For more than an hour it was a real football war. In a spectacular atmosphere at the La Bombonera, which welcomed the Superclasico with fans for the first time after three years, Boca Juniors defeated bitter rivals River Plate 1:0 and took a huge step in the direct race for the title. Because, a draw in this derby didn’t suit anyone… The leader Atletico Tucuman nine rounds before the end had five points more before the Superclasico. Now Boca came two points behind, River remained at minus five…This is what a a game winning Classico goal means to the fans of Boca Juniors and it’s players. Esto Boca #BocaJuniors #argentina #bocavsriver pic.twitter.com/yarOgU6IBU— Six Yard Box (@The_6YB) September 12, 2022 Both teams had a weak start to the season and it seemed in the middle of the championship that they could not join the fight for the title. But a series of good results in the last month plus the crisis of Tucuman has put the giants back in the game for the championship throne. That’s why tonight’s defeat was even more expensive…Home coach Hugo Ibarra could not count on one of the best players Sebastian Villa, but that’s why he continued to believe in the new young star Luca Langoni whom he launched in the last few weeks. Matias Gallardo on the other end managed to recover the striker Pablo Solari, but did not get much from him. Not even from Jose Quintero, Matias Suarez…Boca Juniors 1 -River Plate 0 💙💛💙 pic.twitter.com/MIc4DeP41u— PS (@pausandote) September 12, 2022 The atmosphere at Bombonera was truly spectacular. Three years without fans in the biggest derby of world football at the iconic stadium was really too much. That’s why it thundered tonight. But there was war on the ground. No one was ready to take any chances and in an hour only one real chance was seen. The one from the fifth minute when Matias Suarez headed well after a corner, but Boka’s goalkeeper Rossi saved on the goal line. That was all in the first half as far as scoring opportunities are concerned… We saw a lot of fierce duels but little good football.¡UN MARCO ESPECTACULAR! En una Bombonera repleta, así salieron los jugadores de Boca y River al campo de juego. ¡Impactante recibimiento! 🔵🟡🔵#SuperclásicoxTNTSports pic.twitter.com/1xOqbd5ekq— TNT Sports Argentina (@TNTSportsAR) September 11, 2022 The spark for the eruption of enthusiasm was ignited by Boca’s midfielder Paul Fernandez in the 64th minute. His terrible shot from the first was stopped by Franco Armani with a spectacular intervention. A sigh of disbelief at one moment, but very soon a cry of celebration followed. After a corner, Dario Benedetto escaped the experienced Pinola and headed the ball into the net from the box. It’s an understatement to say that the Bombonera exploded…The goal meant that Boca would defend the advantage and that River would try everything to save themselves from defeat, but Ibarra ‘cemented’ all approaches to the goal with four substitutions.##NAJAVA_MECA_6634291##
