Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday at 16:30 (Argentina) in La Bombonera for Fecha 15 of the Clausura, with TV on ESPN Premium and TNT Sports and streaming via Flow, DGO and Telecentro Play.
- Boca arrive top of Zone A with 23 points and two straight wins, while River are sixth in Zone B with 21 and in a slump that includes eight losses in their last 10 games.
- River’s new president Stéfano Di Carlo confirmed Marcelo Gallardo’s contract extension through December 2026 ahead of the derby.
- Team news points to Leandro Paredes returning to Boca’s XI with Exequiel Zeballos starting, while Edinson Cavani remains doubtful with a psoas issue; River assess the fitness of Gonzalo Montiel and Sebastián Driussi and could adjust shape.
- Nicolás Ramírez will referee with Héctor Paletta on VAR, and more than 1,000 City security personnel will be deployed with Tribuna Segura checks including the registry of delinquent child-support payers.