Boca defeated on penalties Cordoba workshops in Santiago del Estero and champion of the Argentine Cup. This coronation allowed him to detach himself from River in the hand-to-hand fight for being the most winning team in the history of Argentine soccer.
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Xeneize won their fourth Argentine Cup and reached their title number 71. Thus, he took three ahead of the Millionaire (68), who on Saturday 18 will play the Champions Trophy against Colón de Santa Fe and could add a new star.
The table of top Argentine soccer champions
Boca: 71 titles
River: 68 titles
Independent: 45 titles
Racing: 37 titles
Alumni: 22 titles (amateurs only)
San Lorenzo: 22 titles
Velez Sarsfield: 16 titles
La Plata students: 14 titles
Hurricane: 13 titles
Rosario Central: 11 titles
Newell’s: 9 titles
Lanús: 6 titles
Argentinos Juniors: 5 titles
Arsenal: 5 titles
River’s 68 titles
50 National Tournaments: 36 Leagues; 1 Amateur League; 3 Argentina Cup; 2 Argentine Super Cup; 4 Carlos Ibarguren Cup; 1 Adrián Escobar Cup; 1 Jockey Club Competition Cup; 1 Competition Cup of the Argentine League and 1 First Division Championship Cup.
18 International Tournaments: 1986 Intercontinental Cup; 4 Copa Libertadores (1986, 1996, 2015 and 2018); South American Cup 2014; Super Cup 1997; 3 Recopa Sudamericana (2015, 2016 and 2019); 1986 Inter-American Cup; Suruga Bank Cup 2015, Tie Competition Cup 1914 and 5 Aldao Cup (1936, 1937, 1941, 1945 and 1947).
Boca’s 71 titles
48 National tournaments: 28 Leagues; 6 amateur leagues; 2 Jockey Club Competition Cup (1919 and 1925); 5 Carlos Ibarguren Cup (1919, 1923, 1924, 1940 and 1944); Stimulus Cup 1926; 1946 “George VI” Competition Cup; 4 Argentina Cup (1969, 2012, 2015 and 2021); Argentina Super Cup 2019 and Diego Armando Maradona Cup 2021.
22 international tournaments: 3 Intercontinental Cup (1977, 2000 and 2003); 6 Copa Libertadores (1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2007); 2 South American Cup (2004 and 2005); 1 Super Cup (1989); 4 South American Recopa (1990, 2005, 2006 and 2008); Master Cup 1992; Gold Cup Nicolás Leóz 1993; Tie Cup Competition 1919; 1920 Cousenier Honor Cup and 2 Cup
Boca and River will meet in 2022 for the Argentine Super Cup
Boca and River will meet at the beginning of 2022 for the 2020 Argentine Super Cup. There is still no set date for the duel, although they estimate that it will be between February and March. It will be played in a single match on a neutral court.
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So far, Boca and River have met in three finals: Xeneize won one and Millionaire two.
The first decisive duel between the two most powerful teams in Argentina was for Nacional in 1976, on the Racing field. The Ribera team won 1-0 thanks to a free kick goal from Rubén Suñé.
Núñez’s men took revenge just 42 years later, but they did it twice: they won the Argentine Super Cup that year and the historic Copa Libertadores in 2018.
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