José Luis Chilavert on Emiliano Martínez:
“For Europeans we are Indians and ‘sudacas’* and they insult you. I think it’s fine that Dibu celebrates how he does and dances.

He’s the best in the world — could play for any big team.”

*Sudaca is a derogatory term for South Americans

Record in knockout superclásicos:
Played: 20
River: 13 victories
Boca: 7 victories

🚨🚨🚨🚨 Boca V River with both sets of fans in the stadium on Sunday at a decent kick off time to watch in the UK 🚨🚨🚨🚨

Boca-River will be THIS Sunday
21st April
3:30pm KO (7:30pm UK time)
Estadio Kempes in Córdoba

Carlitos Tévez’s Independiente have finished their last two Copa de La Liga campaigns with identical* records.

P23, W14, D6, L3, GD+4

*ONE goal more scored and one goal more conceded in 2023

Surely nobody has a better set of successful and brilliantly executed penalty shootout kicks than this man:

World Cup R16 v Brazil in Brazil
Copa America 2015 Final v Argentina
Copa America 2016 Final v Argentina
Confederations Cup SF v Portugal
Copa America QF v Colombia

Carlitos Tévez’s Independiente have finished their last two Copa de La Liga campaigns with identical* records.

P23, W14, D6, L3, GD+4

*ONE goal more scored and one goal more conceded in 2023

🇦🇷 Crucial games in the Copa de La Liga kicking off in two hours. Will Boca Juniors qualify for the play-offs? Will they face River Plate in the semis?! Racing Club and Newell’s Old Boys also need a win… time will tell!

La Bombonera will be shaking tonight that much we do know

🇦🇷 Nutmeg Files: San Lorenzo’s 19-year old Elián Irala vs Central Córdoba de Santiago

🇦🇷 Copa de La Liga: Zone A winners River Plate will meet Zone B’s fourth best team in the play-offs — could be Boca Juniors!

Barracas Central will face Zone B’s number 2, Argentinos Juniors Zone B’s number 3.

Final Zone B games 11:30pm tonight (UK time)

🇦🇷 Nutmeg Files: San Lorenzo’s 19-year old Elián Irala vs Central Córdoba de Santiago

Carlitos Tévez is staying on as manager of C. A. Independiente despite a disappointing finish to the season which culminated in finishing 6th, two points off the play-offs. Overall the atmosphere at the club has improved and Tévez seems to have fans’ backing