River Plate vs Boca Juniors: How to watch the Superclásico on April 21, 2024

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The cup clash between Argentina's most popular teams is set to give fans their money's worth in terms of entertainment. Follow the game with this guide.

Where can I watch the Superclásico live?

Fans in the U.S. will be able to follow this match on TyC Sports Internacional. In Argentina, the match will be available to watch on ESPN Premium and on TNT Sports. Meanwhile, fans in Mexico can track the clash on ESPN2. Live in another country? Then visit our River Plate vs Boca Juniors match page for further linear TV options to follow the clash.

Where can I stream River Plate vs Boca Juniors?

Here are the options to follow this clash on streaming and mobile platforms across the world:

In the U.S.: Fanatiz USA, Paramount+.

In Canada: Fanatiz Canada.

In Argentina: Star+.

If you live in another country, visit our dedicated match page for further streaming options.

River Plate vs Boca Juniors - Team news

River make it to this game after finishing the group stage in first place of Group A. Los Millonarios earned 28 points, edging Barracas Central and Argentinos Juniors by just one point. River only lost one game during the group stage and managed to score 26 goals, the highest tally in the whole competition. In terms of goalscoring skills, Miguel Borja leads all scorers with twelve goals.

On the other hand, Boca Juniors barely made it to the KO stage of the tournament after posting a record of seven wins, four draws, and three losses. Los Xeneizes were out of the KO stage spots until the final day of the first round, when they claimed the fourth position and their ticket to play this game. The team will rely heavily on Edinson Cavani's goalscoring skills, after the Uruguayan ace scored six of Boca's 20 goals during the group stage.

Unfortunately, there will be players from both sides missing this match for different reasons. Have a look at each team's list of absences.

River Plate: Ramiro Funes Mori, Pity Martínez (injured).

Boca Juniors: Aarón Anselmino, Mauricio Benítez, Exequiel Zeballos, Lucas Blondel (injured); Cristian Medina (suspended).

River Plate vs Boca Juniors: Head-to-head

The most recent game between these teams prior to Sunday's match ended in a one-all draw.
River are unbeaten in the last three Superclásicos, winning two and drawing one more.
Boca Juniors dominated both Superclásicos in 2022, winning them with similar 1-0 scores. Those are their last wins against River Plate to this date.
Boca Juniors have eliminated River Plate in their two most recent KO matches, both of them needing penalties to be decided. Those matches took place in 2021.
This will be the first Superclásico with fans from both teams in the stands since 2018, when both sides played for the Copa Libertadores title.
This will be Diego Martínez's second Superclásico as Boca's coach. The previous game ended in a 2-2 draw.
River's coach Martín Demichelis will face Boca Juniors for the third time in his coaching career. He led Los Millonarios to two wins in 2023, and the most recent match ended in a draw.