"We’ll win the Superclásico", Milton Giménez brimming with confidence | OneFootball

There is still one -key- match left for both Boca and River before they face each other again at La Bombonera. However, inevitably, given what that match means—especially with both teams fighting to qualify for the 2026 Copa Libertadores—all eyes are set on November 9. In fact, that’s also how it feels internally, as Milton Giménez optimistically declared: “We’re going to win the clásico.”

Brimming with confidence after the victory against Barracas Central—where he was instrumental with a brace that helped Xeneize turn the result around on Monday—the 29-year-old striker made a bold statement ahead of the clash with their lifelong rivals, confidently assuring that Claudio Úbeda’s men will come away with a reason to celebrate. The reason? “Because we’re doing well,” he asserted in an interview with Radio Continental.

With the same positive energy he brings when chasing the ball in the box, Giménez—who has scored five goals in as many starts in the Clausura—looked ahead to the head-to-head with River, which will be decisive for Boca’s hopes of qualifying for the continental tournament. The conviction of the number 9, now a starter in the absence of Edinson Cavani and thanks to his goals, delivered a resounding statement less than two weeks before the Superclásico.

“Every match is a final for us, and we have to play them that way. It was clear that we approached this game as a final. We started out knowing we absolutely had to win,” analyzed the former Banfield player, the day after his two goals rescued Xeneize from a first half to forget against Barracas.

And the message for Boca fans? In that same confident tone, Giménez assured every supporter to “stay calm, we’re doing everything we can.” “We feel that same anxiety, we have it too. But rest assured, we’re going to achieve it,” the striker concluded.

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