River Plate are on track for back-to-back Copa Libertadores titles after reaching the final at the expense of bitter rivals Boca Juniors.
Boca edged Tuesday s second leg 1-0 but it was not enough as defending champions River prevailed 2-1 on aggregate in the Superclasico.
Jan Hurtado gave Boca hope with his 80th-minute goal, but the hosts were unable to find a second goal to force penalties at La Bombonera.
River carried a 2-0 lead into the return leg of a rematch of the 2018 all-Argentinian Libertadores final, which had to be rearranged and moved to Real Madrid s Santiago Bernabeu in December after the match was twice suspended in November due to an attack on Boca s team bus by supporters.
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Manchester United slumped to their third Premier League defeat of the season as Brighton won 3-1 at Old Trafford.
Danny Welbeck scored against his former club and further goals from Pascal Gross and substitute Joao Pedro increased the pressure on United boss Erik ten Hag.
Hannibal Mejbri’s first United goal gave the home fans some hope, but boos rang out at the final whistle with another defeat leaving United in the bottom half of the table.
Manchester City maintained their 100 per cent start to the season after hitting back to win 3-1 at West Ham.
James Ward-Prowse’s diving header – his second goal of the season – gave the Hammers a half-time lead against the run of play.
Jeremy Doku struck his first goal for City within a minute of the r…
Barcelona can take a huge step towards the LaLiga title in this weekend s Clasico clash with Real Madrid, according to captain Andres Iniesta.
With Barca holding an 11-point lead over Madrid who have a game in hand the champions cannot afford any more slip-ups if they are to retain hope of defending their title.
Ernesto Valverde s Barcelona head to the capital in fine form, having demolished Deportivo La Coruna last time out, while Madrid may be affected from their exertions at the Club World Cup.
Whatever happens in Saturday s meeting it promises to be another memorable match let s look back at five of the best Clasico meetings it has to live up to
Real Madrid 2-6 Barcelona, May 2009
Losing a Clasico is bad enough, but losing one a…
The Atlanta Falcons are winless through the opening two weeks of the 2022 season but, to their credit, they have been competitive against quality teams, dropping games to the Super Bowl champion Rams and playoff-hopeful Saints by a combined five points.
This week they will face off against the Seattle Seahawks, who followed up their Week 1 Russell Wilson spoiler party with a 27-7 dud against the 49ers.
This NFC matchup pits two underappreciated defenses against reclaimed quarterbacks in Marcus Mariota and Geno Smith. Will Mariota lead the Falcons to their first win with him as the full-time starter — or can Geno and Pete Carroll recreate some of that Week 1 magic?
I’ll tackle that question in my free NFL picks, while also breaking down the Week 3 …
What do a kid who ate a Lego brick, me holding my wife’s purse, and the Indianapolis Colts all have in common?
Answer: They’re all playing the “waiting game”.
With rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson in concussion protocols, the Colts are watching and waiting to see who their starter will be when they visit the Baltimore Ravens in Week 3.
If Richardson sits, Indianapolis has a capable backup in Gardiner Minshew. And that then poses the question to football bettors: how much is the difference in QB worth to the spread?
As it stands, Baltimore is a sizable home favorite despite having injury issues of its own. A thinning Ravens roster has become commonplace in recent seasons, with the offensive line missing starters, the d…