Boca Juniors vs Club Athletico River Plate - Superclasico

 This derby genuinely could be the number 1 in the world. its fierce, intense, historic, the list goes on to explain the sheer magnitude of the Superclasico and what it means to the people of Argentina. Since the clubs were formed, boca juniors has historically been known as the club for Argentinas working class or the people's club, with many Boca fans coming from local Italian immigrant communities, whilst river plate became known by the nickname los millionarios meaning the millionaires with a supposedly upper class supporter base.

Boca juniors play their home matches at 'La Bombonera' whilst River Plate's ground is 'The Monumental'. Both iconic stadiums and a reflection of the clubs cultural background with the fans expressing their love for their clubs through music, graffiti, murals and other cultural forms in the areas around the stadium becoming a part of the country's cultural identity, furthermore helping to create intense cauldrons during the Superclasico. Personally its a dream of mine to visit both of these stadiums as they are spectacles to behold and truly nothing compares around the globe. The matches are characterised by the intense atmosphere created by their passionate fanbases. The games look crazy, there's music with drums and trumpets, displays with tifos, pyro, fireworks and fan unison in signing and jumping, its incredible. 

Each club have the exact same number of domestic trophies being 52, and having similar across international's competitions in Argentina, which just highlights the closeness and rivalry they share aswell as being amongst the greatest teams on the continent. 

Some of my favourite and the most famous players to have played for either club include, Diego Maradona. I wasn't alive to see Maradona play, but the stories you hear and the videos you see, you can tell why he can be deemed one of the best players to have lived and how he was such a joy to watch, changing the sport for the better, rewarding individual brilliance and creativity. Others that I like include Carlos Tevez and Alfredo di Stefano. My next blog post we will be heading back to Europe to Germany...





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