Boca Juniors beat Superclásico rivals River Plate 3-2 on Sunday and made it to the Copa de la Liga semifinals. The team coached by Diego Martínez will now face Estudiantes for a spot in the final.

Boca took control of the game early on, with more possession of the ball as the team sought to build up play from behind. However, a misplaced pass by Boca midfielder Kevin Zenón gave River wonderkid Claudio Echeverri the chance to counterattack, with time and space to assist tournament-leading goal scorer Miguel Borja for the 1-0.

RIVER SE PUSO EN VENTAJA EN EL SUPERCLÁSICO ⚪🔴⚪

Gran contra del Millonario manejada por Echeverri y Miguel Borja no falló para el 1-0 ante Boca#LPFxTNTSports pic.twitter.com/5oG2dcrtPT

The goal did little to change the game, with Boca very much in control of the ball but vulnerable to River’s counter. However, mistakes during the build-up and misplaced passes didn’t allow the Xeneize to create many clear goal-scoring opportunities. That was until the 45th minute when Luis Advícula........

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