Libertadores fan violence has damaged Argentina, says Boca coach

Soccer Football - Boca Juniors Press Conference - Spanish Football Federation Headquarters, Las Rozas, Spain - December 7, 2018 Boca Juniors coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto during the press conference REUTERS/Susana Vera

MADRID (Reuters) - Fan violence surrounding the Copa Libertadores final has damaged Argentina and South America and overshadowed the achievements of Argentine football, Boca Juniors coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto said on Friday.

Boca and fierce Argentine rivals River Plate will play each other in Madrid on Sunday in the second leg of the final of the Libertadores, South America's equivalent of the Champions League.