Superclásico

For other uses, see El Clásico (disambiguation).
For the 2011 Danish film, see SuperClásico.
For the derby in Los Angeles, see SuperClasico.
El Superclásico

Daniel Onega (River) and Julio Meléndez during a 1960s Superclásico.
Locale Buenos Aires, Argentina
Teams Boca Juniors (84 victories)
River Plate (77 victories)
First contested
Statistics
Most player appearances Reinaldo Merlo
(42 matches)

Superclásico is the name used to describe the football match in Argentina between Buenos Aires rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate. It derives from the Spanish usage of "clásico" to mean derby, with the prefix "super" used as the two clubs are the most popular and successful clubs in Argentine football. According to some statistics, they commandeer more than 70% of all Argentine football fans between them,[5] with Boca claiming 40% and River 33%.

The Superclásico is known worldwide as one of the fiercest and most important derbies.[6] In April 2004, the English newspaper The Observer put the Superclásico at the top of their list of "50 sporting things you must do before you die", saying that "Derby day in Buenos Aires makes the Old Firm game look like a primary school kick-about."[7]

Origins and background

A Superclásico of 1931. River Plate still wore the stripped jersey, then replaced by the diagonal sash design in 1932.
The palomita goal scored by Severino Varela in 1943 became legendary.
Angel Labruna dribbing in a 1950 match.

The two clubs both have origins in La Boca, the working class dockland area of Buenos Aires, with River being founded in 1901 and Boca in 1905. However, River moved to the affluent district of Núñez in the north of the city in 1925. Since then Boca Juniors has been known as the club of Argentina's working class or the people's club, with many Boca fans coming from the local Italian immigrant community. Boca fans are actually known as Xeneizes (Genoese).[8] By contrast, River Plate became known by the nickname, Los Millonarios (The Millionaires), with a supposedly upper-class support base.[6] Both clubs do though have supporters from all social classes.[8]

The first official match was played on August 24, 1913, with River winning 2–1.[1][2][3][4]

The Superclásico is particularly noted for the passion of the fans, with what the BBC describe as "a sea of colourful flowing banners, screams and roars, chanting, dancing and never-ending fireworks."[6] Both sets of supporters sing passionate chants aimed at their rivals, often based on popular Argentine rock band tunes. Each stadium, Boca's La Bombonera and River's El Monumental are known to bounce with the simultaneous jumping of the fans. At times the matches have been known to end in fights between the violent factions on both sides or with the police.[9]

Boca fans refer to River supporters as gallinas (chickens) claiming the lack of guts of River players. Despite the fact that their club traces back its roots to La Boca, River fans refer to their Boca rivals as los chanchitos (little pigs) because they claim their stadium, located in the less affluent La Boca area, smells most of the time,[6] as well as bosteros (manure collectors) a reference to the smell of a polluted river in La Boca.[8] Another infamous slur, coined in the late 1990s over remarks of Boca's forward Diego Latorre, is to brand Boca Juniors as "The Cabaret", due to the alleged aspiration of some players to steal the limelight.[10]

The rivalry between the two clubs can also affect players, particularly those who are transferred between the two clubs. Cataldo Spitale was the first to make the change, when he left Boca to sign for River in 1933. Oscar Ruggeri, who moved to River from Boca in 1985 said, "It's not easy I can tell you. One side looks on you as a traitor and the other doesn't really trust you. You need time to adapt and a lot of character to win people over." Some players have gone so far as to state that they would not play for the other club such as River's Uruguayan player Enzo Francescoli while Diego Maradona during his time playing for Argentinos Juniors, refused to even consider a move to El Monumental, stating that his dream was to play for Boca.[11]

Recently, on March 21 in the Clausura 2010 tournament, the two teams started playing in La Bombonera. At the 9' the match was suspended because of heavy rainfall in Buenos Aires. The pitch was practically flooded, but in spite of this, the referee, Héctor Baldassi, stated that the match could be played.[12] In the course of the match, the two teams were unable to keep possession, because the ball became repeatedly bogged down. The match restarted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 and was played with two halves of 41 minutes.[12] This was the first Superclásico suspended in history.[13]

In January 2013, El Superclásico became a topic of diplomatic discussion when the United States Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina released a video entitled, "Fiebre del Superclásico." [14] In the video, United States diplomats from different sections of the Embassy (including the Deputy Chief of Mission and Ambassador) debate the question of "Boca or River?" by trading a series of common jokes and barbs from the Boca-River rivalry. In its first week, the video garnered nearly 50,000 views on YouTube.

Puerta 12 tragedy

River Plate's player Luis Artime scoring a goal during a 1962 Superclásico, River won 3–1.

On June 23, 1968, in El Monumental after a match between the two teams 71 fans were killed in a crush at gate 12 and 150 fans injured. The disaster was the worst football related incident in the history of Argentine football and the majority of the dead were teenagers and young adults. The average age of the victims was 19.

There are various claims as to what exactly happened that day. Some claim that the disaster happened after Boca Juniors fans threw burning River flags from the upper tiers of the stadium, causing a stampede of their own fans in the lower tier.[15]

Others claim that it happened after River fans arrived at the Boca section, causing the stampede of the visiting fans. Yet others claim that gate 12 was locked, or would not open at the time, and that the fans at the back did not hear the ones at the front telling them to stop coming in. William Kent, River's former president, claimed that the police were the culprits, as they began repressing Boca fans after they had thrown urine at them from the stands. Some witnesses claim that the turnstiles to the exit were blocked by a huge iron pole.[16]

After three years of investigation a government enquiry found no-one guilty, much to the disappointment of the families of the victims. Since the tragedy, the gates at El Monumental have been identified by letters instead of numbers.[17]

At the end of the 1968 season the 68 football clubs in the Argentine Football Association collected 100,000 pesos for the families of the deceased.

Statistics

Head-to-head record

Updated to 1 February 2015

Tournament GP BW D RW BGoa RGoa
Primera División 203 73 63 67 279 262
Copa Libertadores 22 10 6 6 28 18
Copa Sudamericana 2 0 1 1 0 1
Supercopa 2 0 2 0 1 1
Copa Competencia Jockey Club 3 0 1 2 3 6
Copa Centenario de la AFA 2 0 1 1 0 1
Copa Adrián Escobar 1 0 1 0 0 0
Copa de Competencia Británica 1 1 0 0 2 0
TOTAL (official) 236 84 75 77 313 289
Unofficial GP BW D RW BGoa RGoa
Friendly matches 119 46 37 36 162 139
Notes

(*) 17 matches which ended in a tie were decided by penalty shoot-outs. River won 10 definitions and Boca won on 7 occasions (14 were in friendly matches, 1 in international tournaments, 1 in national cups and 1 in a Primera División match).

First Division matches

Includes only matches in Primera División since their first official game in 1913.

#FechaTournamentLegStadiumHomeAwayScoreGoals (H)Goals (A)
1 24 August 1913 1913 11Racing ClubBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2 Mayer (70) Garcia (23), Ameal Peryera (47)
2 25 October 1914 1914 13Ferro Carril OesteRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–0
3 20 June 1915 1915 11Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–2 Penney (15, 83)
4 10 December 1916 1916 21Racing ClubRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–1 Risso (27), Chiappe (p. 75) Reppeto (75)
5 24 June 1917 1917 09Racing ClubRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–2Taggino (25, 70) Amores (35, 83)
6 18 September 1918 1918 16Racing ClubRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–1 Brichetto (52)
7 27 July 1919 1919 04Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors River Plate0–0
8 4 December 1927 1927 33Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0 Cherro (6)
9 23 December 1928 1928 27Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate6–0 Tarasconi (3, 40), Kuko (30, 55), Cherro (70, 82)
10 4 May 1930 1930 07River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors3–2 Ganduglia (23, 80), Locassio (34) Tarasconi (10, 57)
11 20 September 1931 1931 17Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0 Varallo (30)
12 6 January 1932 1931 34River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–3 Alberino (16), Mutis (34), Varallo (42)
13 19 June 1932 1932 15River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1 Ferreyra (75) Mariani (60)
14 30 October 1932 1932 32Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1 B. Cáceres (27, 82) Ferreyra (52)
15 2 July 1933 1933 17Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1 Nardini (21) Luna (42)
16 19 November 1933 1933 34River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors3–1 Ferreyra (3, 15, 82) Cuello (o.g. 47)
17 17 June 1934 1934 12Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate4–1Cusatti (15), Cherro (42), Sánchez (70, 73) Ferreyra (66)
18 16 September 1934 1934 25River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–1 Cherro (43)
19 4 November 1934 1934 32Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0 Varallo (20), B. Cáceres (56)
20 21 April 1935 1935 05Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0 Cherro (5)
21 1 September 1935 1935 22River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1 Rongo (21) Varallo (11)
22 19 April 1936Copa de Honor 1936 03Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–3 Cherro (51), B. Cáceres (64) Peucelle (8), Ferreyra (24,39)
23 30 August 1936 Copa Campeonato 1936 03River PlateRiver Plate Boca Juniors2–1 Rongo (20), Moreno (50) A. González (18)
24 8 August 1937 1937 16San Lorenzo de AlmagroBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1 Gonzales (25), Cherro (31) Rongo (70)
25 12 December 1937193733San Lorenzo de AlmagroRiver PlateBoca Juniors3–2 Deambrosi (12), Vaschetto (63), Ferreyra (72) Fatecchi (o.g. 42), Careri (64)
26 10 April 1938193802Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2 Careri (p. 24) Vaschetto (64), Moreno (68)
27 4 September 1938193819River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–2 Rongo (17, 61) Benítez (51,74)
28 11 February 19391º Puesto Primera Round 1937TiebrakerSan Lorenzo de Almagro Boca JuniorsRiver Plate3–5 Lizhterman (55,56,60) Rongo (36,40), Vaschetto (67,80), Pedernera (82)
29 11 June 1939193925River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–2 Picaro (14), Varallo (80)
30 5 November 1939193930San Lorenzo de AlmagroBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2 Varallo (14) Blanco (17), Labruna (76)
31 30 June 1940194012Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–1 Rosell (7), Sarlanga (54), Alarcón (70) D’Alessandro (16)
32 17 November 1940194029River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1 Labruna (7) Tenorio (p. 50)
33 29 June 1941 1941 14Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1 Emeal (3), Valsecchi (82) D’Alessandro (86)
34 19 October 1941194129River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors5–1 Labruna (11), Moreno (39), Deambrosi (43,56), Pedernera (75) Boyé (89)
35 19 July 1942194213River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors4–0 Deambrosi (21), Moreno (69), Labruna (46, 71)
36 8 November 1942194228Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–2 Gandulla (27, 42) Pedernera (47, 81)
37 16 May 1943194305River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors3–1 Labruna (5, 75), Muñóz (10) Varela (24)
38 26 September 1943194320Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1 Varela (25, 48) Loustau (12)
39 14 May 1944194405Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1 Varela (16) Pedernera (46)
40 3 September 1944194420River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–1 Varela (43)
41 29 July 1945194513River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–0 Loustau (55)
42 18 November 1945194528Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate4–1 Corcuera (23), Boyé (35, 67), Sarlanga (88) Ramos (25)
43 30 June 1946194610River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–0 Loustau (32, 64)
44 27 October 1946194625Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0 Sosa (16), Boyé (26)
45 27 April 1947194703Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0 Boyé (52), Ricagni (88)
46 24 August 1947194718River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–1 Labruna (66), Reyes (68) Ricagni (6)
47 1 August 1948194814Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2 Sánchez (9) Labruna (30), Reyes (60)
48 8 December 1948194829River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1 Latanzio (59) Garfagnoli (73)
49 31 July 1949194913River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–0 Labruna (50)
50 13 November 1949194930Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0 Benitez (39), Busico (47)
51 11 June 1950195010River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–0 Barbeito (30)
52 12 October 1950195027Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2 Campana (54) Labruna (22), W. Gómez (25)
53 15 July 1951Campeonato 195114River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–0Labruna (58)
54 1 November 1951Campeonato 195131Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–3 W. Gómez (2), Vernazza (5, p. 65)
55 8 June 1952Campeonato 195209Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1 Pérez (o.g. 16), González (58) Acosta (o.g. 44)
56 8 November 1952Campeonato 195225River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors3–1 Loustau (38), Gómez (42, 44) Borello (84)
57 19 July 1953Campeonato 195312River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–3 Mouriño (o.g. 11), Loustau (72) Montaño (7), Navarro (83), Rolando (86)
58 1 November 1953Campeonato 195327Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Marcarían (24)
59 18 July 1954Campeonato 195413Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 Prado (87)
60 31 October 1954Campeonato 195428River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors3–0 Labruna (14, 49), Gómez (75)
61 17 August 1955Campeonato 195514Racing ClubRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–4 Pizzutti (14) Navarro (28, 40), Cucchiaroni (81)
62 8 December 1955Campeonato 195529Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2 Etcheverry (3) Labruna (74), Zárate (75)
63 22 April 1956Campeonato 195602River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–1 Zárate (p. 23), Labruna (60) Angelillo (41)
64 9 September 1956Campeonato 195617Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1 Zubeldía (20), Senes (31) Vernazza (35)
65 21 July 1957Campeonato 195710Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–2 Senes (39), Mansilla (74) Menéndez (20), Bourgoing (58)
66 24 November 1957Campeonato 195725River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors5–3 Menéndez (1), Zárate (16, 60, p. 70), Rodríguez (58) Biaggio (8, 84), Rodríguez (21)
67 28 September 1958Campeonato 195814River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–2 E. Onega (38), Menéndez (88) Nardiello (10), Ambrois (56)
68 20 December 1958Campeonato 195829HuracánBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–2 Mansilla (6), Rodríguez (69) Nuín (40), Menéndez (66)
69 19 May 1959Campeonato 195903Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate5–1 Nardiello (18), Yúdica (27, 46), Rodríguez (37), Mansilla (68) Rodríguez (20)
70 6 September 1959Campeonato 195918River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–3 Melón (20), Nuín (p. 28) Yúdica (41), Rodríguez (57), Nardiello (65)
71 17 April 1960Campeonato 196003River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1 Paulinho (p. 59) Mansilla (38)
72 11 September 1960Campeonato 196018Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–1 Valentim (12, 62), Yúdica (57) Menéndez (68)
73 6 August 1961Campeonato 196112River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–2Moacir (22), Pepillo (83) Benítez (11), Valentim (24)
74 12 November 1961Campeonato 196127Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–1 Valentim (26, 42, 85) Delém (32)
75 26 August 1962Campeonato 196214River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors3–1 Artime (50, 52), Delem (53) Valentim (25)
76 9 December 1962Campeonato 196229Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0 Valentim (p. 14)
77 28 July 1963Campeonato 196312Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0 Valentim (31, p. 75)
78 17 November 1963Campeonato 196325River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–1 Sanfilippo (14)
79 16 August 1964Campeonato 196414River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–0
80 29 November 1964Campeonato 196429Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1 Menéndez (66) Artime (11)
81 4 July 1965Campeonato 196515River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–2 Cubilla (82) Moraes (75), Pianetti (77)
82 8 December 1965Campeonato 196532Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1 Pianetti (49), Menéndez (87) Artime (9)
83 3 April 1966Campeonato 196605Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–3 Alfredo Rojas (60) Oscar Más (34, 49), E. Onega (85)
84 21 August 1966Campeonato 196624River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–0 Más (10), D. Onega (80)
85 23 April 1967Metropolitano 196708Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0
86 8 July 1967Metropolitano 196719River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–0 Bayo (48)
87 26 November 1967Nacional 196712River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–1 Novello (54)
88 7 April 1968Metropolitano 196806Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Pardo (44) Matosas (p. 67)
89 23 June 1968Metropolitano 196817River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–0
90 27 October 1968Nacional 196808Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–1 Rojas (42), Pianetti (66, 79) Más (p. 89)
91 2 March 1969Metropolitano 196902Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Cabrera (82) Recio (2)
92 4 May 1969Metropolitano 196913River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–0 D. Onega (3), Más (85)
93 3 July 1969Metropolitano 1969SFRacing ClubBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0 (t.s.)
94 14 December 1969Nacional 196917River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–2 Más (38), Marchetti (67) Madurga (12, 35)
95 14 June 1970Metropolitano 197015Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0 Suñé (p. 80)
96 27 September 1970Nacional 197004River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–1Más (13, 26) Pena (54)
97 14 November 1970Nacional 197014Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0
98 10 March 1971Metropolitano 197102Racing ClubBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2Madurga (79) López (14), Marchetti (45)
99 10 June 1971Metropolitano 197121Racing ClubRiver PlateBoca Juniors3–3López (11), Más (15), D. Onega (77) Tarabini (47), Rojas (78, 87)
100 27 November 1971Nacional 197111Racing ClubBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–3Ponce (24) Martínez (21), López (51), Morete (76)
101 12 March 1972Metropolitano 197203River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0-4 Ponce (18, 56), Curioni (75, 77)
102 18 June 1972Metropolitano 197220Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–2Curioni (25), Potente (51) Martínez (28), Scotta (61)
103 15 October 1972Nacional 197201Vélez SarsfieldBoca JuniorsRiver Plate4–5Curioni (24), Ponce (42), Potente (45, 51) Mastrángelo (1), Más (9, 57), Morete (62, 90)
104 13 December 1972Nacional 197210Vélez SarsfieldRiver PlateBoca Juniors3–2Mastrángelo (32), Mouzo (o.g. 46), Morete (54) Rogel (30), Curioni (74)
105 4 March 1973Metropolitano 197301River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–1Alonso (p. 73), Mastrángelo (84) Curioni (44)
106 27 June 1973Metropolitano 197318Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate5–2Guerini (p. 35), Curioni (58), Potente (63), Ponce (79), Bertolotti (87) Ghiso (30), López (89)
107 11 November 1973Nacional 197309Vélez SarsfieldRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–0Morete (81)
108 3 February 1974Metropolitano 197401Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate5–2García Cambón (2, 37, 66, 71), Ferrero (p. 46) Ghiso (16), Wolff (p. 61)
109 31 March 1974Metropolitano 197410River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors3–1Morete (3, 30, p. 68) Potente (26)
110 25 August 1974Nacional 197406Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Garcia Cambón (32)
111 3 November 1974Nacional 197415River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1Mastrángelo (76) Potente (72)
112 17 April 1975Metropolitano 197515Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2Trobbiani (p. 43) Morete (6), Alonso (23)
113 27 July 1975Metropolitano 197534River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–1 Potente (70)
114 21 September 1975Nacional 197501Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2Sánchez (87) González (29), Luque (85)
115 26 October 1975Nacional 197509River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–2López (77) Sánchez (26), Alves (69)
116 18 February 1976Metropolitano 197602River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–0
117 18 April 1976Metropolitano 197613Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 Perfumo (58)
118 25 July 1976Metropolitano 197608HuracánBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Felman (p. 78) Coudannes (53)
119 26 September 1976Nacional 197603Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Mastrángelo (20) Pasarella (p. 35)
120 14 November 1976Nacional 197611River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–2Mastrángelo (46), Felman (75)
121 22 December 1976Nacional 197619Racing ClubBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Suñé (72)
122 14 August 1977Metropolitano 197722HuracánRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1González (32) Veglio (22)
123 9 November 1977Metropolitano 197745Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2Pernía (3) Passarella (p. 44), González (89)
124 12 July 1978Metropolitano 197817Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Husillos (12)
125 15 October 1978Metropolitano 197838River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–0Labruna (22)
126 23 September 1979Nacional 197904River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1Passarella (p. 44) Randazzo (13)
127 11 November 1979Nacional 197911Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Husillos (76) López (10)
128 2 March 1980Metropolitano 198004Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–5Randazzo (24), Perotti (83) Díaz (11, 77), Carrasco (46, 76), Ortiz (55)
129 15 June 1980Metropolitano 198023River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–1Passarella (65), Luque (73) Salinas (46)
130 21 September 1980Nacional 198003River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–2Díaz (8), Ortíz (54) Outes (23), Pernía (79)
131 2 November 1980Nacional 198010Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Perotti (86)
132 10 April 1981Metropolitano 198110Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–0Brindisi (55, 60), Maradona (67)
133 5 July 1981Metropolitano 198127River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1Kempes (65) Maradona (55)
134 27 September 1981Nacional 198103Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–3Maradona (20), Gareca (82) Kempes (64), Passarella (p. 68), García (80)
135 1 November 1981Nacional 198110River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–2López (5), Vieta (55) Maradona (45, 90)
136 7 March 1982Nacional 198205River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–5Tévez (4) Ruggeri (12), Gareca (30, 75), Córdoba (53, 57)
137 25 April 1982Nacional 198213Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0
138 19 September 1982Metropolitano 198212River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1Olarticoechea (42) Gareca (57)
139 22 December 1982Metropolitano 198231Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–2 Vieta (67), Messina (85)
140 5 October 1983Metropolitano 198305River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–2Tapia (4) Passucci (28), Stocco (85)
141 19 October 1983Metropolitano 198324Vélez SarsfieldBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Berta (55)
142 24 June 1984Metropolitano 198413River Plate *Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Krasouski (39) Stafuza (o.g. 61)
143 11 November 1984Metropolitano 198432River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors4–1Alonso (55, 71), Francescoli (p. 74, p. 89) Herrera (57)
144 27 October 1985Campeonato 1985/198617River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–0Montenegro (27)
145 6 April 1986Campeonato 1985/198636Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–2 Alonso (31, 85)
146 2 November 1986Campeonato 1986/198717Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Comas (71)
147 13 April 1987Campeonato 1986/198736River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1Alzamendi (16) Rinaldi (63)
148 22 November 1987Campeonato 1987/198815River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors3–2Da Silva (59), Corti (62), Palma (87) Rinaldi (44, 51)
149 30 April 1988Campeonato 1987/198834Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–2Graciani (28, 67) Alzamendi (14), Ruggeri (76)
150 18 September 1988Campeonato 1988/198902River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–2 Perazzo (79), Graciani (88)
151 5 February 1989Campeonato 1988/198921Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0(3)–0(4)
152 19 July 1989Liguilla Pre Libertadores 1988/19896º FaseRiver PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–0
153 24 July 1989Liguilla Pre Libertadores 1988/19896º FaseBoca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0
154 27 July 1989Liguilla Pre Libertadores 1988/19896ª FaseVélez SarsfieldBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2Marangoni (86) Serrizuela (3), Centurión (57)
155 6 September 1989Campeonato 1989/199002Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Cucciuffo (53)
156 2 February 1990Campeonato 1989/199021River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1Zamora (45) Latorre (46)
157 23 September 1990Campeonato 1990/1991 (Apertura)06River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–0Higuaín (27), Da Silva (61)
158 31 March 1991Campeonato 1990/1991 (Clausura)06Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Latorre (73)
159 10 November 1991Apertura 199111Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0
160 3 May 1992Clausura 199211River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–2Berti (36), Díaz (p. 59) Latorre (3, 75)
161 11 October 1992Apertura 199210Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Martínez (48)
162 11 April 1993Clausura 199310River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–2Martínez (8), A. Acosta (62)
163 17 October 1993Apertura 199306River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–1 A. Acosta (72)
164 30 April 1994Clausura 199406Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–2 Ortega (59), Crespo (86)
165 11 December 1994Apertura 199418Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–3 Francescoli (p. 14), Ortega (24), Gallardo (p. 70)
166 18 June 1995Clausura 199518River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–4Gamboa (o.g. 29), Francescoli (p. 89) Saldaña (46), Márcico (48), Tchami (85), Da Silva (87)
167 26 November 1995Apertura 199516River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–0
168 14 July 1996Clausura 199616Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate4–1Basualdo (43), Caniggia (50, 66, 75) Amato (88)
169 29 September 1996Apertura 199606Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–2Pompei (5), Cedrés (p. 61), Guerra (90) Salas (21), Sorín (72)
170 23 March 1997Clausura 199706River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors3–3Berti (42), Villalba (76), C. Ayala (87) Cedrés (5), Martínez (17, 29)
171 25 October 1997Apertura 199710River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–2Berti (40) Toresani (47), Palermo (67)
172 11 April 1998Clausura 199810Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–2Caniggia (56), Palermo (69), Arruabarrena (73) Solari (36), Salas (89)
173 25 October 1998Apertura 199812River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–0
174 9 May 1999Clausura 199912Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1Bermúdez (21), Palermo (55) Netto (51)
175 17 October 1999Apertura 199911River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–0Aimar (38), Ángel (66)
176 14 May 2000Clausura 200011Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Gmo. Barros Schelotto (38) Cuevas (77)
177 15 October 2000Apertura 200010River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1Saviola (50) Palermo (14)
178 8 April 2001Clausura 200110Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–0Ibarra (66), Riquelme (72), Gmo. Barros Schelotto (p. 82)
179 16 September 2001Apertura 200106River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1Cambiasso (17) W. Gaitán (83)
180 10 March 2002Clausura 200206Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–3 Cambiasso (26), Coudet (41), R. Rojas (88)
181 27 October 2002Apertura 200214River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–2Fuertes (52) Delgado (42, 78)
182 1 June 2003Clausura 200314Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–2Gmo. Barros Schelotto (64, 70) D’Alessandro (10), Cavenaghi (p. 39)
183 9 November 2003Apertura 200314River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–2 Battaglia (37), Iarley (52)
184 16 May 2004Clausura 200414Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 Cavenaghi (37)
185 7 November 2004Apertura 200414River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–0G. Fernández (57), Cuevas (89)
186 22 May 2005Clausura 200514Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1Gmo. Barros Schelotto (13), Delgado (81) L. González (46)
187 16 October 2005Apertura 200511River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–0
188 26 March 2006Clausura 200611Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Palermo (88) Farías (39)
189 8 October 2006Apertura 200610River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors3–1Higuaín (29, 53), Farías (68) Palacio (31)
190 15 April 2007Clausura 200710Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1P. Ledesma (1) Rosales (49)
191 7 October 2007Apertura 200713River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–0Falcao (23), Ortega (p. 31)
192 4 May 2008Clausura 200813Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Battaglia (14)
193 19 October 2008Apertura 200810River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–1 Viatri (60)
194 19 April 2009Clausura 200910Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Palermo (59) Gallardo (69)
195 25 October 2009Apertura 200910River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1Gallardo (29) Palermo (63)
196 25 March 2010Clausura 201010Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0Medel (24, 53)
197 16 November 2010Apertura 201014River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–0Maidana (53)
198 15 May 2011Clausura 201114Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0Carrizo (o.g. 28), Palermo (30)
199 28 October 2012Inicial 201212River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors2–2Ponzio (2), Mora (70) Silva (p. 75), Erviti (90)
200 5 May 2013Final 201312Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Silva (38) Lanzini (1)
201 6 October 2013Inicial 201310River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–1 Gigliotti (22)
202 30 March 2014Final 201410Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2Riquelme (68) Lanzini (58), Ramiro Funes Mori (87)
203 5 October 2014Primera División 2014 (Torneo Transición)10River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–1Pezzella (78) Magallán (22)
204 03 May 2015Primera División 201511La BomboneraBoca JuniorsRiver Plate() ()
205 13 September 2015Primera División 201524El MonumentalRiver PlateBoca Juniors() ()

(*) Boca Juniors played as the home team at River Plate stadium.

Head-to-Head Statistics in First Division

Boca Juniors Wins 73
Draws 63
River Plate Wins 67
Total 203

Copa Libertadores

These are only matches in the Copa Libertadores, club name in bold indicate win. The score is given at full-time, in the goals columns the goal scorer and time when goal was scored is noted.

#Date RoundStadiumHome TeamAway TeamScore Goals (H)Goals (A)
1 10/02/1966 24/03/1966 First Round R. 1 River Plate River Plate Boca Juniors 2–1 Sarnari (35), Bayo (41) Rojas (61)
2 R. 10 Boca Juniors Boca Juniors River Plate 2–0 Rojas (46,49)
3 14/04/1966 04/05/1966 Second Round R. 2 River Plate River Plate Boca Juniors 2–2 Sarnari (60), Silvero (o.g. 41) Madurga (5), Rojas (8)
4 R. 6 Boca Juniors Boca Juniors River Plate 1–0 Rojas (17)
5 17/02/1970 19/03/1970 First Round R. 1 River Plate River Plate Boca Juniors 1–3 Gennoni (27) Villagra (14), Coch (78, 89)
6 R. 6 Boca Juniors Boca Juniors River Plate 2–1 Larrosa (15), Savoy (40) Onega (80)
7 16/04/1970 30/04/1970 Second Round R. 2 River Plate River Plate Boca Juniors 1–0 Rodríguez (33)
8 R. 4 Boca Juniors Boca Juniors River Plate 1–1 Rojas (81) Onega (65)
9 09/03/1977 18/05/1977 First Round R. 1 Boca Juniors Boca Juniors River Plate 1–0 Mouzo (89)
10 R. 6 Huracán River Plate Boca Juniors 0–0
11 19/09/1978 17/10/1978 Semifinal R. 1 Boca Juniors Boca Juniors River Plate 0–0
12 R. 4 River Plate River Plate Boca Juniors 0–2 Mastrángelo (64), Salinas (77)
13 05/08/1982 30/09/1982 First Round R. 2 Boca Juniors Boca Juniors River Plate 0–0
14 R. 6 River Plate River Plate Boca Juniors 1–0 Bulleri (64)
15 09/07/1986 20/08/1986 First Round R. 1 Boca Juniors Boca Juniors River Plate 1–1 Graciani Alfaro
16 R. 6 River Plate River Plate Boca Juniors 1–0 Alzamendi (61)
17 27/02/1991 20/03/1991 First Round R. 1 Boca Juniors Boca Juniors River Plate 4–3 Latorre (28, 87), Giunta (56), Marchesini (71) Borrelli (9, p. 31), Zapata (11)
18 R. 4 River Plate River Plate Boca Juniors 0–2 Batistuta (23, 87)
19 17/05/2000 24/05/2000 Quarterfinal 1st Leg River Plate River Plate Boca Juniors 2–1 Ángel (15), Saviola (47) Riquelme (30)
20 2nd Leg Boca Juniors Boca Juniors River Plate 3–0 Delgado (58), Riquelme (p. 85), Palermo (90 + 4')
21 10/06/2004 17/06/2004 Semifinal 1st Leg Boca Juniors Boca Juniors River Plate 1–0 Schiavi (28)
22 2nd Leg River Plate River Plate Boca Juniors 2 (4)–1 (5) * L. González (51), Nasuti (90) Tévez (89)
23 05/07/2015 05/14/2015 Round of 16 1st Leg River Plate River Plate Boca Juniors - - -
24 2nd Leg Boca Juniors Boca Juniors River Plate - - -

Head-to-Head Statistics in the Copa Libertadores

Boca Juniors Wins 10
Draws 6
River Plate Wins 6
Total 22

Other International Cups

These are only matches in other International Cups, club name in bold indicate win. The score is given at full-time, in the goals columns the goal scorer and time when goal was scored is noted.

#DateTournamentRoundStadiumHome TeamAway TeamScoreGoals (H)Goals (A)
110 June 1994Supercopa Sudamericana "João Havelange"QuarterfinalRiver PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors0–0
217 June 1994Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1 (5)–1 (4)L. Carranza (6)Francescoli (48)
320 November 2014Copa SudamericanaSemifinalBoca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0
427 November 2014River PlateRiver PlateBoca Juniors1–0Pisculichi (16)

Head-to-Head Statistics in other International Cups

Boca Juniors Wins 0
Draws 3
River Plate Wins 1
Total 4

National Cups

These are only matches in National Cups, club name in bold indicate win. The score is given at full-time, in the goals columns the goal scorer and time when goal was scored is noted.

#DateCupStadiumHome TeamAway TeamScoreGoals (H)Goals (A)
1 2 May 1915 Competencia Jockey Club Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1 (e.t.)E. Colla (35) C. García (39)
2 9 May 1915 GEBA River PlateBoca Juniors4–2Chiappe (p. 15), Simmons (22), Penney (48), Fraga (p. 75) E. Bertolini (5), Ochoa (p. 28)
3 30 August 1918 Competencia Jockey Club Racing ClubBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 Laiolo (17)
4 1 December 1942 Adrián Escobar River Plate River PlateBoca Juniors0–0
(3–2)
5 15 August 1946 Competencia Británica San Lorenzo Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0 Corcuera (20), G. Pin (57)
6 3 July 1993 Centenario Boca Juniors Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0
7 11 July 1993 Vélez Sarsfield River PlateBoca Juniors1–0 (e.t.) Silvani (116 golden goal)

Head-to-Head Statistics in National Cups

Boca Juniors Wins 1
Draws 3
River Plate Wins 3
Total 7

Unofficial Matches

These are only matches in Unofficial Matches, club name in bold indicate win. The score is given at full-time, in the goals columns the goal scorer and time when goal was scored is noted.

#DateTournamentStadiumHome TeamAway TeamScoreGoals (H)Goals (A)
1 2 August 1908FriendlyBoca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1Unknown Unknown
2 15 December 1912FriendlyRiver PlateBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1UnknownUnknown
3 11 January 1936Torneo Internacional Nocturno RioplatenseSan Lorenzo de AlmagroBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–3Providente (5), Varallo (51), Garibaldi (77) Castillo (12), Rongo (34, 51)
4 12 October 1937FriendlySan Lorenzo de AlmagroBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–2López (o.g. 10), González (35, 68) Moreno (2), Pedernera (16)
5 12 February 1938Torneo Internacional Nocturno RioplatenseSan Lorenzo de AlmagroBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–1Mesa (57), González (60), Sabio (88) Rongo (5)
6 20 January 1940Torneo Triangular ISan Lorenzo de AlmagroBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–2Mingo (1), Valsecchi (40, 70) D’Alessandro (36), Labruna (84)
7 24 March 1940Torneo Triangular IISan Lorenzo de AlmagroBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2Gandulla (8) Labruna (19), Peucelle (57)
8 6 February 1941Torneo Triangular ISan Lorenzo de AlmagroBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–2Gandulla (9, 47), Sarlanga (73) Deambrosi (11), Pedernera (37)
9 12 February 1941Torneo Triangular IIChacarita JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–2Gandulla (5, 49) D’Alessandro (24), Deambrosi (43)
10 17 January 1942Torneo Triangular ISan Lorenzo de AlmagroBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–2Rosell (3), Alarcón (7, 36) Rivero (78), Deambrosi (82)
11 28 January 1942Torneo Triangular IISan Lorenzo de AlmagroBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–3 Sánchez (62), D’Alessandro (77), Deambrosini (82)
12 7 February 1942Torneo Cuadrangular de RosarioNewell's Old BoysBoca JuniorsRiver Plate3–0Corcuera (8), Rosell (20), Boyé (63)
13 7 April 1946FriendlySan Lorenzo de AlmagroBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 Labruna (60)
14 17 August 1948FriendlySan Lorenzo de AlmagroBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–5Geronis (64) Di Stéfano (27, 36, 42), de Rossi (70), Labruna (80)
15 18 March 1951FriendlyHuracánBoca JuniorsRiver Plate4–5Martínez (22), Campana (28), Pentrelli (48), Borello (54) Gómez (20), Muñóz (42), Ferrari (47), Labruna (p. 62, 65)
16 29 December 1955Hexagonal InternacionalCentenario (Montevideo, URUGUAY)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate5–2Etcheverry (6), Boyé (33, 56, 63, 69) Gómez (5), Menéndez (12)
17 30 December 1958Torneo CuadrangularBelgrano (Córdoba)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2Nardiello (37) Menéndez (18), De Bourgoing (p. 20)
18 10 January 1961Octogonal de VeranoRiver PlateBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Grillo (53) Onega (49)
19 4 June 1961FriendlyRiver PlateBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2–2Almir (32), Valentim (34) Delem (28), Pepillo (51)
20 19 April 1964Copa Jorge NewberyRiver PlateBoca JuniorsRiver Plate4–0Silveira (2), Valentim (26, 29), González (49)
21 22 April 1964FriendlyTalleres (Córdoba)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0
22 16 July 1964Copa IberoamericanaRiver PlateBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–3Ferreira (7) Artime (18, 81), Matosas (51)
23 22 August 1968Copa Ciudad de Buenos AiresBoca JuniorsBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0
24 1 August 1970Copa Ciudad de RosarioNewell's Old BoysBoca JuniorsRiver Plate2 (1)–2 (2)Cabrera (62), Suñé (82) Laraignee (7), Morete (42)
25 23 January 1974Copa de Oro de MDPGral. San Martín (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0
26 16 April 1974Torneo Jardín de la RepúblicaAtlético TucumánBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2Letanú (90) Morete (13, 26)
27 4 June 1974Torneo Madre de las CiudadesCentral Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0Ferrero (63), Ponce (80)
28 15 June 1974Copa Tacita de PlataGimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–2 Marchetti (56), Morete (70)
29 20 June 1974Copa Ciudad de Santa FéColón de Santa FéBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 Mastrángelo (65)
30 23 June 1974Trofeo Liga del SurOlimpo (Bahía Blanca)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0
31 30 June 1974FriendlyCipolletti (Río Negro)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 López (74)
32 10 February 1975Copa de Oro de MDPGral. San Martín (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–2Potente (14), Tarantini (60) Alonso (o.g. 21), Más (37)
33 12 February 1977Copa de Oro de MDPGral. San Martín (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0
34 25 February 1978Copa de Oro de MDPGral. San Martín (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Mouzo (o.g. 51) Alonso (p. 68)
35 27 February 1978Copa Ciudad de MontevideoCentenario (Montevideo, URUGUAY)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–2 Alonso (p. 8, 61)
36 21 February 1979Torneo de Mar del PlataJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 Galletti (76)
37 21 March 1979Copa de los GrandesMario A. Kempes (Córdoba)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate3–1Salinas (18), Zanabria (55), Robles (57) R. Díaz (83)
38 3 June 1979Copa Torneo de CampeonesRiver PlateBoca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 Galletti (76)
39 6 February 1980Copa de Oro de MDPJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Bordón (33) Alonso (11)
40 16 July 1980FriendlyMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Ribolzi (p. 48) R. Díaz (34)
41 6 February 1982Copa de Oro de MDPJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 R. Díaz (15)
42 26 February 1983Copa de Oro de MDPJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1Krasouski (1), Berta (58) Nieto (33)
43 1 February 1984Copa Ciudad de MontevideoCentenario (Montevideo, URUGUAY)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0Gareca (38), Porté (82)
44 16 February 1984Copa de Oro de MDPJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate3–0Gareca (43, 47, 68)
45 26 February 1985Copa de Oro de MDPJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–3Giachello (13), Passucci (56) Gallego (15), H. Enrique (32,) Amuchástegui (48)
46 20 December 1985Copa Diario La CapitalRosario CentralBoca JuniorsRiver Plate1(3)–1(4)Brown (p. 64) Morresi (71)
47 11 January 1986Copa de Oro de MDP 1º EditionJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Fornés (31) Karabín (75)
48 11 February 1986Copa de Oro de MDP 2º EditionJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 Gorosito (83)
49 27 March 1986Copa Cuadrangular de GrandesMario A. Kempes (Córdoba)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1(5)–1(4)Graciani (41) Francescoli (p. 51)
50 28 January 1987Copa de Oro de MDPJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate3–3Rinaldi (23), Comas (67), Hrabina (90) Hernández (p. 45), Funes, (62), Alzamendi (67)
51 11 February 1987Copa Municipal1st Legd Gral. PueyrredónJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–3Graciani (87) Abramovich (o.g. 24), Erbín (75), Caniggia (76)
52 26 February 1987Copa Ciudad de Mar del PlataJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–2Comas (38, 62) Gorosito (49), Hernández (81)
53 27 January 1988Copa de Oro de MDPJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Graciani (48)
54 23 February 1988Copa Ciudad de Mar del PlataJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1Comas (43), Melgar (51) Alzamendi (p. 50)
55 20 January 1990Copa de Oro de MDPJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0
56 19 February 1990Copa Ciudad de Mar del PlataJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 Serrizuela (32)
57 26 January 1991Copa de Oro de MDPJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1Tapia (14, 81) Higuaín (30)
58 16 February 1991Copa Ciudad de Mar del PlataJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0Batistuta (4, 50)
59 22 January 1992Copa de Oro de MDPJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1Cabañas (49), Apud (60) Zapata (71)
60 17 February 1992Copa Ciudad de Mar del Plata / Copa RevanchaJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0J. L. Villarreal (43)
61 23 January 1993Copa de Oro de MDPJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–2A. Acosta (27, 60) R. Díaz (46), Ortega (83)
62 27 January 1993Copa DesafíoJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0A. Acosta (64)
63 10 February 1993Copa Ciudad de Mar del PlataJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Cabañas (76) Cáceres (35)
64 13 February 1993Copa RevanchaJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2Martínez (22) R. Díaz (14, 57)
65 26 January 1994Copa DesafíoMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1Mancuso (43), Márcico (53) Villalba (76)
66 19 February 1994Copa de Oro de MendozaMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Márcico (27)
67 23 February 1994Copa RevanchaMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate3–1Mac Allister (13), Da Silva (54), A. Acosta (88) Rivarola (84)
68 28 January 1995Copa DesafíoMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–2 Amato (13), Berti (85)
69 15 February 1995Copa RevanchaJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0 (2)–0 (4)
70 3 July 1995Copa BrahmaMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1Saldaña (58), Márcico (67) Rivarola (47)
71 27 January 1996Copa DesafíoMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 Rivarola (p. 62)
72 15 February 1996Copa RevanchaJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 Francescoli (14)
73 30 January 1997Copa DesafíoMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate4–1Rambert (p. 37, 39), Altamirano (o.g. 42), Cedrés (88) Escudero (56)
74 16 February 1997Copa RevanchaJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1 (3)–1 (5)Cagna (64) Astrada (53)
75 24 January 1998Copa DesafíoJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0 (4)–0 (3)
76 10 February 1998Copa RevanchaMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0 (4)–0 (2)
77 27 January 1999Copa DesafíoJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1Gvo. Barros Schelotto (27), Basualdo (69) Saviola (39)
78 10 March 1999Copa RevanchaMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate3–0Palermo (15, 52, 83)
79 14 January 2000Copa Ciudad de CórdobaMario A. Kempes (Córdoba)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–3 Cardetti (15), Ángel (50), C. Ledesma (85)
80 29 January 2000Copa de Oro de MDPJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0F. Navas (8), A. Moreno (90)
81 9 February 2000Copa Ciudad de Mar del PlataJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1A. Moreno (p. 26), Battaglia (34) Ángel (14)
82 21 January 2001Pentagonal de VeranoJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Barijho (64)
83 25 January 2001Copa Ciudad de CórdobaMario A. Kempes (Córdoba)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1Riquelme (27), C. Rodríguez (61) Cardetti (73)
84 6 February 2001Copa RevanchaMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0E. Herrera (10)
85 23 January 2002Copa DesafíoMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1 (4)–1 (5)Riquelme (3) Fonseca (90)
86 26 January 2002Copa Ciudad de Mar del Plata / Copa RevanchaJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate4–0 *Carreño (4, 59), O. Pérez (12), Delgado (19)
87 30 January 2002Copa Ciudad de CórdobaMario A. Kempes (Córdoba)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 Cavenaghi (45)
88 15 June 2002FriendlyOrange Bowl (Miami, EE.UU.)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–2N. Burdisso (7) Lequi (89), Raponi (90)
89 19 January 2003Pentagonal de VeranoMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0E. González (37)
90 25 January 2003Copa DesafíoJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0 (5)–0 (4)
91 7 February 2003Copa RevanchaMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate3 (5)–3 (3)Caneo (17), A. Moreno (19), César González (89) Cuevas (6, 47), Coudet (28)
92 24 January 2004Pentagonal de VeranoJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–1 Montenegro (45)
93 4 February 2004Copa RevanchaMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–3Caneo (40) Ludueña (35), Sand (42), Montenegro (80)
94 22 January 2005Pentagonal de VeranoJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–0
95 30 January 2005Copa RevanchaMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0Palacio (7), P. Ledesma (74)
96 14 January 2006Pentagonal de VeranoJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate3–2Palacio (43, 48), D. Díaz (73) Montenegro (58), L. Fernández (90)
97 17 January 2006Copa DesafíoPadre Ernesto Martearena (Salta)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–3 Santana (10), Montenegro (70), Oberman (83)
98 20 January 2007Pentagonal de VeranoJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0–2 Falcao (48), D. Galván (63)
99 1 February 2007Copa RevanchaMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1 (5)–1 (6)Palermo (39) Ferrari (59)
100 26 January 2008Pentagonal de VeranoJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0Battaglia (19), Palermo (56)
101 2 February 2008Copa RevanchaMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–3Paletta (16), Palermo (p. 49) Falcao (24,) Abreu (33), Ortega (p. 41)
102 24 January 2009Pentagonal de VeranoJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–1Dátolo (40, p. 82) Cabral (32)
103 1 February 2009Copa RevanchaMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0Mouche (45), Roncaglia (76)
104 20 January 2010Copa DesafíoJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–3Palermo (30) Rodrigo Rojas (3), Rogelio Funes Mori (55), Villalva (64)
105 24 January 2010Copa RevanchaMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1 (1)–1 (3)Viatri (31) Bou (52)
106 22 January 2011Copa Luis B. Nofal (1st Leg)José María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2–0Colazo (10), Palermo (32)
107 2 February 2011Copa Luis B. Nofal (Revancha)Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Palermo (26) Pavone (7)
108 25 January 2012Copa Luis B. Nofal (1st Leg)Centenario (Resistencia, Chaco)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate2-0Blandi (7, 79)
109 29 January 2012Copa Luis B. Nofal (Revancha)Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1-0Mouche (29)
110 19 January 2013Copa Centenario Liga Marplatense de FútbolJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0-2 R. Mora (68, 82)
111 29 January 2013Copa Luis B. NofalMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0 (5)-0 (4)
112 2 February 2013Copa BBVA Banco FrancésMario A. Kempes (Córdoba)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1-2Erviti (5) R. Mora (27), Trezeguet (78)
113 18 January 2014Copa de Oro de MDPJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–1Sánchez Miño (19) J. Maida Legna (41)
114 25 January 2014Copa BBVA Banco Francés (1º Edition)Mario A. Kempes (Córdoba)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate0-2 Lanzini (6), Menseguéz (42)
115 1 February 2014Copa Luis B. NofalMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1-2D. Díaz (23) Mercado (9), T. Gutiérrez (16)
116 31 May 2014Copa BBVA Banco Francés (2º Edition)Azteca (México D.F., MEXICO)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1 (2)-1 (4)Riaño (69) D. Villalva (36)
117 24 January 2015Copa Luis B. NofalJosé María Minella (Mar del Plata)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate1–0Cristaldo (17)
118 30 January 2015Copa Luis B. NofalMalvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)Boca JuniorsRiver Plate5–0Cristaldo, Palacios, Chavez, Calleri, Betancur

(*) Game was suspended 15 minutes into the second half.

Head-to-Head Statistics in Unofficial Matches

Boca Juniors Wins 45
Draws 37
River Plate Wins 36
Total 118

Player records

Top five appearances[18]
Player Club Games
Reinaldo Merlo River Plate 42
Hugo Gatti Boca/River 38
Silvio Marzolini Boca Juniors 37
Ángel Labruna River Plate35
Roberto Mouzo Boca Juniors 35

Top five goalscorers[18]
Player Club Goals
Ángel Labruna River Plate 16
Oscar Más River Plate 12
Paulo Valentim Boca Juniors 10
Carlos Manuel Morete River Plate 9
Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 9
Bernabé Ferreyra River Plate 8

Match records

Largest margin of victory (4+ goals)[18]
Date Home team Score Away team
December 23, 1928 Boca Juniors 6–0 River Plate
October 19, 1941 River Plate 5–1 Boca Juniors
July 19, 1942 River Plate 4–0 Boca Juniors
August 17, 1955 River Plate 0–4 Boca Juniors
May 19, 1959 Boca Juniors 5–1 River Plate
March 7, 1982 River Plate 1–5 Boca Juniors

Highest scoring matches (7+ goals)[18]
Date Home team Score Away team
October 15, 1972 River Plate 5–4 Boca Juniors
November 24, 1957 River Plate 5–3 Boca Juniors
June 27, 1973 Boca Juniors 5–2 River Plate
February 3, 1974 Boca Juniors 5–2 River Plate
March 2, 1980 Boca Juniors 2–5 River Plate
February 27, 1991 Boca Juniors 4–3 River Plate

Players who have played for both clubs

List of 99 players who have played for Boca Juniors and River Plate

Players who played for one club in youth career and for rival club in senior career

Coaches who worked at both clubs

Played for one club and coached the rival club

River's greatest moments

Boca's greatest moments

References

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