Picture this – it was only the 7th second of the game, and Edinson Cavani of Boca Juniors was already at the ground after getting elbowed by a River Plate defender.That was a yellow card, instantly.And it went like that for the entire 103 minutes (yes, 13 minutes of added time), fueled by Boca’s vocal supporters in the blue and yellow cauldron of mythical La Bombonera.However, their archrival River Plate weren’t impressed with the hostile atmosphere and rushed to a 1-0 win in this 263rd Superclasico.Goal Manu Lanzini pic.twitter.com/ocFryciThN— AlexRM770 (@AlexRM770) September 21, 2024 Former West Ham player Manuel Lanzini scored the winning goal midway through the first half, and that was it when it came to football.The rest of the game was a pure, undistilled madness, a proper chaos embellished with dozens of brutal tackles on both sides, feuds and fights.Another ex-Manchester United star, Marcos Rojo, today the captain of Boca Juniors, flirted with a red card, just like a handful of other players in both teams.La historia de siempre, Boca robandole a River en un clasico. Pero ningún canal va a hablar de esto en toda la semana. pic.twitter.com/HKm9yYQgRd— Fran (@frabigol) September 21, 2024 Somehow, none of the players were sent off before the injury time when Cristian Lema was shown a second yellow, although a handful of red cards could have been awarded for sure.Trumpets were heard almost all the time from the stands, helping the home side in their quest for at least a bearable draw, but it stayed 0-1 after all. Boca even managed to score deep into stoppage time, but it was voided after the VAR review due to a blatant handball.Despite being two of Argentina’s most significant and most popular clubs by a mile, Boca and River are far from the summit. Thanks to this victory, River – the defending champion – reached the fifth place, while Cavani and his teammates are glued to mid-table, which is currently 11th.LIGA PROFESIONAL ARGENTINABoca Juniors – River Plate 0-1 (0-1)/Lanzini 20/
