Palmeiras beat Santos 1-0 in Copa Libertadores final
The victory earns Palmeiras a spot in next month’s Club World Cup in Qatar.
The victory earns Palmeiras a spot in next month’s Club World Cup in Qatar.
They were crowned Brasileirao winners on Sunday thanks to Gremio beating Palmeiras.
River Plate were minutes from successfully defending the trophy until Gabriel Barbosa struck twice.
The two Argentine rivals will face off at the semi-final stage tomorrow night.
Juan Fernando Quintero’s stunning extra-time strike set his side on course for victory in Madrid.
Boca Juniors lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday to be awarded the title.
Club legend Juan Roman Riquelme has slammed the decision to move the match away from Buenos Aires to Spain.
Juan Roman Riquelme has hit out ahead of this weekend’s clash between Boca and River Plate at the Bernabeu.
The club have hit out at organisers for moving the second leg to Spain and say they will not take part.
The game between River Plate and Boca Juniors will take place on 9 December.
No decision has been made on a date or venue for the second leg of a clash with River Plate.
Conmebol are hoping to play the game on 8 or 9 December.
Conmebol has agreed to Boca Juniors’ request to further postpone the Copa Libertadores final second leg.
Boca face bitter rivals River Plate in the second leg of the South American showpiece on Saturday evening.
The Argentine club claim no deal has been reached for the 20 year old, but admit to ongoing talks with the La Liga giants
The Copa Libertadores final first leg ended in a 2-2 draw between Boca Juniors and River Plate after an enthralling clash.
Millions of football mad fans in Argentina are eagerly counting down to the first ever ‘superclasico’ Copa Libertadores final.
There will be no visiting fans at either leg of the Copa Libertadores final following an agreement between the two clubs.
The Argentine teams enjoy one of the most heated rivalries in football, but have never met in the Copa Libertadores final before.
They picked up a dramatic victory on the final day of the season thanks to a 95th-minute winner.
The former Manchester United and Chelsea midfielder took a loss in his return to the pitch two years after hanging up his boots.
The CBF are probably regretting not doing this two years ago.
Andre-Pierre Gignac swapped Marseille for Mexican side Tigres.
The bitter Argentine rivals clashed last Thursday but the game was suspended at half-time after pepper spray incidents.
The Copa Libertadores last-16 second leg between Boca Juniors and River Plate was suspended after pepper spray was used on the visitors.
That or he needed a quick snooze before his early bath.
In fairness, playing in La Paz is never easy.
The Argentine club are calling the ground after their most famous supporter.
One of the Brazilian legend’s assists last night was made in particularly unusual circumstances.
The European champions face Corinthians in Japan tomorrow.
A second-half double from Qatari striker Emerson proved the difference in Sao Paulo, firing the Brazilian club to a 3-1 aggregate victory.
New faces for the Rebels, RVP on the way out, Le tour, the tennis. It’s all here.
We’ve been treated to a lot of special goals this season and the Nacional midfielder has just chalked up another one.