This is undoubtedly the hottest and craziest derby in the world, no matter in terms of historical origins, record comparison, fan confrontation and excitement, it is not inferior to the Spanish national derby, Milan derby, and Dutch national derby.

As two traditional powerhouses in Argentina, almost all the superstars in the history of Argentine football have come from these two Buenos Aires clubs, and the competition between the two teams represents the future of Argentine football as a whole. And the two teams are not only competing for the victory or defeat in competition, but also representing the confrontation between the civilian class and the upper class.

Once the derby is given meaning outside of football, it becomes out of control.

The clash between Boca and River Plate is a regular holiday or pilgrimage day for fans every year, and the two teams are Argentina's most powerful giants and generational enemies who are not convinced by anyone. Every time the two sides meet, inside and outside the stadium, everything is used. The winner will immediately become the most beloved hero of the fans, while the losing side will immediately learn the volcanic fury of the fanatical fans.

Boca and River Plate represent different classes: the former is the "people's team" and the latter is the "rich man's team". River Plate dominates the country, while Boca is the king of South American competition. The Argentines call their national derby a "superclassic" and insist that it is the world's number one derby, which was not an exaggeration before the departure of South American stars to Europe in the 90s.

For Boca fans, River Plate is the embodiment of Satan; And for River Plate fans, Boca also wears a devil's mask. As with every derby rival in world football, Boca and River Plate will go out of their way to cause problems for their opponents, even their fans, both on and off the pitch.

As a city with at least 10 first-division clubs, when the Argentine national derby comes, everyone will tacitly make way for the fans of both teams, and this is exactly the case!

On the road leading to the Monumental Stadium, the home of River Plate, nearly 1,000 Boca fans marched proudly on the bus full of Boca players, singing the team anthem and holding flags in their hands, while on the periphery of them were countless River Plate fans who were insulting, booing, and even throwing stones and bottles at the bus.

Such an excessive approach and blatant provocation naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of many Boca people, but fortunately, hundreds of riot police were already waiting on the sidelines, and when they saw this situation, they intervened in time to reluctantly control the situation, and in this way, the bus slowly moved forward in the imminent battlefield.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a battlefield, and the fans of the two teams are not just playing fireworks, but also firecrackers. In almost every pre-derby check, security personnel have been able to find knives, iron swords and even miniature bombs thrown into the pitch by angry fans during a match.

Therefore, at this moment, many riot police are aware of the danger around them, so they can only wait! But this is the case, the fans are insulting each other, the attacks are still continuous, in any other country, such a fierce situation is unique, looking at the area from the Lunez neighborhood to Belgrano Street, except for the Boca Club bus, almost all the other vehicles have chosen to detour, it seems that people have already tacitly agreed to leave the battlefield to the crazy fans on both sides.

Strange to say, since football was introduced to Argentina in the footsteps of the British colonizers, it immediately broke into the hearts of every Argentine with its unique charm, and there was no way for them to refuse the temptation of football.

As Sports Illustrated's Martin Mansour once wrote: "A hundred years ago, the Argentine derby was a showdown between the working class and the bourgeoisie, but now the game is all about hatred." The 2,000 police officers patrolled the stadium during the game, reflecting the fiery atmosphere in the stadium, where confrontations, red cards and controversy became part of the derby. Going to see a Boca match against River Plate, especially at the Candy Box Stadium, is an experience that will never be forgotten. You can see anything in the stands, it could be a chicken feather or a pig flying by. The classic showdowns here provide entertainment for the whole world. ”

The popularity of this derby is not only due to the big fight of the fans, but also because of the hard work of the players on both sides during the game, in last season's meeting between the players of both sides in the normal game 40 times, forcing the referee to show 10 yellows and 2 reds to stabilize the situation. In the friendly match at the beginning of this year, the fans of the two teams sprayed each other with pepper water in the stands, and the players of the two teams also started directly in the game, and finally forced the referee to take out 6 yellows and 4 reds again to calm the players.

But the players who were sent off in the brawl were undoubtedly not holding their heads high, and they were also warmly embraced and cheered by the fans off the field, just like the heroes who scored goals, and the tickets from the Football Association were all collected by the club, without letting the players suffer any losses!

It can be said that the confrontation between the two teams has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the Boca players who are now sitting in the bus, surrounded by fans, slowly moving towards the home stadium of River Plate, do not have the relaxed looks on their faces, most of them have resolute expressions, serious like soldiers about to set foot on the battlefield, and they are indeed soldiers about to set foot on the battlefield.

It would be an exciting thing to be called to the Primal di Monumenta, as the home and training ground of the national team, the Argentine players in the Boca squad do not want to be called up, but today they are destined to spill their blood at the Estadio Monumental. Everyone knows that there is no way back, and in derbies the fans may accept that you play all the time, but they must not accept your instigation!!

Every Boca player can only fight, otherwise it will be a thousand fingers!! This also put every player into a very high state in advance, especially the descendants who came out of the Boca academy, and they have long carved in their blood the creed that beating River Plate is a glory.

Like Riquelme, Boca's youth elite like Banega, Santhiago and Monzon almost all share the belief that every day when I wake up, I can't wear anything red or white, because that's the color of the river plate!

At this moment, Saint-Tiago, who was sitting in the back seat of the bus, was already very excited, and how intoxicating such a familiar feeling was! He was a key figure in the national derby and still fondly remembered the crowd cheering for him, and today is the moment when he regained his glory!

The sense of honor engraved in his blood was almost bursting to the bone, and he couldn't wait to tell all the people of River Plate out loud that I, San Tiago, were back!