River v Boca - inside the world's fiercest rivalry
Before Sunday's Superclasico between Argentine icons River Plate and Boca Juniors, BBC Sport tells the story of arguably football's..
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Superclásico
Football rivalry between Boca Juniors and River Plate
The Superclásico is the football match in Argentina between Buenos Aires rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate. It derives from the Spanish usage of "clásico" to mean derby, with the prefix "super" used as the two clubs are the most popular and successful clubs in Argentine football. In fact, the term 'Clásico' originated in Argentina, particularly with this match up and it was later exported to other countries such as Spain and Mexico. According to some statistics, they command more than 70% of all Argentine football fans between them.
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