River and Boca will face each other next weekend in the first Superclásico of 2025, which will be held at the Monumental stadium with full capacity, on Sunday, April 27. Ahead of this crucial clash, it is worth noting that both arrive in high spirits after their respective matches in the previous round.
Gallardo's team imposed conditions away from home with a solid 3-0 victory against Gimnasia de La Plata. Additionally, they managed to salvage a 2-2 draw in Quito against IDV in the Copa Libertadores. Meanwhile, Fernando Gago's team also did their part, defeating Estudiantes de La Plata 2-0 at La Bombonera, achieving their third consecutive victory.
However, if we look at the most recent history between the two, River appears with a slight superiority, as they won three times, drew once, and lost once in the last five encounters.
The last five encounters
Boca Juniors 0-1 River Plate (09/21/2024)
Classic played at La Bombonera for the Copa de la Liga. River, with many changes due to their Libertadores quarterfinal match with Colo-Colo, took a narrow victory with a goal by Manuel Lanzini after a great team play. It was a tense and even match, with controversial refereeing decisions included, such as the disallowed goal for Giménez and Lema's expulsion at the end.
River Plate 2-3 Boca Juniors (04/21/2024)
In the quarterfinals, they met again, and Boca won a great match that they had started losing. Miguel Merentiel was the standout with two goals, while Cavani scored the remaining goal. On the side of those, at that time, led by Martín Demichelis, Miguel Borja opened the scoring at 9 minutes, and Paulo Díaz would reduce the deficit at the end.
