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Superclásico is the football match in
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between
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rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate. It derives from the
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usage of "clásico" to mean
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, with the prefix "super" used as the two clubs are the most popular and successful clubs in Argentine football. In fact, the term 'Clásico' originated in Argentina, particularly with this match up and it was later exported to other countries such as Spain and Mexico. According to some statistics, they commandeer more than 70% of all Argentine football fans between them. The Superclásico is known worldwide as one of the fiercest and most important derbies. In April 2004, the
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newspaper ''
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'' put the Superclásico at the top of their list of "50 sporting things you must do before you die", saying that "Derby day in Buenos Aires makes the
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game look like a primary school kick-about", and in 2016 the British football magazine ''
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'' considered it the "biggest derby in the world". That same year ''
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'' ranked this match as the "biggest club rivalry in world football", and the ''
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'' placed it number one in the top 50 football derbies in the world, above
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and Real Madrid, in 2017.


Origins and background

The two clubs Boca and River Plate both have origins in
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, the working class dockland area of Buenos Aires, with River being founded in 1901 and Boca in 1905. River, however, moved to the affluent district of Núñez in the north of the city in 1925. Since then, Boca Juniors has been known as the club of Argentina's working class or the people's club, with many Boca fans coming from the local Italian immigrant community. Boca fans are actually known as "''Xeneizes''" (" Genoese"). By contrast, River Plate became known by the nickname, ''Los Millonarios'' (''The Millionaires''), with a supposedly upper-class support base. Both clubs, however, have supporters from all social classes. By 1913, both club had their fields in
La Boca La Boca (; "the Mouth", probably of the Matanza River) is a neighborhood (''barrio'') of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. It retains a strong Italian flavour, many of its early settlers having originated in the city of Genoa. Geography L ...
and had not won any league, being also far away from the popularity that would come after. The most known Argentine football rivalry until then had been
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– Belgrano A.C. (both clubs from Belgrano) until Alumni disbanded in 1911 and Belgrano disaffiliated from the AFA.
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became the first of the '' Big Five'' when that same year won the first of their seven consecutive league titles.El primer superclásico oficial
on Andrés Burgo website Before their first official match, Boca and River had played two friendlies (1908 and 1912). River Plate's nickname was ''Darseneros'' (the most popular ''Millonarios'' came in 1931). The match was played on August 24, 1913 at Racing Club Stadium, with River winning 2–1. 7,000 spectators attended the match, and goals were scored by Cándido García and Antonio Ameal Pereyra (River) and Marcos Meyer (Boca). The Superclásico is particularly noted for the passion of the fans, with what the
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describe as "a sea of colourful flowing banners, screams and roars, chanting, dancing and never-ending fireworks". Both sets of supporters sing passionate chants aimed at their rivals, often based on popular
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band tunes. Each stadium, Boca's
La Bombonera The Alberto José Armando Stadium is a football stadium located in La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Widely known as La Bombonera (; en, The chocolate box) due to its shape, with a "flat" stand on one side of the pitch and three steep stands ro ...
and River's El Monumental are known to bounce with the simultaneous jumping of the fans. At times, the matches have been known to end in fights between the "
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" (violent factions) of both sides or with the police. Boca fans refer to River supporters as "''gallinas''" ("chickens") claiming the lack of guts of River players. Despite the fact that their club traces back its roots to La Boca, River fans refer to their Boca rivals as "''los chanchitos''" ("little pigs") because they claim their stadium, located in the less affluent La Boca area, smells most of the time, as well as "''bosteros''" ("manure collectors"), a reference to the smell of a polluted river in La Boca. Another infamous slur, coined in the late 1990s over remarks of Boca's forward Diego Latorre, is to brand Boca Juniors as "The Cabaret", due to the alleged aspiration of some players to steal the limelight. The rivalry between the two clubs can also affect players, particularly those who are transferred between the two clubs. Cataldo Spitale was the first to make the change, when he left Boca to sign for River in 1933.
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, who moved to River from Boca in 1985 said, "It's not easy I can tell you. One side looks on you as a traitor and the other doesn't really trust you. You need time to adapt and a lot of character to win people over." Some players have gone so far as to state that they would not play for the other club such as River's Uruguayan player
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while
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during his time playing for
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, refused to even consider a move to El Monumental, stating that his dream was to play for Boca. In 1992,
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won the league title with Boca, and left the following year to River. Although he was received very well by River fans, and won the 1993 and 1994 league titles there, Boca fans never forgave him, and he says he hasn't been to La Bombonera since then to avoid problems. Recently, on March 21 in the Clausura 2010 tournament, the two teams started playing in La Bombonera. In the ninth minute of play, the match was suspended because of heavy rainfall in Buenos Aires. The pitch was practically flooded, but in spite of this, referee
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stated that the match could be played. In the course of the match, the two teams were unable to keep possession because the ball became repeatedly bogged down. The match restarted four days later, on March 25, and was played with two halves of 41 minutes. This was the first Superclásico suspended in history.


Puerta 12 tragedy

On June 23, 1968, in El Monumental, after a 0–0 match between the two teams, 71 fans were killed in a crush at gate 12, with 150 fans left injured. The disaster was the worst incident in the history of Argentine football and the majority of the dead were teenagers and young adults; the average age of the victims was 19. There are various claims as to what exactly happened that day. Some claim that the disaster happened after Boca Juniors fans threw burning River flags from the upper tiers of the stadium, causing a stampede of their own fans in the lower tier. Others claim that it happened after River fans arrived at the Boca section, causing the stampede of the visiting fans. Yet others claim that gate 12 was locked, or would not open at the time, and that the fans at the back did not hear the ones at the front telling them to stop coming in. William Kent, River's former president, claimed that the police were the culprits, as they began repressing Boca fans after they had thrown
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at them from the stands. Some witnesses claim that the turnstiles to the exit were blocked by a huge iron pole. After three years of investigation, a government inquiry found no one guilty, much to the disappointment of the families of the victims. Since the tragedy, the gates at El Monumental have been identified by letters instead of numbers. At the end of the 1968 season, the 68 football clubs in the
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collected 100,000
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s for the families of the deceased.


From River's relegation to the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals

Since the turn of the century, the rivalry has intensified to different levels. A series of fierce meetings and violent events rekindled international attention to the derby. Boca eliminated River in the
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and 2004 Copa Libertadores, winning the title in 2000, 2001 and 2003, and reaching the finals in 2004. Moreover, in June 2011, River was relegated for the first time in its history. Since its promotion in 2012, River eliminated Boca in the 2014 Copa Sudamericana,
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, 2017 Supercopa Argentina,
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, and the
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, lifting the trophy on all of those occasions, except the 2019 Copa Libertadores. During the
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, River Plate players were attacked at half time by a Boca fan that spread pepper spray as the players were entering the dressing rooms. As a result, the game was suspended and River were awarded the qualification. Boca, on the other hand, were disqualified from competition in the tournament and were faced with sanctions imposed by from CONMEBOL. At the time of the attack, River was winning the series 1–0. In the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, the bus carrying Boca's players to the El Monumental was attacked by River fans who threw large objects after the police withdrew from the zone. The game was suspended and despite Boca's requests to have River disqualified, the game was moved to
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at the
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. After drawing 2–2 at
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and losing its home field advantage, River famously won the game 3–1 after extra time (5–3 on aggregate). Through the series, Boca was always ahead until the extra time of the return leg. Given the rivalry and the stage, and the fact of having been played in Europe, the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals gathered unusual attention outside South America.


Statistics


Overall record

. Only official matches are included. ;Notes


Primera División matches

Includes only matches in the Primera División since their first official game in 1913.Superclásicos - Buenos Aires derby
by Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF ;Notes ;Keys


Head-to-head statistics in Primera División


National cups

These are only matches in
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. The club name in bold indicates a win. The score is given at full-time, in the goals columns the goal scorer and time when goal was scored is noted. ;Notes ;Keys


Head-to-head statistics in national cups


Copa Libertadores

These are only matches in the Copa Libertadores, club name in bold indicate win. The score is given at full-time, in the goals columns the goal scorer and time when goal was scored is noted. ;Notes ;Keys


Head-to-head statistics in the Copa Libertadores


Other international cups

These are only matches in other international cups. The club name in bold indicates a win. The score is given at full-time, in the goals columns the goal scorer and time when goal was scored is noted. ;Notes ;Keys


Head-to-head statistics in other international cups


Friendly matches

List of all the non-official games played since their first match ever in 1908: ;Notes ;Keys


Head-to-head statistics in Friendlies matches


Single eliminations between the two rivals

As of 2021, 20
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s between Boca Juniors and River Plate had been played, three of them tournament's finals. River holds the upper hand, with 13 wins over Boca. # 1915
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: Boca 1–1 River; River 4–2 Boca (River won) # 1918
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: River 1–0 Boca (River won) # 1937 Primera División: River 5–3 Boca (River won) # 1942 Copa Adrián C. Escobar semifinal: River 0–0 Boca (River won 3–2 on corner kicks) # 1946 Copa de Competencia Británica semi-final: Boca 2–0 River (Boca won) # 1969 Metropolitano semifinal: River 0–0 Boca (River won) # 1972 Nacional semifinal: River 3–2 Boca (River won) # 1976 Nacional final: Boca 1–0 River (Boca won) # 1989 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores requalifying final: River 0–0 Boca; Boca 0–0 River; Boca 1–2 River (River won) # 1993 Copa Centenario: Boca 0–0 River; River 1–0 Boca (River won) # 1994 Supercopa Libertadores: River 0–0 Boca; Boca 1–1 River (Boca won 5–4 by penalty shoot-out) #
2000 Copa Libertadores The 2000 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 41st in the tournament's history. It was held between February 15 and June 21. Thirty-two teams participated in this event. First round *Teams in green qualified to the next round Group 1 Grou ...
quarterfinals: River 2–1 Boca; Boca 3–0 River (Boca won) # 2004 Copa Libertadores semifinals: Boca 1–0 River; River 2–1 Boca (Boca won 5–4 by penalty shoot-out) # 2014 Copa Sudamericana semifinals: Boca 0–0 River; River 1–0 Boca (River won) #
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round of 16: River 1–0 Boca; Boca 0–0 River (River won) # 2017 Supercopa Argentina final: Boca 0–2 River (River won) #
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: Boca 2–2 River; River 3–1 Boca (River won) #
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semifinals: River 2–0 Boca; Boca 1–0 River (River won) #
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quarterfinals: Boca 1–1 River (Boca won 4–2 by penalty shoot-out) # 2019–20 Copa Argentina round of 16: Boca 0–0 River (Boca won 4–1 by penalty shoot-out) ;Notes


Match records


Player records


Players who have played for both clubs

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* Gabriel Amato * Agustín Angotti *
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* Juan C. Barberis * Eduardo Bargas *
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* Sergio Berti *
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* Camilo Bonelli * Claudio Cabrera * Julio César Cáceres * Fernando Cáceres * Eugenio Cacopardo *
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* Gabriel Cedrés * Ramón Centurión * Francisco Aníbal Cibeyra *
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* Pablo Agustín Comelles * Hugo Coscia *
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* Alberto De Zorzi * Roque Ditro *
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* Alfredo Elli * Pablo Erbín * Jonathan Fabbro * Casildo Fallatti *
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* Ramón Ferreiro *
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* Anempodisto García * Demóstenes Gaete * Rubén Horacio Galletti *
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* Antonio Ganduglia *
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Hugo Gatti Hugo Orlando Gatti (born 19 August 1944) is an Argentine former professional football goalkeeper who played in the Argentine Primera División for 26 seasons
* Rubén Darío Gómez * Rafael Hernández *
Jorge Higuaín Jorge Nicolás Higuaín (born 8 June 1957) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a central defender. During his playing career, he played for Boca Juniors, River Plate, San Lorenzo and Stade Brestois 29, the latter of which was at Fre ...
* Néstor Isella * Ramón Lamique * Agustín Lanata *
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* Juan Francisco Lombardo * Carlos López * Juan José López * José Luis Luna *
Jonathan Maidana Jonatan Ramón Maidana (born 29 July 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for River Plate. Club career After an initial period in Los Andes, Maidana transferred to Boca Juniors and made his debut with a 9-mi ...
* Alfredo Martín *
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* Jorge Daniel Martínez *
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* Milton Melgar * Jesús Méndez *
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* Pedro Moltedo *
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* Carlos Manuel Morete * Juan José Negri *
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* Vicente Oñate * Alberto Juan Penney * Osvaldo Pérez * Dante Pertini *
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* Lucas Pratto * Sebastián Rambert * Carlos Randazzo * Gerardo Reinoso * Jorge Rinaldi *
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Alberto Tarantini Alberto César Tarantini (born 3 December 1955) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender. He won the 1978 FIFA World Cup with the Argentina national football team. He played as a defensive left back early in his ...
* Julio César Toresani * Víctor Trossero * Juan Vairo *
José Luis Villarreal José Luis Villarreal (born 17 March 1966) is an Argentine association football coach and former player. He is the new coach of the newborn Miami Beach Club de Fútbol, that will play the United Premier Soccer League. He is the former head coach ...
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Nelson Vivas Nelson David Vivas (born 18 October 1969) is an Argentine former professional footballer and manager who played as a right-back. Vivas featured for clubs Quilmes, Boca Juniors, Lugano, Arsenal, Celta de Vigo, Internazionale and River Plate. ...
* Hugo Zarich * Ricardo Zatelli * Bruno Urribarri


Players who played for one club in youth career and for rival club in senior career

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Carlos Peucelle Carlos Desiderio Peucelle (13 September 1908 – 1 April 1990) was an Argentine football player who played as an inside forward or as a right winger and is considered one of Argentina's finest wingers in their history. He is also known for being ...
(youth career Boca Juniors, senior career River Plate) * Ernesto Grillo (youth career River Plate, senior career Boca Juniors) *
Mariano Pavone Hugo Mariano Pavone (born 27 May 1982) is an Argentine former professional footballer who last played for Quilmes Atlético Club as a striker. Club career Estudiantes Born in Tres Sargentos, Buenos Aires Province, Pavone left his childhood c ...
(youth career Boca Juniors, senior career River Plate) *
Milan Borjan Milan Borjan ( sr-cyr, Милан Борјан; born 23 October 1987) is a professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Red Star Belgrade and the Canadian national team. Early life Borjan was born on 23 October 1987 in Knin, SFR Yug ...
(youth career Boca Juniors, senior career River Plate) * Nicolás Sánchez (youth career Boca Juniors, senior career River Plate) * Matías Marchesini (youth career River Plate and Boca Juniors, senior career Boca Juniors)


Coaches who worked at both clubs

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Renato Cesarini Renato Cesarini (; 11 April 1906 – 24 March 1969) was an Italian-Argentine football player and coach who most notably played for Juventus in Italy as a midfielder or forward. He was a dual international footballer and played for both the Ar ...
(also was a player of River Plate) * Ferenc Plattkó * José D'Amico *
Vladislao Cap Vladislao Wenceslao Cap (5 July 1934 – 14 September 1982) was an Argentine football player and manager. As a player he represented his native country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile as a defender. Twelve years later he was the manager of ...
(also was a player of River Plate) * Néstor Rossi (also was a player of River Plate) *
Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name. People with the given name include: *Alfredo (born 1946), Brazilian footballer born as Alfredo Mostarda Fil ...
(also was a player of River Plate) *
Ángel Cappa Ángel Alberto Cappa Polchi (born September 6, 1946) is an Argentine football manager and former player. Playing career Cappa played for Olimpo and in Villa Mitre in the 1960s and 1970s, in Bahía Blanca. His career was undistinguished. Coachi ...
(assistant coach at Boca Juniors, manager at River Plate) *
José Varacka José Varacka (27 May 1932 – 22 October 2018) was an Argentine football player and coach. Club career Varacka played for three of the big five teams in Argentina. He started his career in 1952 with Independiente. In 1954 he played and score ...
(also was a player of River Plate) *
Juan Carlos Lorenzo Juan Carlos "Toto" Lorenzo (; 27 October 1922 – 14 November 2001) was an Argentine football player and coach. He became an icon for Boca Juniors fans after he coached the club to its first two Copa Libertadores titles. Biography In his teens, ...
(also was a player of Boca Juniors) *
Héctor Veira Héctor "Bambino" Veira (born May 29, 1946) is a former Argentine footballer and child sex offender. Since retiring as a player he has gone on to win several major titles as a manager. Playing career Veira started his professional career in 1 ...
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César Luis Menotti César Luis Menotti (; born 5 November 1938), known as ''El Flaco'' ("Slim"), is an Argentine former football manager and player who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of the Argentina national team. During his playing days, he pl ...
(also was a player of Boca Juniors)


Played for one club and coached the rival club

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Rogelio Domínguez Rogelio Antonio Domínguez López (9 March 1931 – 23 July 2004) was an Argentine football goalkeeper who played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victories in 1959 and 1960. He was in Argentina's squad for the 1962 FIFA World ...
(River Plate as player, Boca Juniors as coach) * Adolfo Pedernera (River Plate as player, Boca Juniors as coach) * Miguel Ángel López (River Plate as player, Boca Juniors as coach) * Claudio Borghi (River Plate as player, Boca Juniors as coach) *
José Manuel Moreno José Manuel Moreno Fernández (3 August 1916 — 26 August 1978), nicknamed "''El Charro''", was an Argentine footballer who played as an inside forward for several clubs in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia; for many who saw him play, he ...
(River Plate and Boca Juniors as player, Boca Juniors as coach) *
Francisco Sá Francisco Pedro Manuel Sá (born 25 October 1945, in Las Lomitas, Formosa) is a retired Argentine football defender. Sá holds the record for the most Copa Libertadores titles, he won six; 4 consecutive titles with Club Atlético Indepe ...
(River Plate and Boca Juniors as player, Boca Juniors as coach) * J.J. López (River Plate and Boca Juniors as player, River Plate as coach)


River's greatest moments

*August 24, 1913: River won the first official Superclásico 3–1. *October 19, 1941: The River team of the 1940s known as "
La Máquina ''La Máquina'' (Spanish for "the Machine") is a nickname given to the River Plate football team from 1941 to 1947, commonly referred by the media as the best Argentine team of its era and one of the best teams worldwide.
" beat Boca 5–1, their biggest win over Boca, on their way to the Argentine championship. *July 19, 1942: River won 4–0, equaling their biggest win over Boca. *November 8, 1942: River came back from 2–0 down to a 2–2 draw, clinching the championship of that year in the home of their archrivals for first time in history. *December 8, 1955: River won the second championship at La Bombonera after a 2–1 victory over Boca. *February 10, 1966: River won 2–1 at El Monumental in a match for the 1966 Copa Libertadores, in the first ever meeting of the clubs in international competitions. *October 15, 1972: River came back from 4–2 down to win 5–4 in the highest scoring Superclásico in history. *November 9, 1977: River came back from 1–0 down in La Bombonera to win 2–1 with a last minute goal from a 40 meters dash of , securing River's top position in the 1977
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, which they won in the next round. *April 6, 1986: In a game remembered for being played with an orange ball, River won 2–0 at La Bombonera right after winning the 1985–86 championship. *July 27, 1989: River won 2–1 the re-qualifying final of the 1989 Liguilla pre-Libertadores preventing Boca's qualification for
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. *July 18, 1993: River won 1–0 in José Amalfitani Stadium, with a Walter Silvani's golden goal, to eliminate Boca from the Copa Centenario, a tournament that was to commemorate AFA's 100 years since its foundation. It was the first and only Superclásico decided with a
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. *December 11, 1994: River won 3–0 at La Bombonera, securing the 1994 Apertura. *March 23, 1997: River came back from 3–0 down to draw 3–3, costing Boca a famous win at El Monumental *March 10, 2002: River won 3–0 at La Bombonera on their way to win the 2002 Clausura. *May 16, 2004: River won a decisive match at La Bombonera 1–0 with a goal from
Fernando Cavenaghi Fernando Ezequiel Cavenaghi (; born 21 September 1983) is a retired Argentine professional footballer. He played as a striker who was efficient in front of goal with either foot and from any range. He spent most of his career with River Plate ...
, paving the way to win the 2004 Clausura. *October 8, 2006: River defeated Boca 3–1 at El Monumental, breaking Boca's 22 game undefeated streak *October 7, 2007: River won 2–0 at home to prevent Boca from going top of the table and damaged their chances of winning the 2007 Apertura. *March 31, 2014: River defeated Boca 2–1 at La Bombonera with a goal from defender
Ramiro Funes Mori José Ramiro Funes Mori (; born 5 March 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX club Cruz Azul. He plays primarily as a centre-back but can also operate as a left-back and defensive midfielder. Early ...
after 10 years without winning at Boca's stadium. Later they clinched the Final 2014 championship. *November 27, 2014: River defeated Boca 1–0 at El Monumental in the second leg of the 2014 Copa Sudamericana
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with a goal from Leonardo Pisculichi. The game was also memorable for the fact that goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero saved a penalty in the opening minutes of the game. River won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the
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for the first time since 2003. Boca were knocked out from an international competition by River for the first time in 28 years. *May 7, 2015: River defeated Boca 1–0 at El Monumental in the first leg of the
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with a goal from Carlos Sánchez from the penalty spot. In the second leg, the game was abandoned at half-time after River players were attacked with
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by Boca fans, with the score still 0–0. The match was terminated and Boca were disqualified from the tournament. River would go on to win the cup for the first time since 1996 and for the third time in club history. *March 14, 2018: River took revenge of the 1976 defeat in the
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final by beating Boca 2–0 to win the 2017 Supercopa Argentina in the
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, Mendoza. The match was the second ever final between the two adversaries. *December 9, 2018: After drawing 2–2 at La Bombonera in the first leg of
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, the second leg was postponed due to River fans throwing objects at the Boca bus, injuring several players. CONMEBOL controversially decided to play the second leg at the
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in Madrid, Spain, as Boca refused to play the second leg and River defended their right to play it at home. In Madrid, River would come back to win 3–1 in extra time in the first ever meeting between the two in an international competition final and Copa Libertadores finals.


Boca's greatest moments

*August 2, 1908: Boca won the first Superclásico ever 4–1. *December 23, 1928: Boca defeated River 6–0, the biggest win in Superclásico history, with two goals from
Domingo Tarasconi Domingo Alberto Tarasconi (20 December 1903 – 3 July 1991) was an Argentine football forward. Raising from Club Atlético Atlanta, he played most of his career for Boca Juniors where he won 9 official titles and became the all-time 4th. He was ...
,
Roberto Cherro Roberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" (23 February 1907 – 11 October 1965) was an Argentine football striker. He was born in Barracas in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He played the majority of his career with Boca Juniors, he scor ...
and Esteban Kuko. *May 19, 1959: After 18 years Boca avenged their 5–1 defeat by River with a 5–1 win at La Bombonera with two goals from Jose Yudica. *December 9, 1962: Boca defeated River 1–0 at La Bombonera to secure the top position of 1962 championship, which they won in the next round. This match is well remembered by Boca's fans, because Antonio Roma stopped a
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by Delem in the final minutes of the match. *December 14, 1969: Despite River's recovery from a 0–2 down, Boca won the national championship in the home of their arch-rivals after a 2–2 drawn. *February 3, 1974:
Carlos García Cambón Carlos María García Cambón (27 March 1949 – 27 April 2022) was an Argentine football player and manager. In his debut for Boca Juniors, he scored four goals in the Superclásico derby against River Plate. *April 10, 1981: Boca won 3–0 on their way to winning the 1981
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, with a famous goal scored by Maradona against
Ubaldo Fillol Ubaldo Matildo Fillol (; born 21 July 1950), nicknamed ''el Pato'' (in English: "the Duck"), is an Argentine football coach and former goalkeeper. He took part in the 1974, 1978 (where he won the championship with his team and was voted Best Goalk ...
. *March 7, 1982: Boca won 5–1 at El Monumental, in the 1982
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, the biggest away win in the history of the Superclásico. Due to a contractual conflict, River played the match with youth players. *February 27, 1991: Boca came back from 3–1 down to win 4–3 in the highest scoring Superclásico in Copa Libertadores history. *March 31, 1991: Boca won its fifth consecutive derby of the year 1–0 at La Bombonera. *July 14, 1996: Claudio Caniggia scored a hat-trick to help Boca win 4–1 at La Bombonera, barely a month after River won the 1996 Copa Libertadores. *September 29, 1996: Boca won 3–2 at La Bombonera, with a neck goal from Hugo Romeo Guerra in injury time. *May 24, 2000: Having lost the first leg of the
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2–1 at El Monumental, Boca won 3–0 at home to progress to the semi-final and later go on to win the competition and the Intercontinental Cup. Boca's third goal was scored by substitute
Martín Palermo Martín Palermo (; born 7 November 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Platense. Palermo played for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team. A prolific goalscorer ...
after a six-month injury. *November 9, 2003: Boca, then champions of the 2003 Copa Libertadores, won 2–0 at El Monumental with goals scored by Brazilian striker Iarley and
Sebastián Battaglia Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia (born 8 November 1980) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder and manager. He spent most of his career with Argentine club Boca Juniors, but also had a brief spell with Spanish side Villar ...
on their way to lift the Apertura 2003 title. *June 17, 2004: Having won the first leg of the 2004 Copa Libertadores semi-final 1–0 at La Bombonera, Boca went to El Monumental, where River scored first. With just five minutes left
Carlos Tevez Carlos Alberto Tevez (; born 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player. A quick, tenacious, powerful, hard-working and dynamic forward in his prime, Tevez was capable of playing as a striker, as a wing ...
scored to level the score 1–1 and so give Boca a 2–1 aggregate lead. However, a last-minute goal by Cristián Nasuti for River took the match to penalties. Boca then won the
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5–4. * May 4, 2008: Boca won 1–0 at La Bombonera with a goal by Sebastián Battaglia. *October 18, 2008: Ten-man Boca won 1–0 at El Monumental on their way to winning the 2008 Apertura. *January 31, 2015: At a friendly match in Mendoza, Boca won 5–0 and three River Plate players were red carded, being it the biggest win in the professional football era of the Superclásico. *December 11, 2016: Boca came back from 2–1 down in the half-time to win 4–2 at El Monumental with two goals scored by returning idol Carlos Tevez.


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Buenos Aires Derby
by Pablo Ciullini at the RSSSF

on Pablo Geraldes blog (29 Aug 2019)
Super-classic! An inside look at one of the game’s most wild rivalries
on South American Futbol.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Superclasico Argentine football rivalries Boca Juniors Club Atlético River Plate Football in Buenos Aires