SUPERCLASICO

Boca Juniors vs River Plate live online: Superclasico: as it happened

Goals from Martinez and Scocco were enough for "Los Millonarios" to secure maximum points at a packed La Bombonera in the Buenos Aires "Superclasico".

River Plate's forward Ignacio Scocco (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring the team's second goal against Boca Juniors during their Argentina First Division Superliga football match at La Bombonera stadium, in Buenos Aires, on September 23
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Paul Reidy
Irish native who switched from the music industry to the world of sport moving from Universal Music to AS in 2017. A keen runner, soccer player and now discovering the world's fastest growing sport of padel. A fútbol fanatic covering LaLiga, MLS, Liga MX and other offbeat stories from the global game. Can always be found rooting for the underdog.
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Boca 0-2 River: as it happened

The city of Buenos Aires and indeed most of Argentina will came to a halt tonight as the focus turns to the biggest domestic game in the league as Boca Juniors face River Plate in El Superclasio, a game that rarely disappoints with Boca currently fourth in the Primera Division with ten points with unbeaten River in 13th on seven points.

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This Sunday’s derby in La Bombonera will be just the sixth matchday of the 2018 Argentine Superliga season with both clubs still involved in the Copa Libertadores with River drawing 0-0 with Independiente and Boca securing a 2-0 home win over Brazilian outfit Cruzeiro.

Boca Juniors do go into this one as slight favourites being reigning champions of Superliga, and have impressively strengthened their squad again in a bid to retain the title and secure a historic three in a row.

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