Boca Juniors fined $20,000 for blocking post‑match interviews

Boca Juniors were fined $20,000 by CONMEBOL after the club prevented two players from giving the mandatory post‑match interviews following their 4‑3 penalty‑shootout victory over O'Higgins in Rancagua, Chile. The win secured Boca’s place in the Copa Sudamericana round of 16. Competition rules require each team to make two players available to the official broadcast immediately after the game; the Boca delegation ordered captain Leandro Paredes and a teammate back to the dressing room, triggering a $10,000 penalty per player. The sanction will be deducted from the club’s CONMEBOL television and commercial revenue. Coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s side had lost 1‑0 in regular time but advanced on penalties.