Spain braces for hooligans ahead of South American 'Superclasico'


Soccer Football - Boca Juniors arrive in Madrid ahead of Copa Libertadores final - Eurostars Suites Mirasierra, Madrid, Spain - December 5, 2018 Boca Juniors' Pablo Perez arrives at the hotel REUTERS/Javier Barbancho

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish authorities are expecting between 400 and 500 potentially violent fans for Sunday's Copa Libertadores final between River Plate and Boca Juniors which was moved to Madrid after trouble in Argentina.

Four thousand security personnel, between police and private forces, will be on duty watching for troublemakers at Sunday's game between the Argentine arch-rivals at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

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