará el domingo 9 de diciembre en el Santiago Bernabéu de Madrid |trans-title=Final of the 2018 CONMEBOL Libertadores will be played on Sunday, 9 December at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid |website=[[CONMEBOL]] |date=29 November 2018 |access-date=29 November 2018 |language=es}}</ref>}}
 |attendance = 62,282
 |referee    = [[Andrés Cunha]] ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
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