Boca Juniors 0-2 River Plate for Argentina’s Superclásico

River Plate defeated Boca Juniors 2-0 this sunday in a new edition of Argentina’s Superclásico for Matchday 7 of the Copa de la Liga Profesional. The home team had a chance to even the odds in the second half after Edinson Cavani scored a goal, but the VAR declared it an offside.

In a crowded La Bombonera with 50.000 people in attendance, the ‘Millonario’ team took home the victory wil goals scored by venezuelan forward Salomon Rondon (41′) and Enzo Diaz (90+6′). With this result, River now has 86 victories against Boca’s 91 in the 259 times they faced each other, where they ended in a draw in 83 matches.

This defeat is a hard steback for the Xeneize squad ahead the rematch against brazilian Palmeiras for CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores 2023 semifinals, this Thursday October 5 in Sao Paulo, after a 0-0 draw in its first encounter.

Boca Juniors vs. River Plate (Final Score)

Boca Juniors vs. River Plate match preview

The Boca Juniors coach, Jorge Almiron, warmed up the atmosphere that will be in ‘La Bombonera’, which will experience another hot duel this Sunday against its greatest rival, River Plate, ensuring that the match played in the League, in the first part of the season, which the ‘Millonario’ won 1-0, was “a robbery.”

With this preview, both teams will meet this Sunday on the seventh date of the League Cup; but the ‘Xeneize’ will have one eye on Brazil, where next week they will have to play the second leg of the Libertadores semi-final against Palmeiras, after the 0-0 draw this Thursday.

Where and How to watch the game Boca Juniors vs. River Plate

The Auriazules, tired after the tough international match against ‘Verdao’, who maintain their streak of draws in the tournament and who took a valuable 0-0 despite the numerous chances that the locals enjoyed, could give important men a rest thinking about the return.

Regarding its performance in the Argentine League, Boca arrives with doubts after drawing at home against Lanús last day, and after achieving only two victories in the six rounds of the contest that place it eighth in its group, but only two points behind. the Libertadores positions in the Annual Table.

For its part, the ‘millionaire’ team also arrives after drawing 1-1 as a visitor against Banfield. However, the feelings of Martín Demichelis’ team are a little more optimistic, with one more victory in the box than its greatest rival and its comfortable lead in the accumulated, thanks to the title already achieved in the Professional League - first tournament of the year - .

To add fuel to a fire that continues to grow before the duel, River announced that it is suspending the pre-match press conference, marking the third time that it has refused to do so and receiving a harsh financial sanction in this regard.

These matches have always been protagonists of the country’s football and, of those 259 times in which they faced each other, there were 91 victories for ‘Xeneize’ and 85 for ‘Millonario’. They tied 83 times.

The Superclasico will take place at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. GMT) to avoid coincidence at night with the debate between the candidates for the Argentine Presidency, as requested by the National Electoral Chamber (CNE).

The seventh date of the League Cup is marked by all the First Division classics and that same day the Avellaneda match between Racing Club and Independiente will be played; that of Rosario between Newell’s and Rosario Central; and the “neighborhood classic” par excellence, between San Lorenzo and Huracan.

What time does Boca Juniors vs. River Plate kick off?

This match between Boca Juniors and River Plate at the La Bombonera Stadium on Sunday, October 1 at 1:00 p.m. (ET) local time in Miami, Florida; 10:00 am. (PT) local time in Los Angeles, California.

Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:

Boca Juniors vs. River Plate live stream, TV channel

Below we explain how to watch this Argentinan Superclasico match in selected areas of the main regions of the world:

What time and where to watch Boca Juniors vs. River Plate in Florida?

Starting at 1:00 pm ET, citizens of the state of Florida will be able to watch Boca Juniors vs. River Plate live and online on the ViX+, TyC Sports Internacional and Paramount+ streaming platforms in cities such as Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee, Cape Coral, Port Santa Lucía, Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Saint Petersburg, Orlando, Tallahassee and Pompano Beach.

What time and where to watch Boca Juniors vs. River Plate in Nueva York?

Starting at 1:00 pm ET, citizens of the state of New York will be able to watch Boca Juniors vs. River Plate live and online on the ViX+, TyC Sports Internacional and Paramount+ streaming platformsin cities such as Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island.

What time and where to watch Boca Juniors vs. River Plate in Texas?

Starting at 12:00 pm CT, citizens of the state of Texas will be able to watch Boca Juniors vs. River Plate live and online on the ViX+, TyC Sports Internacional and Paramount+ streaming platforms in cities such as Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, El Paso, Arlington, Corpus Christi, Plano and Lubbock.

What time and where to watch Boca Juniors vs. River Plate in Arizona?

Starting at 11:00 am MT, citizens of the state of Arizona will be able to watch Boca Juniors vs. River Plate live and online on the ViX+, TyC Sports Internacional and Paramount+ streaming platforms in cities such as as Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Chandler, Glendale, Scottsdale, Gilbet, Tempe, Peoria and Surprise.

What time and where to watch Boca Juniors vs. River Plate in California?

Starting at 12:00 pm PT, citizens of the state of California will be able to watch Boca Juniors vs. River Plate live and online on the ViX+, TyC Sports Internacional and Paramount+ streaming platforms in cities such as Los Ángeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San José Fresno, Long Beach, Sacramento, Oakland, Santa Ana and Anaheim.

What time and where to watch Boca Juniors vs. River Plate in Washington?

Starting at 12:00 pm PT, citizens of the state of Washington will be able to watch Boca Juniors vs. River Plate live and online on the ViX+, TyC Sports Internacional and Paramount+ streaming platforms in cities such as Seattle, Bellevue, Spokane, Tacoma, Redmond, Aberdeen and Olympia.

What the weather was for Boca Juniors vs. River Plate and what the temperature was?

According to the argentine National Weather Service, this sunday October 1st will be completely clear and sunny, with a maximum temperature of 21° and a minimum of 9°. There is no threat of rain and a light wind from the northeast is expected.

Boca Juniors vs River Plate starting lineups

• Boca Juniors: Sergio Romero; Marcelo Weigandt, Bruno Valdez, Nicolas Valentini, Marcelo Saracchi; Ezequiel Bullaude, Jorman Campuzano, Valentin Barco; Lucas Blondel, Dario Benedetto; Lucas Janson. Coach: Jorge Almiron.
• River Plate: Franco Armani; Andrés Herrera, Paulo Diaz, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, Milton Casco; Enzo Perez, Nicolas de la Cruz; Manuel Lanzini, Nacho Fernandez, Esequiel Barco; Salomon Rondon. Coach: Martin Demichelis.

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Noé Yactayo

Redactor y analista SEO del Núcleo de Audiencias del Grupo El Comercio. Mis estudios los realicé en el Instituto San Ignacio de Loyola (ISIL). Experiencia en noticias de fútbol peruano, fútbol internacional (Alemania, Argentina, España, Italia, Portugal, Francia y Holanda), UFC, WWE, tenis, NBA, NFL, Fórmula 1, surf y deportes olímpicos.