Ground Report

<p>Around midday today&nbsp; Judge Luis Rodr&iacute;guez, in an effort to avoid further confrontation, decided to suspend the match between River Plate and Newell’s Old Boys to take place at El Monumental.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This is on the heels of the bloody week outside the pitch for <em>Los Millonarios.&nbsp;&nbsp; </em>One of the main members of the team’s barrabrava <em>Los Borrachos del Tabl&oacute;n</em> (The Balcony Drunks) was shot and killed earlier this week as a result of the power struggle going on within that group.</p>
<p>Add to that the fierce hatred that fans from both River and Newell’s have towards each other, esespecially after their &quot;rumble&quot; on the Pan American highway a few years back which left six fans dead.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Currently there is no make-up date for this match, but that should be announce within the week.&nbsp; This leaves River’s debut in the tournament to be against defending champ San Lorenzo at the Nuevo Gas&oacute;metro.</p>