Boca vs. River

Boca Juniors. River Plate. The biggest sports rivalry in the south america. Strike that - in the world. Both teams hail from the región pobre of La Boca, but when River relocated to the more wealthy district of Nuñez, Boca Juniors became the working class' team. From what I've seen first hand, and what I've heard from my friends also staying with host families, the majority of Buenos Aires supports Boca Junior. It must be the appeal of the underdog. The Superclásico is the biggest game in Argentine fútbol, where these two rival teams are pitted against one another. Sunday, May 15th, 2011.
Me, Callie, Lauren and Stephanie met up outside El Alamo american sports bar on Uruguay and Arenales in Recoleta around 3 pm for the 4 o'clock game. There's a AR$30 cover-charge, but you can use it towards food or drinks so it's more like a guarantee that you're gonna buy something. We settled in our booth with pizza, nachos, papas fritas and one GIANT pitcher of beer (cause really, what's a football game without beer?) Honestly though, I totally expected more from the fans. Where were the crazed Argentine fans losing their minds at every goal and every yellow card?? The game itself was enjoyable, Boca won 2-0, and the River goalie accidently scored against himself. i won't pretend I understood everything going on though; I may have played soccer in the first grade, but as you can see in the pictures my mom took at my games, I was the little girl with the giant pink scrunchie standing, hand on hip, in the middle of the field while everyone else ran around after the ball. All in all, a nice relaxing sunday with the girls. Go Boca! :)