Best Superclásico memes: Boca beat River, social media erupted

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·20 April 2026

Best Superclásico memes: Boca beat River, social media erupted

Boca’s win at the Monumental sparked a wave of memes on social media, focusing on Paredes, the playing surface, and the penalty.

Boca Juniors’ victory over River Plate in the Superclásico sparked a wave of memes on social media, centered on the main plays and protagonists of the match.

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Leandro Paredes’ penalty goal and his “Topo Gigio” celebration were the most widely shared images. There were also references to the condition of the pitch, which trended under the term “Arenazo.”

The posts included mentions of Eduardo Coudet and Claudio Úbeda, as well as jokes about the result and how the match unfolded. The penalty awarded after a VAR review was another of the moments most used in viral content.