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Boca beats River 1-0 as Riquelme's record against rivals turns positive
Boca Juniors beat River Plate 1-0 in their latest Superclásico, the clubs’ long-running rivalry match in Argentina.
Club president Juan Román Riquelme watched from the stands and celebrated the final whistle in his usually restrained style.
The win gave Riquelme a positive record against River since he took charge of Boca’s football operations in 2020.
His record in those matches is six wins, five draws and five losses; two of the draws ended with Boca winning on penalties.
It was Boca’s third straight win over River, adding to the celebrations among the club’s supporters.
Coach Vasco Arruabarrena joked that he had picked Sebastián Villa partly so Riquelme would come to the match.
Boca beat River 1-0 in the Superclásico on Sunday.
The win gave Juan Román Riquelme a positive record as a Boca official against River since taking charge of football in 2020.
His record against River in that role is six wins, five draws and five losses.
Two of the five draws ended in Boca winning on penalties.
It was Boca’s third consecutive victory against River.
- Who
- Boca beat River, with Juan Román Riquelme serving as Boca’s president.
- What
- Boca won the Superclásico 1-0.
- When
- Sunday; the article was published on November 1, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Riquelme took on a role overseeing football at Boca.
Boca beat River 1-0, making Riquelme’s record against the club positive.
Referee Nicolás Ramírez blew the final whistle.
- Final score
- Boca 1-0 River
- Riquelme's record
- 6 wins, 5 draws, 5 losses
- Penalty shootout wins
- 2 of the 5 draws
- Consecutive victories
- Boca's third straight win against River
- Article date
- November 1, 2026
What people are saying
Sebastián Villa played with everything that was said during the week. He played because my family is in Spain... otherwise, if my family were here, I wouldn't have started him. That way Román wouldn't come and I would keep the boxes.