Article: SOC: Boca Juniors and River Plate line up classic clash


AAP Sports News (Australia)
05-12-2000
SOC: Boca Juniors and River Plate line up classic clash

By Gareth Chetwynd

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 11 Reuters - Argentine rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors set
up a classic quarter-final clash when they both won their seventh round Libertadores Cup
ties on Wednesday.

River Plate made hard work of a 1-0 victory against Paraguay's Cerro Porteno in Buenos
Aires, with only a 71st minute goal by Cardetti separating the teams.

The home team were clearly coasting after a 4-0 first leg win in Assuncion and attention
had switched to Sunday's domestic clash with Boca Juniors, with several top players being
rested.

Even so their celebrations were dulled by ...

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