River Plate Beat Boca Juniors In Super Rare Supercopa Superclásico And It Was Super

The Supercopa Argentina is a relatively new competition pitting the winner of the Argentine Primera División and the Copa Argentina, first played in 2012. Wednesday night’s edition was by far the best one yet, with a River Plate vs Boca Juniors Supercopa Superclásico. 

It’s rare for the Superclásico to be a part of a cup final. The only other River Plate vs Boca Juniors match in such an event was 1976, a Boca victory. 

Given the rarity of such an event, the scenes were epic, even for a match that doesn’t hold too much weight, kind of like the Community Shield in England. 

Supercopa Superclásico scenes in Argentina. Photo: @VincentGuzman_ | Twitter

Just another River Plate vs Boca Juniors match. Photo: @VincentGuzman_ | Twitter

The scenes weren’t too abnormal for a Superclásico. Here’s how the pregame for a typical match between Argentina’s two most historic sides plays out.

Boca Juniors v River Plate. Tonight.

The Superclásico is not your normal local derby. pic.twitter.com/TP6teHBQ37

— Pro:Direct Soccer (@ProD_Soccer) March 14, 2018

River Plate won Wednesday’s Supercopa Superclásico 2-0 behind a penalty scored by Gonzalo Martinez and this fantastic counterattacking goal from Ignacio Scocco, though Boca fans will argue they should’ve been given a penalty on the other end. 

The win came against the grain for league play this season. Boca Juniors has a comfortable eight-point lead atop the Superliga standings. River Plate, meanwhile, is all the way in 18th place, with exactly half the points of Boca (46-23). Los Millonarios fans will hope this victory spurs their club to turning around its season.

Celebrating a win for River Plate vs Boca Juniors in the Supercopa Superclásico. Photo: @abbear111 | Twitter

The best moment of the River Plate vs Boca Juniors Supercopa came afterword, when man of the match goalkeeper Franco Armani celebrated like a king. Well, some kind of king.

Modern Football Is Rubbish: Burger King Ensure River Plate Goalkeeper Quite Literally Crowned 'Man Of The Match' Against Boca Juniors (Photo) https://t.co/c6W4gkhHgB via @waatpies pic.twitter.com/Damqj8s91S

— Who Ate All The Pies (@waatpies) March 15, 2018