Chilean Government Confirms Copa Libertadores Final in Santiago despite Political and Social Crisis
Last week, the Chilean Government ratified its willingness to hold the Copa Libertadores final on November 23rd in Santiago despite the political and social crisis that the country has been experiencing for almost two weeks.
However, with only 19 days left until the big match, the situation in the neighboring country does not improve, and there is already concern at the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and the finalist clubs, Argentina's River Plate and Brazil's Flamengo.
This Monday, Conmebol made public its invitation to a meeting on Tuesday with the presidents of the finalist teams, together with the highest authorities of the federations of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, to discuss the final in Santiago.
CONMEBOL has invited the presidents of the finalist clubs of the @Libertadores, the presidents of the associations of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, to a meeting on Tuesday, November 5th, to review all aspects of the organization of the Single Final.
— CONMEBOL.com (@CONMEBOL) November 4, 2019
The meeting could be decisive in confirming once and for all whether the final will be played at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago or if the venue will be changed.
If they decide to change the venue of the final, the "Gral. Pablo Rojas" Stadium of Cerro Porteño Club, popularly known as La Nueva Olla, is the main candidate to host the historic game.
Chile is going through an unprecedented wave of protests since the end of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990) to demand more equality and other social demands, which have left about twenty dead.
In addition to the APEC and COP25 summits, the social instability led Conmebol to postpone the Futsal America Cup, which was supposed to take place in the Chilean city of Los Angeles between October 23rd and 30th.