The match between Xeneize and Millonario has more than 100 years of history and is the most watched match in Argentine football.
Mouth And River They star in the most important duel in Argentine football: Xeneizes and Millonarios have faced each other for more than 100 years in amateurism, professionalism, at international level and in friendly matches.
The history of Superclásico in La Bombonera
And after a 2022 in which they faced each other twice and Xeneize celebrated both times (on March 20 they won 1-0 in the Professional League Cup at the Monumental and almost six months later, on September 11, with the same result in La Bombonera in the Tournament), in the first game of 2023, Milonario was the one who won, winning 1-0 on the hour after a penalty from Miguel Borja.
Days away from a new Superclásico, GOAL discusses the full history of the country’s most important classic, both locally and internationally: Who will lead the different heads-up?
GENERAL HISTORY (OFFICIAL MATCHES)
Since 1908 and until the 1-0 of the Millonario on May 7, 2023 for the 15th date of the Professional League tournament, the two most important clubs of the country have faced each other 260 times in matches for points. The club from La Ribera has a lead of six wins.
HISTORY IN THE LOCAL CHAMPIONSHIP
In total, they collided 215 times, including on this stretch Boca leads seven games. Of the total, 205 matches were played in the professionality, with 75 wins for Boca, 67 for River and 63 draws, and 10 in the amateurism, with 4 wins for the Millonario, 3 for the Xeneize and 3 draws.
The last match for the championship was the 1-0 of the Núñez team on the 15th date of the 2023 Professional League tournament, with a goal by Miguel Borja.
HISTORY IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
They have faced each other 32 times, including 28 times in the Copa Libertadores, two in the 2014 Sudamericana and another two in the 1994 Super Cup. All competitions added up, Boca surpasses River by one win.
All of Xeneize’s wins have been for the Libertadores, while El Millonario has nine in that league and one in the Sudamericana. For the Super Cup, they drew both times (and the Ribera team qualified on penalties).
The last meeting was in the semi-finals of the 2019 Libertadores, with a win on each side and Millonario’s rating of 2-1 on aggregate.
HISTORY IN THE LOCAL CUP
The only item in which River dominates, that he is two wins ahead of Boca in twelve games. Three of the crosses were during amateurism in the Competition Cup and the remaining nine in the professional era: one for the Adrián Escobar Cup in 1942 (in a tournament with matches lasting 40 minutes), one for the British Competition Cup in 1946, two for the 1993 Centenario Cup, the 2017 Argentine Super Cup, the crossing of the championship phase of the Maradona Cup, the two clashes in the 2021 Professional League Cup and the round of 16 clash of the 2019/21 Argentine Cup.
The last was on March 20, 2022, for the Professional League Cup: Boca won 1-0 at the Monumental on the seventh date.
FRIENDLY HISTORY
In this section, which is outside the official history, Boca also has a small difference in favor of five wins, from a total of 124 confrontations.
After a long tradition of friendly Superclásicos, both giants have not met outside the official competition since January 21, 2018, when Millonario won 1-0 in Mar del Plata. The last time in history they faced each other for so long without each other was more than 45 years ago, when they didn’t play friendly matches for four years between 1970 and 1974.
GENERAL HISTORY (INCLUDING FRIENDLY MATCHES)
If we consider all the matches that Boca and River have played in history, whether for points or not, the advantage in favor of Xeneize is significant: A difference of 11 games takes him to the Millionaire.
Source: Goal
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