Boca Juniors eye upset 'Superclasico' win over River Plate

Players of Argentina's River Plate celebrate after team mate Cristian Ledesma scored a penalty shootout against Argentina's Boca Juniors during their international friendly soccer match at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City May 31, 2014. REUTERS/Henry Romero

(Reuters) - Such is the must-win status of the “Superclasico” that Boca Juniors would have gone to El Monumental confident of upsetting high-flying arch-rivals River Plate even at their lowest ebb this season.

Argentina’s biggest match, like the world's other major derbies, is a game apart in which the result does not necessarily follow form, although unbeaten championship leaders River are favourites on their own turf next Sunday (9.15 p.m. BST).