Club Atlético River Plate and Boca Juniors still have two official finals pending from the 2020 season, an issue that remains unresolved in the archives of the Argentine Football Association. These are the deciders for the 2020 Supercopa Argentina and the Trofeo de Campeones, matches that were never played due to pandemic disruption and subsequent administrative decisions.
Juan Román Riquelme, Boca Juniors' vice-president, expressed his displeasure about the pending finals. Meanwhile, Jorge Brito, then a representative for River Plate, stated the club's support for playing the matches when possible, although the window to do so appears to have closed.
The 2020 Supercopa Argentina was to feature the 2019-20 Superliga champion, River Plate, against the Copa Argentina winner, Boca Juniors. The 2020 Trofeo de Campeones, on the other hand, was set for Boca Juniors against the winner of the Copa de la Superliga, a tournament that was cancelled. To determine the second finalist, the AFA organised a playoff in February 2023 between River Plate and Banfield, the runner-up of the 2020 Copa Diego Armando Maradona. River Plate won that match 3-2, formally qualifying for a final that never materialised.
While these historic titles remain in limbo, Martín Demichelis's squad focuses on the present in the Liga Profesional. River Plate currently sit eighth with 13 points from 10 games, five points behind leaders Argentinos Juniors. Their recent form is mixed, with three wins, one draw and one loss in their last five outings (LWWWD).
The team aims to regain consistency in their visit to seventh-placed Sarmiento Junin on October 4th. The team's last outing was a 1-2 defeat to Huracán on September 19th, with a goal from Tomás Galván, who is the team's top scorer this season with six goals.
