Overview
- Exequiel Zeballos scored on the stroke of halftime and Miguel Merentiel added another just after the break to decide the Superclásico.
- A penalty initially awarded to Boca was overturned after referee Nicolás Ramírez reviewed the play on the VAR monitor.
- The win locks Boca into the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage, puts it atop Zone A and confirms its place in the playoffs.
- River remains sixth in Zone B with 21 points and risks being overtaken in the annual table by Argentinos Juniors or Deportivo Riestra in the remaining fixtures.
- Buenos Aires mounted a large security operation of more than 1,000 personnel for the match with entry checks that included the RDAM registry of child-support debtors.