The wait is coming to an end. River Plate and Boca Juniors will meet in the Copa Libertadores final second leg on Saturday in one of the most anticipated clashes in the history of football.

After a 2-2 draw in the first leg, El Monumental will host an epic match that is likely remain in the memory of all Argentines and a large section of football fans around the globe.

Unlike previous finals in the competition, this edition has even more at stake as the whole world falls back in love with South American club football.

As Buenos Aires, Argentina and the planet are poised with baited breath, Omnisport takes a look at some of the key talking points for this weekend’s ultimate Superclasico.

Coach Marcelo Gallardo, who won one Libertadores as a player and another as a coach, is still considering his starting line-up after losing suspended striker Rafael Santos Borre and injured target man Ignacio Scocco.

But he has a spine to work from: goalkeeper Franco Armani, who played for Argentina in the last World Cup; veteran defenders Jonatan Maidana and Javier Pinola; captain Leonardo Ponzi and midfielders Gonzalo 'Pity' Martínez and Exequiel Palacios, who will leave the club at the end of the year.

Boca also has question marks before the final. The goalkeeper will be either Agustín Rossi or the returning Esteban Andrada. Right back Leonardo Jara did not make a good impression in the first leg and could be replaced by Julio Buffarini.

Boca coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto — who won the tournament three times as a player — has the luxury of deciding which striker to leave out. If he can't count on injured winger Cristian Pavón, he can choose from Carlos Tevez, Mauro Zarate, and Colombians Edwin Cardona and Sebastián Villa. He also has Dario Benedetto and Ramón Ábila, who scored Boca's goals in the first leg.

The Xenieze rely heavily on their strikers, who have 14 of the team's 15 goals in the knock-out stage.

Boca fans trust in their tradition of winning the Copa Libertadores away, as they have in four of the clubs' six titles.

If there's another draw on Saturday, there will be 30 minutes of extra time. If the draw persists, the trophy will be decided by penalties. Next year, the Copa Libertadores final will be played in a single match.

The winner advances to the Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates next month.