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    All eyes on Santiago

    Nov 01, 2019 5 minutes

    Last year’s Copa Libertadores came to a dramatic and controversial conclusion at the Santiago Bernabeu. This year’s Final is set for Santiago, with defending champions River Plate of Argentina taking on Brazil’s Flamengo – the most refreshing club to hit South American domestic football for years – on November 23.

    But there is a problem. This, of course, is the first year of a one-off showdown in a neutral venue.

    Santiago had seemed like the safest of choices – but then Chile erupted in social unrest and a state of emergency was declared. CONMEBOL, the South American Confederation, is watching anxiously, hoping and trusting that things calm down in time. No Plan B has so far been announced, but the most logical alternative would probably be Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, which kicks off the era of neutral venue Finals on

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