We could have been killed: Perez
Boca Juniors captain Pablo Perez says he would have been fearing for his life if the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final had been allowed to go ahead.
The match was pushed back to Sunday after the Boca bus was pelted with rocks as it arrived at the ground, with Perez among players injured in the attack.
A further postponement means the destiny of the fixture is uncertain and officials from Conmebol, Boca and River are all due to meet in Asuncion, Paraguay on Tuesday to discuss a new date -- and potentially location.
Carlos Tevez insisted at the time that Boca, who drew the first leg 2-2, were in no fit state to play and Perez says the fear, as much as the injuries, was a factor in the team's reluctance to play.
"I cannot play on a pitch where I know I could die," he said. "How can you play on a pitch where there is no security? What if we played and won? Who gets us out of there?
"The people were crazy before going in. Imagine if we won on their pitch, turned them over at their home ground, what would have happened? They could have killed me. And I have three daughters, my lady... my eldest daughter hugged me when I got home and she was crying."
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