Stefano Di Carlo with Tapia and Riquelme after River-AFA split | OneFootball

There is less and less time left until a new edition of the Superclásico. River and Boca will face each other in the Apertura Tournament this Sunday from 5:00 p.m. at the Monumental, and this Friday the usual joint press conference organized by the Professional League took place, where Gonzalo Montiel and Leandro Paredes spoke, but presidents Stefano Di Carlo, Juan Román Riquelme, and Claudio Tapia also had their say.

After the world champions with the Argentina national team answered the press’s questions, Chiqui, the head of the Argentine Football Association, took the microphone and invited the two club presidents, who sat beside him and also shared their thoughts ahead of the match.

“I want to thank everyone here and the presidents. It’s a historic, transcendental match like every Superclásico. From our position, it’s about creating the right conditions and the best possible setting so it can take place in the best way, as we all want,” Di Carlo said.

“Happiness, because the Superclásico is unique, whether it’s at our home or theirs. The only thing is that people enjoy it a lot. There are going to be good players on both sides. Hopefully we’ll be lucky enough to enjoy it a lot. It’s watched all over the world, and that makes it the biggest derby in the world, and we hope it will be a celebration. It’s football—may the better team win, and may all of us be able to help,” Román later added.

The photo of River president Stefano Di Carlo with Claudio Tapia was not just any photo: it was the first time they had appeared together in public since the Millonario officially announced that it would no longer take part in AFA meetings.

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