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Superclásico is the football match in Argentina between Buenos Aires rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate.It derives from the Spanish usage of "clásico" to mean derby, with the prefix "super" used as the two clubs are the most popular and successful clubs in Argentine football.
Rivalry began due to the location of both clubs in the same neighborhood (La Boca, where were founded River Plate in 1901 and Boca Juniors in 1905) in the early 20th century (except for 1914 and 1915, when Boca Juniors moved its field to Wilde, a city of the Greater Buenos Aires, and then returned to its neighborhood), before River Plate left ...
The 1981 Primera División season was the 90th season of top-flight football in Argentina. Boca Juniors won the Metropolitano (20th title) while River Plate (21st title) won the Nacional championship.
The first official match between Boca Juniors and arch-rival River Plate, known as Superclásico, was played in the 1913 Primera División championship at Racing Club stadium, being won by River Plate by 2–1. [43] Boca had previously played against River in other unofficial matches, but the exact dates are still under dispute.
Former Boca Juniors and River Plate striker Gabriel Batistuta called the attacks "shameful". [26] On 25 November, prior to the rescheduled second leg, Boca Juniors requested that the match be postponed in order for it to be played in "conditions of equality." [27] CONMEBOL postponed the match once more as Boca's requirements could not ...
The following is a list including all the Primera División champions since the first edition held in 1891. [1] [2] [3] For the first time since 1892, no league championship was held in 2020 after the schedule for a regular league season had been repeatedly delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Boca Juniors and River Plate qualified after winning the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División tournament and the 2016–17 Copa Argentina, respectively. [3] It was the second time in history and first since 1976 that the two most important Argentine clubs faced each other in a final match.
Boca Juniors : 2-1: River Plate: La Boca: Stadium: La Bombonera: 15 May 1999 13: Estudiantes La Plata: 1-1: Boca Juniors 23 May 1999 14: Boca Juniors ...