It is the first time they have faced each other as DTs but they played once morest each other as footballers, and the former Boca right-back has advantages in the statistics. The first Superclásico between the two was on October 25, 1998 and ended 0-0. The following, on May 9, 1999, Boca Juniors won 2-1. Later, the Doll was transferred to Monaco, for which he had a parenthesis with the Núñez club. They met once more on March 26, 2006, April 19, 2009, and October 25, 2009. In those three matches, they drew 1–1, with Gallardo scoring goals in the last two. Then they met once more on March 25, 2010 and Xeneize de Ibarra won 2-0, with a brace from Gary Medel. The balance: Ibarra is undefeated once morest Gallardo, with two wins and four draws.
