river vs. Boca and a Superclásico unlike any other: who gets to Sunday’s duel better?

River AND Mouth, Mouth AND Riverthere is less and less for him Super classic Sunday at 17:30 at the Más Monumental stadium. And as usually happens in the previews of this type of match, so epochal, there is a question that is repeated almost in the form of a meme: who arrives better? An answer can be outlined even if it does not guarantee the outcome of the clash at all, much less what can happen in the 90-minute trial.

But yes, of course you can try to reflect who comes better. And the best proof is that if that question was asked a couple of weeks ago, there was no doubt that River was the best, both in game and stats. If you could before, why not now?

Just yesterday, to the team of Demichelis They compared him to Bayern Munich and on TV they imagined him facing Guardiola’s Manchester City. For his part, Xeneize broke records but negative, accumulating defeats at the Bombonera and with a newcomer almiron who lost their first two games without scoring a goal.

But football is wonderful for its unpredictability and one day Advíncula’s left foot against Deportivo Pereira for the Copa Libertadores appeared so that Boca won for the first time with their new DT and began to overturn a story that was becoming heavy: he beat the Colombians in agony, drew Central in Rosario, beat Racing at home and gave Santiago de Chile a vital victory against Colo-Colo. As they say, Boca arrives at the Super with the arrow pointing up.

And just as an unsuspected optimism reigns in La Ribera, unwanted black clouds begin to appear in Núñez in view of matches of this caliber. The tour these days shows that Millo struggled to beat Sporting Cristal at home for the Cup, danced to this Independiente 2023 in crisis, then saved a miraculous draw with Atlético Tucumán and conceded a historic victory on Wednesday against Fluminense in Río de janeiro. For those in the band, the famous “dart” no longer aims so high.

Separate paragraph for the DTs, always looked at with a magnifying glass, but in these specific days they have made strong, concrete and visible decisions on the field, which ended up having their rebound in the results. Almirón gave the title to Valentín Barco, for example, and surprised with Advíncula on the right wing against Racing; He also moved in time against Colo-Colo to overturn a game that was getting complicated.

Demichelis, on the other hand, first chose to put an alternative team against Dean but only managed to equalize in the last minute and thanks to a goal conceded. With San Lorenzo drawing and River continuing to lead with a 6-point lead, there weren’t too many regrets. In Rio, already with the headlines and after a good first half, DT made some changes that ended up favoring the influence samba. The good thing is that Micho himself explained what he wanted to do and acknowledged his bad night.

River vs Boca, who finishes better?

The Superclásicos have a closed prediction but usually have a favourite, and that difference in favor of River against Boca has narrowed considerably in recent days. Demichelis’ team, which for example had accumulated an unbeaten record of 8 matches (all won) in the league until that recent draw with the Dean, continues to have players of the highest level and offensive voracity of the highest level. Also, get strong in the renovated Más Monumental stadium, a fortress that for the first time will have more than 83 thousand people present in a Superclásico.

If Boca League is poor at home, it is also worth saying that it is difficult to leave the Bombonera: they have only won 2 (Vélez and Barracas Central), drawn 1 (Rosario Central) and lost 3 (Talleres, Banfield and San Lorenzo ). In Libertadores the story is different: he settled for a draw playing in 9 against the Venezuelan Monagas and knew how to suffer and beat Colo-Colo well in Chile. The mouth is raised, it is insisted.

When it comes to suspensions or injuries, River have a small edge over their longtime rivals when it comes to player availability. parade (important for Demichelis) saw the red card against the Tucumans and will have to follow the Superclásico from the outside; in the mouth it will not be payertitle, with a goal and a key against Racing before being sent off.

As for the players “touched”, in Núñez they seem already recovered and with the shooting of De la Cruz and Aliendro, although it remains to be seen how the Chilean Paulo Díaz arrives. Almirón, on the other hand, already knows that he won’t be able to count on Luca Langoni and it is not known what will happen with Frank Fabra and Darío Benedetto. “Pipa” was low but scored the only goal of the last superclassic, on September 11 at the Bombonera, no less a fact.

The cards of each of the teams are very clear, what will happen on Sunday from 5.30pm will be another story. That’s how wonderful football is.