Ex-Man UTD keeper sparks fight, 6 red cards, 20 extra minutes as River edge Boca in world’s toughest derby

The Superclassico match between Argentina giants River Plate and Boca Juniors can never be boring.

The two sides met again on Monday morning -Sunday Night in Argentina- as River Plate won the duel 1-0 in a pulsating Argentine Primer Division fixture that saw seven red cards dished inside the Monumental stadium.

Colombian international Miguel Borja stubbed a late 93rd minute penalty past former Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero for River Plate’s ultimate winner but that was just the beginning of chaos inside the stadium packed with 83,000-home fans.

Romero seemed to have attacked Agustin Palavecino who he later said had provoked him.

His teammates swiftly joined in and started a brawl that attracted players and benches from either side.

The fight lasted more than fifteen minutes before things returned to normal.

The centre referee Palavecino, Ezequiel Ignacio Centurion and Elias Gomez from River Plate’s side and Miguel Merentiel, Ezequiel Fernandez and Nicolas Valentini of Boca.

Boca Juniors coach Jorge Almiron was also sent to the showers in a match that is considered the toughest derby in club football.

Boca won the reverse fixture in the first round 1-0 with 11 yellow cards dished as another ex-Manchester United player Marcos Rojo earning a red card.

River Plate lead the Argentine topflight table with 37 points as their sworn-rivals languish in 13th with only 18.