Argentine football will come to a standstill this Sunday as Boca Juniors host River Plate for the latest clash. But while all matches between the time-honored rivals are important, the stakes this time are especially high as they vie for a spot in South American football’s premier club competition, the Copa Libertadores.

Argentine clubs have a few possible routes to the Copa Libertadores. The champions of the Torneo Apertura and Clausura get a ticket, and the former is already in the hands of Platense. 

The winner of the Copa Argentina also gets a spot. Argentinos Juniors and Independiente Rivadavia are set to duke it out this........

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