Copa Libertadores final Boca v River Plate

[davek]

How come you dont support Boca ? Were you not raised in that area ? Is the support split in geographical areas in buenos aires or similar to liverpool where all areas are split.

True, but it's been my experience that Everton are under-represented outside of the north end districts of Liverpool itself (obvioulsy areas in "Greater Liverpool" - like Kirkby, Bootle, Huyton, Halewood - are areas of large Everton support too).

 

[Maltese_Falcon]

Vamos River !

 

[Argentina Racing]

How come you dont support Boca ? Were you not raised in that area ? Is the support split in geographical areas in buenos aires or similar to liverpool where all areas are split.

In Buenos Aires you have the "big 5" teams of Argentina... Boca, River, Racing, Independient* and San Lorenzo.
the city of Avellaneda (home of Racing and Independiente) is a suburb of Buenos Aires downtown, but in only 10 minutes you can reach the city center. Avellaneda is also very close to La Boca, that's why I live about 30 blocks from La Bombonera.

the "small" teams usually have their fans focused on their neighborhoods of origin, but with the big clubs you can find fans in any part of the city and even in other states of the country.

in Argentina the demographic distribution is very different from England, where there are many very populated cities. And that is reflected in the football teams: in the Superliga more than the half of the teams are from Buenos Aires.

 

[davek]

Warming up nicely for tonight's game:

 

[Argentina Racing]

They threw stones and gases to Boca's bus when it was heading to River stadium. there are some Boca players vomiting in the locker room.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Mental

 

[Connor]

Got to be delayed

 

[Argentina Racing]

Ahahah this is Argentina

 

[radiostar]

Madness this. Not the first time pepper spray has been used on players by fans in this fixture.

 

[aazak]

 

[Alan Whittle]

Ahahah this is Argentina

They do it at Anfield mate.

 

[Eggs]

...Wilmar Barrios playing in this I presume. Premiership bound in January I reckon.

 

[ijjysmith]

This is boss.

Actual hate.

Great stuff.

 

[aazak]

 

[Tubey]

It was Chelsea.