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Copa Sudamericana 2nd Leg: River Plate 4 – 2 Botafogo
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If you haven’t heard, the Monumental was witness to a dramatic, come from behind 4-2 victory by River over Brazilian side Botafogo this past Thursday night, with the win advancing los millonarios to the next round of the Copa Sudamericana. Radamel Falcao was the hero of the night scoring 3 goals, including the game winner [...]
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Tiros Libres: “CarToon” Violence
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* The official River Plate website has just posted the debut of River Toons, a new animated series created as part of an awareness campaign that says NO to racism and violence in football. The first episode features the squad traveling by bus from their training ground at Ezeiza, near the international airport in Buenos [...]
Category: Team NewsTigre 4 – 1 River Plate
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Just when you thought this season’s River Plate had found every way to disappoint, it turns out they still have ways to surprise us. La Banda’s title hopes took a huge blow today with a shocking 4-1 loss to newly promoted Tigre, a game which saw River reduced to 9 men after both Ariel Ortega [...]
Category: 07 AperturaCopa Sudamericana 1st Leg: Botafogo 1 – 0 River Plate
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River’s first international title in 10 years may have to wait. Though the home leg will decide everything next week at the Monumental, and the deficit is easily surmountable, River will need to completely turn things around if they are to advance in the Copa. Passarella’s much talked about 4-3-3 made little impact, and overall [...]
Category: Team NewsBotafogo – River Plate
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At 6:30PM ET, on Fox Sports Español.
River are set to start their Copa Sudamericana campaign tonight in RÃo de Janeiro, and will face Botafogo in just a few hours. Coach Passarella will start his most offensive minded starting XI yet; a 4-3-3 formation, with Sánchez, Ruben, and Falcao playing in front of the red-hot Fernando [...]
Category: Team NewsTiros Libres: A “Million” Reasons to Watch
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The best competition in world football begins this week, and if you think I’m talking about the Copa Sudamericana, this is NOT the post for you. The UEFA Champions League kicks off on Tuesday, and as you can see below, several former players who have passed through the Monumental are set to appear. I’ve highlighted [...]
Category: Players AbroadRiver Plate 3 Р1 Lan̼s
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River kept the pace in a weekend where they could not afford to lose any points, and came away with a 3-1 victory at home to Lanús, moving into 3rd place in the table with 15 points. Ariel Ortega and Alexis Sanchez both had stellar performances, and overall River played well and deserved the [...]
Category: 07 AperturaTiros Libres: La Volpe Olimpica
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* Really, is there a whinier coach in Argentina today? Vélez Sarsfield coach Ricardo La Volpe told local radio station La Red that after River’s 5-0 pasting last Sunday at the Monumental, he placed the blame squarely on his shoulders for the loss and was “almost” ready to resign. Poor Ricardo. He tanks with Mexico, [...]
Category: Team NewsArsenal 2 – 1 River Plate
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I should have stayed in Mexico.
Apparently the rule with River this season is to not make any assumptions or predictions. After a strong first half where los millonarios played strong, attacking football, they clearly lost the plot in the second half, and a goal in the 90th minute from Arsenal ended any chance of a [...]
Back in Action
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It would be just my luck that on the weekend I have to be out of town for a wedding, a date chosen 2 years ago by the way, I miss River Plate simply demolish Vélez Sarsfield 5-0 and put themselves firmly in the middle of a title challenge. Oh well. With the win, River [...]
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