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Buenos Aires' Top 10
Crowd at a match between Boca Juniors and River Plate at La Bombonera Stadium
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In Buenos Aires,
fútbol
isn't just a game. The national pastime inspires near-religious
passion in
porteños
, clearing the streets and sending spectators into fits of ecstasy and an-
guish as they huddle around TV screens or brave the explosive stadium crowds. The atmo-
sphere is particularly boisterous (read: out of control) when River Plate and arch-rivals
Boca Juniors face off during the much-anticipated
superclásico
games. The tension is palp-
able, and for two hours on a Sunday afternoon here, nothing else really matters.
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