Why would River and Banfield face each other in the 2020 Champions Trophy?

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The Argentine Football Association has started to fulfill the ongoing competitions and there will be a semi-final against Boca.

The absolute suspension of activity due to the COVID-19thereby March 2020caused a huge hole in the Argentine leagues that the Argentine Football Federation has decided to solve it in the first months of 2023, because of the claims, in particular from Boca, one of those affected by that suspension.

He Xeneize was champion of the 2019-20 Super League and repeated a year later by staying with the Diego Maradona Cupfinished in January 2021 and played with an unprecedented format of two group phrases and a final in which they Banfield. And although the Champions Trophywho face the winners of the tournament and those of the Professional League Cup has filed a claim for the match corresponding to 2020 to be played.

And since the regulations are clear when they state that the titles must be won on the field, Hugo Ibarra’s team must face the winner of a semi-final between the Drill and Riverwho had finished second in the Super League in that thrilling definition where they came out on top but drew Tucumán, while Boca won 1-0 with a goal from Tevez against Maradona’s Gymnastics.

For example, both Martín Demichelis and Javier Sanguinetti will have to make room in their agenda: the clash will be the February 22 from 9 p.m. at the Mario Kempes Stadium in Córdoba And, the winner will face Xeneize on March 15, in a stadium to be confirmedlooking for a new official title.

Source: Goal

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