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.
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.