Boca Juniors earned a deserved 2-0 home league victory over River Plate in Sunday's Argentine Superclasico, extending their bitter rivals' dismal run with goals from Exequiel Zeballos and Miguel Merentiel.

The defeat leaves River mired in a slump, having lost six of their last seven league matches as they sit sixth in Group B of the Clausura competition with 21 points, 10 adrift of leaders Rosario Central. Boca, meanwhile, notched a third straight league win to move top of Group A with 26 points and secure an automatic place in next year's Copa Libertadores group stage, climbing to 59 points in the overall season table.

"We needed this match to show that we have a great team. This is for all the fans who always support us," Merentiel told TNT Sports. "This club deserves to play in the Co

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