Gaviões da Fiel welcome Boca Juniors fans before Sul-Americana clash | OneFootball

The headquarters of Gaviões da Fiel, Corinthians’ main organized supporters’ group, hosted a meeting with members of La 12, a Boca Juniors supporters’ group, on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting took place in São Paulo just a few hours before the match between Boca and São Paulo, the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals, at Morumbis.

The match is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. this Tuesday. Having won the first leg 1-0 in Buenos Aires, Boca can advance to the semifinals with a draw. São Paulo, meanwhile, need to overturn the deficit to stay in the competition.

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The ties between Gaviões da Fiel and La 12 are not recent. The two groups have maintained frequent contact and have already met on different occasions in recent months. At the beginning of August, for example, members of the supporters’ groups met again in Argentina.

At that time, Corinthians were about to face Rosario Central in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16, while Boca had a Copa Sudamericana clash against Recoleta. During the Argentine team’s match, representatives of Gaviões were in the stands alongside La 12 members.

Among the topics discussed by the two supporters’ groups is the creation of joint initiatives against racism in South American football. The talks aim to develop awareness campaigns and coordinated actions related to combating racial discrimination.

The issue was also discussed at an earlier meeting in July, when members of La 12 were at the Gaviões da Fiel court in São Paulo. Since then, the groups have continued discussing ways to expand their joint efforts on the issue.

Gaviões also maintain ties with supporters’ groups from other South American clubs. In May, the Corinthians organized group welcomed representatives from Cerro Porteño of Paraguay, while in April, members of Peñarol of Uruguay also visited the group’s headquarters.

In addition to the activity involving Boca Juniors, Corinthians organized supporters are preparing to follow the team in another international fixture. This Wednesday, Timão face Argentina’s Estudiantes in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals.

In the first meeting, held in Argentina, Corinthians and Estudiantes drew 1-1. The result left the tie wide open for this Wednesday’s decisive match.

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