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Boca and River meet with penalties, cards and goals in focus
Boca will host River on Sunday in the latest Superclásico, Argentina’s biggest club football rivalry, during the Torneo Clausura’s 15th round.
No Superclásico has had a three-goal winning margin since 2002, when River beat Boca 3-0 at the Bombonera.
Since then, the teams have played 57 official matches, all decided by two goals or fewer.
River has had more players sent off overall, with 80 dismissals to Boca’s 78, but Boca has had more red cards since 2012.
River has received more penalties in the rivalry, 46 to Boca’s 38, though Boca has won four of the five penalty shootouts between them.
Goals have come later in recent decades: the average time of the first goal has moved from minute 22 in the 1950s to minute 38 in the 2020s, and the teams meet again on Sunday.
Boca will host River on Sunday in the 15th round of Argentina’s Torneo Clausura.
The clubs’ last three-goal Superclásico was River’s 3-0 win at the Bombonera in 2002.
Across 158 historical dismissals in the fixture, River has had 80 players sent off and Boca 78.
River has received 46 of the 84 penalties awarded during Superclásicos, while Boca has received 38.
Boca has won four of the five penalty shootouts between the teams.
- Who
- Boca and River, Argentina’s two major football clubs.
- What
- They are set to meet in a Superclásico in the Torneo Clausura.
- When
- Sunday, in the tournament’s 15th round. The calendar date is not stated.
- Where
- The Bombonera, Boca’s home ground.
- Why
- Not stated.
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River beat Boca 3-0 at the Bombonera, the last Superclásico decided by a margin of three goals.
Boca players accounted for 16 of the 24 dismissals in the fixture, while River players accounted for eight.
A fight during the match led to seven players being sent off.
Cristian Lema received the only red card in a Superclásico since the May 2023 match.
Leandro Paredes scored a penalty to give Boca a 1-0 win at River’s Monumental stadium.
- Last three-goal result
- River beat Boca 3-0 on 10 March 2002
- Historical dismissals
- River 80; Boca 78
- Penalties awarded
- River 46; Boca 38
- Penalty shootouts won
- Boca 4 of 5
- Upcoming match
- Sunday, 15th round of the Torneo Clausura