The fans of River They believed they had seen all the videos of the final of December 9, 2018. Of that historic feat, of the 3-1 victory against Boca in the definition of the most celebrated Copa Libertadores. But no. The fans were wrong. There was more. Because the Real Madrid, host of the party given the suspension for incidents around the Monumental and subsequent move decided by Conmebol, Dugout posted a clip, backstage mix and summary on a soccer social network, as if to be included in the Riverplatense video library.
The video compacts in three minutes and thirty-nine seconds how the stadium prepared to receive the South American international appointment between River and Boca. From the early hours of that cold afternoon in the Spanish capital, when the stands of the Bernabéu were still depopulated, how the cancheros worked to leave the lawn in impeccable condition, the preparation of pennants and arches and, of course, the privacy of the dressing rooms: a tour of Boca and River, prior to the arrival of both schools.
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The development of the clip continues with sequences of the warm-up of both Boca and River, the initial formation and the most important moment: that of the awards ceremony, where River raised the Libertadores of America after defeating his eternal rival in overtime.
The most significant detail of the tape is that it does not show match actions: neither Benedetto’s goal (1-0), nor Pratto’s tie (1-1), nor Juanfer Quintero’s great goal (2-1) or the eternal run of Gonzalo Martínez, the third of that unforgettable feat for Núñez.
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“The Santiago Bernabéu received the final that will go down in world football history, as two titans from Argentina contested the Copa Libertadores title. River Plate and Boca Juniors made sure the show was out of the stars. And in this incomparable environment, River became champion ”, details as an epigraph the video of Real Madrid. A biographical sketch that shows that that December party, one that River celebrates every day on the ninth, will remain in the books forever.
