Huracán–San Lorenzo derby

The Huracán–San Lorenzo derby is one of the traditional football matches in Argentina and the city of Buenos Aires. It is contested by Club Atlético Huracán and Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, and is one of the oldest and most followed in the country.^[1] It is referred to as the clásico porteño (Buenos Aires derby),^[2][3][4] and the world's greatest neighborhood derby.^[5][6][7]

Today it transcends local boundaries, becoming a match followed both nationally and internationally, while maintaining the essence that gave it origin.^[8][9][10]

It is the third most important derby in the country in terms of total official titles (national and international) won by the two clubs, with a total of 35 titles (13 from Huracán and 22 from San Lorenzo), only behind the Superclásico and the Avellaneda derby. Additionally, both clubs rank in the top six positions in number of tickets sold throughout history (San Lorenzo third and Huracán sixth) and in most measurements of supporter numbers in the country.

San Lorenzo and Huracán are two of the oldest, most decorated and most supported clubs in Argentine football. Both are part of FIFA's gallery of classic clubs for Argentina, along with nine other teams.^[11]

The traditional rivalry arose from the geographical proximity of both clubs, which during their founding years had their respective stadiums very close to each other. Huracán, after having previously passed through two other locations, positioned its field at Avenida Chiclana and Alagón in 1914, and remained there until 1924, just five blocks from where, between 1916 and 1981, El Gasómetro stood, the emblematic venue of San Lorenzo.

The rivalry, which already existed in the 1920s, is a healthy characteristic of the neighborhood environment, which enriches the cultural and sporting history of Parque Patricios, Boedo, and the rest of the City; both clubs being related to the Buenos Aires essence.

According to the neighborhood limits drawn in recent decades by the Buenos Aires city government, San Lorenzo was born in the current neighborhood of Boedo—although previously the area was considered part of Almagro, hence its name—a place where some of its social headquarters remain and where its historic stadium known as El Gasómetro was erected, where it played until 1979, when it disputed its last match there. After fourteen years, in 1993, it inaugurated its second and current stadium, the Pedro Bidegain—popularly known as Nuevo Gasómetro (New Gasometer)—in Bajo Flores.

Huracán, for its part, was born in the neighborhood of Nueva Pompeya and a few years later moved its social headquarters and positioned its stadium in what is now Parque Patricios.

To fuel the rivalry, both were born in the same year: San Lorenzo in April and Huracán in November 1908.

The first encounter between the two teams was a friendly match played on 1 April 1915, at Huracán's field at Chiclana and Alagón. It was won by the home team 3–1. The goals were scored by Eduardo Acevedo, Martín Salvarredi, and José Durand Laguna for the home side, and Luis Gianella for the visitors.^[12][13]

For its part, the first official encounter occurred on 24 October 1915, within the framework of the Primera División Championship, at the later-called Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri, of Club Ferro Carril Oeste, where San Lorenzo played as the home team. The match ended 3–1 in favor of the latter. The first goal was scored at 31 minutes by José Durand Laguna of Huracán, which suffered the expulsions of Luis Caldera and Agustín Palacios. From there, San Lorenzo's comeback occurred: at 51 minutes, Mariano Perazzo equalized, Francisco Xarau put them ahead, and then, again, Perazzo sealed the victory.^[7]

The first official victory for Huracán occurred three years later, in 1918, for the Copa de Honor, the first encounter in national cups. For the regular tournament, Huracán's first victory was on matchday 19 of the 1932 championship.

San Lorenzo, for its part, achieved the first victory in national cups in the 1932 Copa Beccar Varela.

The teams never faced each other in lower divisions or in international competitions; they always did so in the Primera División and national cups, within the local sphere.

Roberto Guidotti, co-author of the official book for Huracán's centenary, said: It is the most Buenos Aires of all matches that Argentine football can offer. Because, beyond the fact that there are so many "Huracanes" and "San Lorenzos" in the country, the neighborhood reference is unavoidable. And also respect, always present beyond the despicable violence of hooligans. Journalist Eduardo Bejuk expressed in 2007: (...) this derby you won't find in tourist packages. It is of a multitudinous intimacy, anti-globalization bastion, Buenos Aires, convict, mysterious like a Homeric tango, streetwise like a Borgesian story, mine, yours, ours, eternal....^[14]

For his part, Fabián Casas—poet, narrator, journalist and visceral San Lorenzo supporter—in an exchange of letters with Hollywood star Viggo Mortensen, also a fanatical San Lorenzo supporter, through the club's official website, wrote: I confess something: when I saw how Huracán was going down to the B [Segunda División] because of the succulent thrashing that Independiente was applying to them, when I saw the scenes in which "Turco" Mohamed grabbed his head on the bench, my eyes filled with tears. I have great respect for the adversary. I wanted Cappa's Huracán to win the championship and never, under any point of view, for Globo to descend to the B. Why? It seems to me that in our country, there is no positive cult of the Adversary, something that even the Catholic Church has with the devil. Without the Adversary we are nothing. The very adversity is what empowers us.^[15]

As of 8 February 2026 Only official matches are included.^[16]

Includes only matches in the Primera División since their first official game in 1915.^[16]

Notes

The list below includes matches in national cup competitions. The club name in bold indicates a win.

Notes

• The maximum number of years unbeaten in the Primera División Championship belongs to San Lorenzo, with 17, between 1915 and 1932. There were 7 victories and 3 draws.

• The maximum number of consecutive victories belongs to San Lorenzo, with 9, between the second round of the 1957 championship and the first round of 1961, inclusive.

• The maximum number of unbeaten matches belongs to San Lorenzo, with 13, between 1957 and 1968. There were 11 victories and 2 draws.^[18]

• The most consecutive home victories belong to San Lorenzo, with 5 victories on 4 occasions: 1934 to 1938, 1957 to 1961, 1963 to 1967, and 1993 to 1997.

• The most consecutive away victories again belong to San Lorenzo, with 6 consecutive victories between 1955 and 1960.

• The most victories in a single year belong to Huracán, with 5 consecutive victories during 1976, something unique in the history of Argentine football derbies.

• The match with the most goals was in the second round of the 1959 Primera División Championship, when San Lorenzo defeated Huracán 6–3.

• The all-time top scorer is José Sanfilippo of San Lorenzo, with 16 goals.

• The biggest home victory belongs to San Lorenzo de Almagro, which won 5–0 in the 1995 Torneo Apertura. For its part, Huracán won 5–1 in 1944.

• The biggest away victory belongs to San Lorenzo de Almagro. They won 4–0 in the 2002 Torneo Apertura, at the Palacio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.

With 35 combined official titles, the Huracán–San Lorenzo derby is the third most decorated rivalry in Argentine football.

List of players who have defended the shirts of both San Lorenzo and Huracán.

The anthems of both institutions were composed in the 1940s, with music by Alfredo Zappettini and lyrics by Agustín Bernárdez.^[22][23]

The antagonism between both institutions goes beyond sporting competition. Unfortunately, acts of violence became strong in the 1990s, when barras bravas (organized supporter groups) confronted each other many times. In these episodes, the death of Ulises Fernández, a Huracán supporter, occurred in a shooting outside the Nuevo Gasómetro.

Later, in 2002, hooligans from Huracán secretly entered San Lorenzo's Sports City during the night and produced the theft of a giant flag (known in Argentina as a telón^[24]), which they later burned.

More recently, in 2008, during the celebration of Huracán's centenary, a group from this club's barra brava diverted the bus in which they were traveling to go confront San Lorenzo's barra brava. This confrontation again ended with the death of a member of a sector of Huracán's barra brava, surnamed Silvera, known as Cafú. All these episodes, added to other confrontations of lesser relevance, have rarefied the atmosphere of the derby, even leading to it being played without flags or banners, in neutral stadiums, limiting the number of spectators and with a large police operation mounted at each event.

Despite this, there are campaigns that seek to reverse the situation, promoting harmony and understanding, beyond sporting rivalry.^[25]

• Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
• Club Atlético Huracán

• Poggi, Carlos; Glucksmann, Roberto (March 2008). "8". 100 años de pasión azulgrana (in Spanish) (18 ed.). Buenos Aires, Argentina: El Gráfico. p. 97. ISBN 978-987-1298-11-2. El de San Lorenzo y Huracán tal vez sea el clásico de barrio de mayor linaje no solo en la Argentina sino en buena parte del planeta Fútbol.

• Redacción La Nación (January 1995). "52". Historia del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). 3 volumes. Issues released with the newspaper La Nación in 1995. Buenos Aires: Diario La Nación. p. 830. San Lorenzo ganaba 5-0 en el Apertura 1995.