Every season somebody says this is the worst River have ever been, or Boca, or Argentine football as a whole. And every season after, somebody says it again.

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• because in some way it's always true, and that's why it never stops hurting
• because this football lives in permanent drama, real or not
• because there's no middle ground here, it's glory or catastrophe
• because deep down that's what keeps us hooked, and we know it