ALMOST 50,000 BOCA Juniors fans packed out the iconic Bombonera stadium on Thursday to watch the team’s final training session before Saturday’s eagerly-anticipated Copa Libertadores final.
Boca face their bitter rivals River Plate in the second leg of the South American club showpiece on Saturday evening with the tie finely poised at 2-2.
No away fans will be allowed in River’s home ground, El Monumental, for the Superclásico between the Buenos Aires giants.
But Boca’s blue and yellow-clad supporters turned out in their tens of thousands on Thursday evening to give their heroes an incredible send-off.
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