Hugo Romeo Guerra

His teammates called him "Skinny". He was close to six feet tall and his aerial power was a hope for any team, especially those that had problems creating plays, like Carlos Salvador Bilardo's team.

With those difficulties, facing a high-ranking rival who had just been crowned champion of America, Boca managed to be ahead on the scoreboard twice: first with a left-foot shot from outside the area by Roberto Pompei and then with a penalty scored by Gabriel Cedrés. Perhaps the roaring Bombonera had something to do with it, capable of pushing a team that included Pablo Trobbiani -son of Marcelo Antonio- and Silvio Carrario, among others.

A luxurious River Plate, with Ramón Ángel Díaz, the "Burrito" Ortega, current manager Francescoli, and today's coach Gallardo in its ranks, equalized twice. The 1-1 was scored by José Marcelo Salas, the Chilean player that the then president of Boca, Mauricio Macri, was going to sign and who ended up wearing the River Plate jersey (Macri also ended up wearing a band, but that's another story).

Juan Pablo Sorin scored the 2-2 near the half-hour mark of the second half.

It seemed like a draw. Díaz looked fondly at that point rescued from behind and as an away team. The fans celebrated in the upper stands of Brandsen. That's why, in the last few minutes, the coach replaced Salas with Guillermo Daniel Rivarola, another defender to help deal with the crosses that Boca would surely send in the end of the Superclásico.

For Bilardo, losing was always important, but on that September 29, 1996, he may have smelled the opportunity for one more goal. That's why, as he adjusted his tie, he ordered central defenders Fernando Cáceres and Néstor Fabbri to go forward for the free kick that Mauricio Pineda would take at the last moment.

The ball started to descend near the six-yard box and there, among Celso Ayala, Eduardo Berizzo, and some others, Guerra managed to connect it with some part of his head. It was the 3-2 and it went down in history as "Guerra's header", the unforgettable day of a Uruguayan player who left us too soon.