Boca and River will meet again this Sunday in a new Superclásico, with the date 15 Clausura match set for 15.00 at La Bombonera. It is the latest chapter in a rivalry that has already stretched across 113 years and 266 meetings.
The numbers still favor Boca overall, with 94 wins to River's 88 and 84 draws, while Boca's supporters have celebrated 342 goals against 323 for River. Those figures include a 0-0 from 1919 that is not counted in the official balance because the tournament was annulled.
The first meeting came on 24 August 1913 at Racing, and the balance has never stayed still for long. Between 1913 and 1950, River held a narrow edge with 23 wins to 21, then Boca moved ahead in the 1950s and went up 42 to 39. River took back the lead in the 1980s, climbing to 63 to 61, before Boca pulled clear again in the 1990s after a 4-3 win in Copa Libertadores of 1991.
That shifting record is what keeps this matchup alive every time it returns. Boca has stayed ahead since Copa Libertadores of 1991, but the history also shows how often River has managed to close the gap for long stretches, especially across league play and the different eras that shaped the rivalry.
This Sunday brings another test of that balance, this time with both sides entering a match that can change the way the history is read for months. The score line from La Bombonera will not just decide three points in Clausura. It will feed into a rivalry that has spent more than a century refusing to settle into one permanent script.
