In crowded La Bombonera, the homeowners have further worsened the crisis environment in their biggest rival, La Bombonera.
After two years of withdrawal from the group stage, libertadoresBoca Juniors are guaranteed a place in the 2026 competition by winning the Classic against River Plate this Sunday (9th). In other words, with the 2-0 score in the match against Clausura in Argentina, La Boca secured second place in the overall standings with 59 points.
On the contrary, this setback deprived River of the chance to go straight to the Libertad group stage via the annual standings. In other words, you need to become a Clausura Champion to accomplish this feat. This is a tournament that is one round away from the end of the classification phase and where both are mathematically guaranteed to be in the knockout stage.
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In the first stage, the atmosphere that prevailed in the duel was one of heated debate and fierce battle for space. In this situation, Boca had more time in possession, but River also found space to finish against Marchesin’s goal.
And just when it looked like the first half would end in a draw, Zeballos received a quick shot and dribbled past his marker, making a great save from Armani. When rebounding, Boxense’s No.7 was careful to shoot beyond the reach of Rio’s shooters. The scoreboard opens and the fans filling La Bombonera explode.
Fulminant disease
Just two minutes after half-time, Zeballos played a decisive role again, helping the hosts extend their lead. Attacking from the left, he left his marker behind and rolled toward Melentiel for the first time, burying Armani’s net.
River Plate, notorious for their vacillation and inability to react, stopped even making sporadic moves to intimidate their rivals. Meanwhile, Melentiel found the back of the net again for Boca Juniors. However, the goal was disallowed for offside, resulting in a 2-0 win until referee Nicolas Ramirez blew the final whistle.
Other matches of the Clausura Round 15 in Argentina
Friday (7/11)
Rosario Central 0x0 San Lorenzo
Saturday (8/11)
Huracan 0x2 Newell’s Old Boys
Racing 1×0 Defense and Justice
Talleres 1×0 Platens
Union 0x0 Baracas Central
San Martin de San Juan 1×1 Lanus
Sunday (11/9)
Sarmiento x Instituto – 4:30 p.m.
Banfield x Aldosibi – 7:20 p.m.
Atlético Tucuman x Godoy Cruz – 9:30pm
Tigre x Estudiantes – 9:30pm
Monday (10/11)
Hymnasia x Bereth Sarsfield – 5pm
Deportivo Riestra x Independiente – 5pm
Independiente Rivadavia x Central Cordoba – 9:15pm
Argentinos Juniors x Belgrano – 9:15 p.m.
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