The match, struck in tribute to Argentine great Diego Maradona, will be played in Saudi Arabia at the Mrsool Park stadium.
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United issued a statement on Tuesday claiming they have received “an undisclosed fee” although Boca insist Rojo’s contact at Old Trafford had been terminated before a deal was struck with the Argentina international.
The former Napoli and Boca Juniors player had emergency surgery last Tuesday for a subdural haematoma, a blood clot on the brain.
In a statement released on Tuesday night, the 1986 World Cup winner’s PR handlers said the operation “was all successful and it happened as expected”.
The former Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus striker has signed a new 12 month deal with Boca.
De Rossi has left Argentine side Boca Juniors, who he joined in the summer, and ends an 18-year career.
The 35-year-old played his last game for the Serie A side in May but claimed he wanted to carry on playing, with Fiorentina, AC Milan and Boca Juniors manifesting their interest in signing him on a free transfer over the past month.
River Plate battled back to beat arch Argentine rivals Boca Juniors 3-1 in extra-time in an unforgettable and unique Copa Libertadores final match second leg.
The well-travelled Argentine had previously vowed to retire sometime next year.
Their arrival in Spain was amid the biggest security operation for a match the city has mounted.
This was when River Plate said they rejected the decision to face Boca Juniors in Madrid in the postponed second leg match.
The decision to play the South American Copa Libertadores final match between River Plate and Boca Juniors in Madrid should not signal the start of a new trend.
The Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate has been suspended following heavy rainfall.
Barcelona star Lionel Messi said the club will “do everything possible” this season to prise the Champions League trophy away from arch rivals Real Madrid, who have won the competition each of the past three years.
The Boca Juniors defender underwent examinations on Saturday after sustaining an injury to his left knee at Colombia’s training camp in Italy.
34-year-old striker Tevez will wave goodbye once again to his beloved Argentine club Boca come the end of next year.
On Saturday, Tevez was released by Shanghai Shenhua, with whom he had one year left on his contract, and joined Boca as a free agent soon afterward.
Throughout December, it has been claimed that the Chinese Super League outfit were prepared to make Tevez the highest-paid player in the world in order to lure him away from his boyhood team in Argentina