Almost two hours of ‘nothing’, and then an explosion. The newly renovated ‘Monumental’ came to a boil, River beat Boca and closed the 259th chapter of the biggest game in Argentine football with a big step towards the title. It’s still a long way until the end of the season, but the leader in the table justified their status and delighted 83,196 fans with a victory, in the biggest visit in the history of the confrontation between rivals from Buenos Aires.River Plate score an injury time penalty in the Superclásico and then….(via @CBSSportsGolazo)pic.twitter.com/11GUHCHSJO— B/R Football (@brfootball) May 7, 2023 In a confused game, without many chances and with a lot of nervousness, Martin Demichelis’ team celebrated and defeated the hated rival with the goal of reserve striker Miguel Borja. Agustin Sandes made a controversial tackle in the closing moments of the game and Pablo Solari fell down as soon as he felt touch of opponent’s body. Referee Dario Herrera pointed to the penalty spot and Borja scored the winner in the 93rd minute. 🥳 ¡GOL DE PENAL DE BORJA Y EL MONUMENTAL ESTALLÓ!🎥 @catalinasarra pic.twitter.com/qMPriulrBs— Diario Olé (@DiarioOle) May 7, 2023 He went over to celebrate one of the most important goals in his career, perhaps confusing the cameramen, who were busy recording the celebrations in the stands, while on the field, chaos started. Annoyed by the penalty and certain loss of the derby, the Boca players entered into a direct confrontation with the opponents, members of the security (even a private one), and the epilogue was an almost 20-minute interruption and seven red cards!##NAJAVA_MECA_7234416##Of those seven exclusions, Rivera was missing only Palavesino (the only one excluded from the home team’s field), while Valentini, Marentiel and Inasio Fernandes were excluded for Boca (the other red cards were given to the players from the bench) so in the remaining time, and in a ten-on-eight situation, the home team maintained its advantage. After two painful defeats (both 0:1) River finally defeated the current national champion. It’s fair to say that River deserved the triumph. Both teams played a bad game, but the home team was less bad than Boca and in the end, took a penalty victory and incresed their lead to 19 points. The title race is all but over for Boca.
