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Boca Juniors vs River Plate: Preview, predictions and how to watch the Superclásico

Boca Juniors and River Plate will play a new edition of the Argentine Superclásico todayat La Bombonera Stadium in a match for the Copa Diego Maradona tournament. Check out how to watch the game in the US, the match preview, predictions and odds.

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Boca Juniors' Ramón Ábila (left) and River Plate's Bruno Zuculini (Getty).
Boca Juniors' Ramón Ábila (left) and River Plate's Bruno Zuculini (Getty).

It’s time for a new ‘Superclásico‘! Boca Juniors and River Plate will face each other today at La Bombonera Stadium to play the most awaited match of the Argentine League. Here you will find everything there is to know about this exciting game for the Copa Diego Maradona tournament, such as the match preview, information, storylines, predictions, odds and even how to watch or live stream it in the US.

Although this is probably the most important game of the Argentine season, both teams will preserve many of their usual first-team players. Why is that? Well, both sides have very important international compromises during the week: the Copa Libertadores semifinals.

Boca’s coach Miguel Ángel Russo and River’s boss Marcelo Gallardo have not revealed their starting lineups for today’sSuperclásico yet, but it’s a fact that both managers will preserve many of their players for their Copa Libertadores clashes.

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Boca Juniors vs River Plate: Match Information

Date: Saturday, January 2, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM (ET)
Location: La Bombonera Stadium, Buenos Aires

Boca Juniors vs River Plate: Time by State in the US

ET: 7:30 PM
CT: 6:30 PM
MT: 5:30 PM
PT: 4:30 PM

Boca Juniors vs River Plate: Copa Diego Maradona Standings

Both Boca and River share the lead of the Argentine Copa Diego Maradona Championship Stage Group A. They both have 7 points after 3 games, with 2 victories and one draw.

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Boca Juniors vs River Plate: Leading Goalscorers

Ramón ‘Wanchope’ Ábila is Boca Juniors’ top scorer in the Championship Stage of the Copa Diego Maradona with 2 goals, while Nicolás de la Cruz and Matías Suárez also netted two goals each for River Plate in this stage of the Argentine League.

Boca Juniors vs River Plate: Storylines and Head-to-Head

Boca Juniors come from a convincing 3-0 victory over Huracán to extend their winning streak to 3 matches. River also clinched a win in their last game: it was a 2-1 victory over Arsenal de Sarandí to accumulate 3 straight wins.

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After 252 meetings between these two Argentine teams (since 1908), Boca Juniors have the advantage with 89 victories. River won 83 matches and the rest of the games (80) finished in draws.

How to watch or live stream Boca Juniors vs River Plate in the US

The Superclásico between Boca Juniors and River Plate for the Copa Diego Maradona to be played today at La Bombonera Stadium will be broadcasted in the US by Fanatiz andTyC Sports Internacional.

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Boca Juniors vs River Plate: Predictions and Odds

Oddsmakers put the home side as the big favorite to win the Superclásico and stay alone at the top of the Copa Diego Maradona Group A standings. According to Caliente, Boca Juniors have odds of +105, while River Plate have odds of +275. A tie would result in a +225 payout.

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Caliente
Boca Juniors +105
Draw +225
River Plate +275

* Odds via Caliente

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