The Context
Like all great footballing derbies, the Superclasico stands for something. It’s not just two clubs from the same city, it represents a social divide. River Plate are from the rich district of Nunez, and are known as Los Millionarios, the Millionaires. Boca have stayed put in the working class district around Buenos Aires docks. Thus the Superclasico stands for rich vs. poor, upper class against lower class.