El Superclasico : Boca Juniors vs. River Plate preview Buenos Aires, Argentina - March 20, 2010 Lineups Boca: Garcia, Ibarra, Luiz Alberto, Munoz, Morel Rodriguez, Medel, Mendez, Gimenez, Riquelme, Palermo, Gaitan River: Vega, Ferrari, Ferrero, Cabral, Diaz, Rojas, Ahumada, Almeyda, Gallardo, Funes Mori, Canales Preview This has been a rough week for Boca Juniors, as previously stated on my last article "A week from Hell for Boca Juniors" . And things got even worse during the week when a group from "La 12" showed up to training and threatened players with heave consequences if they did not win the match. Added to this, we had the cross declarations between Riquelme and Abel Alves. Riquelme held a press conference denying what was said in the press, however, he stated this could be his last season with Boca Juniors. Riquelme has a poor relationship with the management, and the number 1 candidate to be head coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto does not get along with him, and said that he would not return to the club while Riquelme is still there. While in Boca Juniors everything is trouble and controversy, River Plate is going through smooth times. Leonardo Astrada confirmed the squad midweek, with only one substitution, Gustavo Cabral (re appears after a knee injury) for Nicolas Sanchez. Astrada arrives into this match with confidence, he knows both clubs are hurt, but believes in his team and wants to take advantage of the defensive problems of Boca Juniors. Facts Several players will make their official debut in the Superclasico: Luiz Alberto, Medel, Mendez, Gimenez, Ferrero, Diaz, Rojas, Funes Mori and Canales. The match will be reffed by Hector Baldassi (representative of Argentina in the World Cup in South Africa 2010). In case Boca is defeated, they will not fall into the last position, because Estudiantes defeated Atletico Tucuman, however they will only be 3 points away, and they will need to face the needy Chacarita Juniors next match. The away tickets for River Plate were sold out in 2 minutes (4,000 tickets) through ticketek, a new record in Argentina. The game will have a serious police check, with more than 3,000 officials at the game. This is a promising match, and no matter what the result is, it will most likely affect one squad. Stay tuned for more information.
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