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Video PlayerClose ASUNCION, Nov. 29-- The second leg of the Copa Libertadores final between River Plate and Boca Juniors will be played at Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Thursday. Originally scheduled for last Saturday, the match between Argentina's fierce rivals was pushed back by 24 hours after River Plate supporters attacked the Boca Juniors team bus around an hour before the planned kick-off. The game at River's Monumental stadium was postponed again on Sunday, with Boca Juniors stating that their players were still physically and psychologically affected by the violence. The first leg of the final ended 2-2 earlier this month. The title decider will now be played on Sunday, December 9, at 8.30pm Spanish time. "Those of us who appreciate the beautiful game, know that it is only about winning or losing - not killing or dying for," CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez said after a meeting of South American football's top officials in Paraguayan capital Asuncion. "I would like to begin by thanking Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, [the Fifa president Gianni] Infantino, [the Uefa president Aleksander] Ceferin and my good friend [Real Madrid president] Florentino Perez." The match was billed as the biggest club game in the history of Argentine club football, marking the first time that the country's two biggest teams have met in the final of the Copa Libertadores, South America's equivalent of the UEFA Champions League. | 
