Great Rivalries
20 entries in the River Plate compendium.
IndependienteA clash between the Millionaires and the Kings of South America.Boca JuniorsThe most successful Argentine club, with 74 official titles and a fierce rivalry in the Superclásico.HuracánThe Globo from Parque Patricios, five-time Argentine champion.Gimnasia y Esgrima La PlataThe oldest surviving football club in the Argentine league.Estudiantes de La PlataThe first outside the big five to win a professional league title.Ferro Carril OesteThe pride of Caballito, with a golden era in the 1980s.Vélez SarsfieldOne of the most successful clubs in Argentine football.LanúsIndustrial hub and birthplace of football legends in Greater Buenos Aires.Boca Juniors vs River PlateEl Campeón del SigloReal Madrid vs BarcelonaCastile versus Catalonia: Football's greatest civil war on grass.Manchester United vs LiverpoolArgentine midfielder and World Cup winner who broke British transfer records twice.Celtic vs RangersGlasgow's Great Divide: Where Faith, Politics, and Football Collide.AC Milan vs Inter MilanTwo Hearts, One Pitch: The Battle for Milanese Sovereignty.Arsenal vs Tottenham HotspurNorth London is red, but the battle for supremacy never ends.Flamengo vs FluminenseThe oldest and fiercest battle for the soul of Rio de Janeiro.Corinthians vs PalmeirasRiver Plate's true historic rival is Boca Juniors, not São Paulo's Corinthians or Palmeiras.Galatasaray vs FenerbahçeIstanbul's eternal conflict, played out on pitch since 1908.Angel LabrunaThe all-time top scorer of Argentine football and a legend of River Plate's La Máquina.Gabriel BatistutaArgentine striker, Fiorentina legend, and Argentina's former all-time top scorer.Oscar OrtizArgentine winger and 1978 World Cup winner who starred for River Plate.
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