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With China calling, will this be Carlos Tevez's last Superclasico?

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The second coming of Carlos Tevez at Boca Juniors was heralded as the beginning of a new golden era for the Argentine giants. As the striker gears up for another Superclasico duel with River Plate, however, the dream might end prematurely, with reports of a lucrative move to China threatening to end the dream after just 18 months.

Few transfers in recent Argentine history have received the fanfare that greeted Tevez's return to Boca in July 2015. The likes of Juan Sebastian Veron, who came back to first love Estudiantes in 2006, and Racing's Diego Milito - who made his own triumphant return in 2014 - were feted as heroes by their own supporters, but were less publicised by a media that prioritises the two Superclasico rivals over any other institution.