Boca Juniors and River Plate will face each other this afternoon in a new edition of the Argentine soccer Superclásico, which will mark the return of Marcelo Gallardo as Millonario coach to “La Bombonera”.
Both teams are nine points behind the Argentine championship leader, Vélez Sársfield.
Beyond their position in the table, the reality of both teams is very different.
River is experiencing renewed enthusiasm after the return of “Muñeco” Gallardo (who led the club between 2014 and 2022) and has just obtained a valuable 1-1 draw as a visitor against Colo Colo of Chile in the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. in addition to beating Atlético Tucumán 4-1, second place in the Argentine league.
For its part, the Xeneize team has just been eliminated by Cruzeiro in the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana and has just lost 2-1 against Racing in the local championship.
Gallardo, winner of 14 titles in eight and a half years at the helm of River, will seek to reverse the negative history he has by visiting “La Bombonera”. The 12 previous occasions had a balance of two wins, three losses and seven draws.— EFE
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2024-10-07 10:23:05
