Boca beat River in Superclásico, clinch 2026 Libertadores spot | OneFootball

Boca defeated River 2-0 at home this Sunday in a new edition of the Superclásico corresponding to the fifteenth round of the Torneo Clausura, held at La Bombonera, and qualified for the 2026 Copa Libertadores.

The goals for the ‘Xeneize’ were scored by Exequiel Zeballos, at 46 minutes of the first half, and Miguel Merentiel, at 2’ of the second half.

With this result, the team led by Claudio Úbeda strengthened its position at the top of Zone A of the local championship and secured its participation in the next edition of the continent’s most important tournament by clinching second place in the annual standings.

Meanwhile, the team managed by Marcelo Gallardo, who recently extended his contract with the ‘Banda’, continues to struggle and suffered another defeat (their fifth in the last six matches), placing them in sixth place in Zone B with 21 points and leaving them without a chance to qualify for the Copa Libertadores through the general standings of the Professional League.

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