Confirmed: the referee for the Superclásico between River and Boca | OneFootball

The Professional Football League announced who will referee the Superclásico between River and Boca this Sunday at the Monumental stadium for the 2026 Apertura Tournament. It also revealed who his assistants will be and how the VAR team will be made up.

Argentine football’s governing body appointed the officials for the fifteenth matchday of the local championship, in which Xeneize will face Millonario in a new edition of the country’s biggest derby.

Darío Herrera will be the main referee for the match and will be joined by assistants Juan Pablo Belatti and Pablo González. Juan Pafundi will be the fourth official, while Hector Paletta will be on VAR and his assistant will be Sebastián Habib.

Herrera will referee River-Boca again.

How Boca has fared with Darío Herrera

The referee from Neuquén has an extensive history officiating Xeneize matches. Throughout his career, he has overseen the team from La Ribera in 41 official matches, posting a very positive record of 21 wins, 11 draws, and just 9 losses.

His numbers in the Superclásico

As for head-to-head clashes against their biggest rival, River Plate, the numbers under Herrera’s officiating are also favorable for the blue and gold side. Over the course of his career, the referee has taken charge of six editions of the Argentine Superclásico, leaving Boca Juniors with three wins, two draws, and just one victory for the Núñez side.

The last time this referee officiated a Superclásico: he was stood down after the match because of his poor refereeing.

The last Superclásico Herrera officiated was in 2023, also at the Monumental stadium, and that day Xeneize lost 1-0 due to a Miguel Borja goal from a nonexistent penalty. That derby is well remembered because the referee sent off three players from the La Ribera side: Equi Fernández, Miguel Merentiel, and Nicolás Valentini all saw red, as did the coach at the time, Jorge Almirón.

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