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AS: The Finalissima will be played at Bernabeu on 27th March

  /  Han Solo

According to multiple sources, the Finalissima will be played at the Bernabeu on 27th March.

According to AS, Real Madrid's home stadium will host a showdown between Spain (European champions) and Argentina (Copa América champions). This high-profile global clash will take place in the Spanish capital, at this top-tier venue that is poised to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup final.

Recent tensions in Doha have made it impossible to hold the UEFA-CONMEBOL Super Cup and the remaining five matches under the Qatar Football Festival (including the Spain vs Egypt friendly), triggering the cancellation clause.

Despite previous backup options such as Rome and Lisbon, UEFA and CONMEBOL have unanimously agreed that Madrid and the Santiago Bernabéu are the best choice to host a match of this caliber. The decision is fully confirmed, with only a few details such as security remaining to be finalized. Venues for all other matches have also been fully confirmed.

On the day of the UEFA-CONMEBOL Super Cup final, the Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano will also host a match between Morocco and Ecuador. Therefore, security and police deployments need to be negotiated and agreed upon with official departments. The Spanish capital is capable of hosting two top-level matches on the same day, but relevant arrangements must be carefully organized. 

In 2018, the Bernabéu stepped in at short notice to host the Copa Libertadores final (River Plate vs Boca Juniors) due to unrest in Buenos Aires. It completed highly successful organizational work in an extremely short time, which is seen as an absolute guarantee of its hosting capabilities by event organizers.


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