Summary
The Argentine soccer rivalry between Buenos Aires teams River Plate and Boca Juniors is said to be one the most intense in the world. An English newspaper once listed seeing a Boca-River game as one of the 50 things a person must do before dying.
Argentina's two greatest players, Daniel Passarella and Diego Maradona, are associated with the clubs. Passarella played for River Plate, while Maradona played for Boca. Passarella captained the national team to World Cup glory in 1978, and Maradona did it in 1986. Both players were on the 1986 team, but they hated each other. Passarella accused Maradona of using drugs, while Maradona broadcast to the team details of Passarella's private life. Passarella walked off the team.See the full content of this document
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River-Boca Feud Lives On
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