Brothers and Enemies: Boca - River

Boca Juniors and River Plate are Argentina´s most renowned football teams, igniting such passion, hate, love, rivalry, envy, admiration... anything but indiference. These two teams divide Argentina´s in two, although rumor hast it that Boca adds up to half the country’s population plus one. Every match they play, a derby called "Super Clásico" is lived with great expectation. It is never overlooked and everyone is anxious over the match and its results.
Both teams are in fact of similar origins as they were both born in La Boca neighbourhood. In 1938 River Plate moved to Palermo, and then to the Nuñez neighbourhood.
Boca became the people's team, the majority of its fans coming from the local Italian immigrant community and is nicknamed "Xeneizes" (from Genoa). River, now at a more fancy neighbourhood earned the nickname of "Los Millonarios" (the millionaires) due to the outrageous sums of money that were paid for some of its players.
So, what about the Superclásico?One side the field is coloured with the red and white flair of River while the other, covered in blue and yellow, the colors of Boca inspired by the Swedish flag of a boat sailing into the port at La Boca. This passionate affair is at its peak on derby day. The fireworks, the screaming and dancing, the teasing and the chanting of the fans, as each group of supporters cheering on its team feverishly.
Boca fans refer to River supporters as 'gallinas' (chickens) because they think River are afraid of everything! The River fans hit back by calling their rivals 'los puercos' (pigs) because their stadium is located in a poor Boca area and is said to smell most of the time!
This match is always an unforgettable experience because Boca-River is not just a football match.
It is the ultimate emotion!
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Boca-River, a family affair.

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