With the victory in the 2022 Professional League tournament, Xeneize ended a streak of seven years without beating Millonario at home.
He Super classic in The candy box It is considered one of the biggest sporting events in the world. Throughout its history, Boca River has hosted more than 100 times and has a very important advantage, which supports its supremacy in the overall history of the great Argentine football match.
WHAT IS THE GENERAL HISTORY OF THE SUPERCLÁSICO?
In addition to the big difference in their favor, with their 1-0 win in the 2022 Professional League tournament, Xeneize cut a line of seven years without beating the Millionaire at home. Before the match on September 11, 2022, Ribera’s team’s last victory was over Brandsen 805 2-0 in the 2015 championship, with goals from Cristian Pavón and Pablo Pérez. After that, six matches had been played at the Alberto J. Armando, with four draws (0-0 in the 2016 Championship, 2-2 in the 2020 Maradona Cup and two 1-1 in the 2021 League Cup) and two visitor victories. (3-1 in the 2016/17 Super League and 2-0 in the 2018/19 Super League).
The victory with a goal from Benedetto, meanwhile, extended River’s negative streak at the Alberto J. Armando: There are now six games that Núñez’s team has played without a party at someone else’s house. After the 2-0 victory of the 2018/19 Superliga with goals from Pity Martínez and Scocco, Millonario visited his biggest rival in several competitions and could not win: in the first leg of the 2018 Libertadores final they drew 2-2. in the second leg of the semi-finals of the 2019 continental tournament they fell 1-0 (although they qualified 2-0 in the first leg), in the first leg of the Maradona Cup they drew 2-2, in the interzonal of the 2021 Copa de la League drew 1-1 and later, in the quarter-finals of the same competition, they drew again 1-1 and lost 4-2 on penalties.
IN THE FIRST DIVISION
In total they faced each other 95 times in official AFA First Division competitions in La Ribera, although it is worth clarifying: Its history includes all matches, not only those played in the current stadium, which was inaugurated in 1945. Furthermore, a draw is recorded in 1919 that was eventually annulled due to the divisions in Argentine football between 1919 and 1926. The last match for the local competition? The 1-0 on September 11, 2022, with both from Darío Benedetto.
IN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS
In total, they have faced each other 16 times in CONMEBOL continental tournaments, 14 of which were for the Copa Libertadores, one for the Super Cup and the remaining for the Copa Sudamericana. What is remarkable is that River was never able to win against the Alberto J. Armando in an international match, apart from celebrating the last crossing, namely the 1-0 victory against Xeneize in the second leg of the semi-finals of Libertadores 2019: Despite the defeat, El Millonario qualified for the final as they won 2-0 in the first leg.
IN NATIONAL CUPS
The two giants of Argentine football have faced each other five times in domestic competitions outside the championship (one in the 1915 Competencia Cup, one in the 1993 Centenario Cup, one in the 2020 Maradona Cup and two in the 2021 Professional League Cup) , with the peculiarity that all matches were draws. Last? 1-1 in the quarter-finals of the 2021 LPF Cup, with Xeneize classification after penalties
GENERAL HISTORY OF THE SUPERCLÁSICO IN LA BOMBONERA
Of all the official matches played on Boca’s field in history, the difference in favor of the local team is significant: Xeneize has a 30-match difference over River when it plays its biggest rival at home.
Source: Goal
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