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Copa de Verano: River Plate 1 - 0 San Lorenzo
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A penalty kick from Sebastián Abreu was all River Plate needed tonight to beat San Lorenzo 1-0 and claim their second consecutive Copa De Verano. Diego Simeone’s change in formation appears to have paid off as los millonarios coasted to victory, and they were aided by a San Lorenzo side reduced to 9 men.
I completely [...]
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Tiros Libres: Bi-Campeon?
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River will need to put last Saturday’s loss to Boca behind them when they face San Lorenzo tonight in the Torneo de Verano.
While claiming to not be completely abandoning his unpopular and as yet unproven 3-3-3-1 formation, Diego Simeone will instead start a 4-2-3-1. Returning to the starting lineup will be Radamel Falcao, who came [...]
Copa de Verano: River Plate 0 - 2 Boca Juniors
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The first real test for the 2008 edition of River Plate ended in a 2-0 loss to rivals Boca Juniors tonight in the Copa de Verano, a bitter defeat that may pose some serious concerns ahead of the start of the season.
Fielding a near full strength squad and featuring the debuts of recent signings [...]
Category: Team NewsMarco Ruben Sold to Villareal
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Well that didn’t take long.
After posting last night about the need for Marco Ruben to move to another country after not living up to expectations, River have sold the young forward to Spanish side Villareal in a deal worth 7 million dollars.
Ruben, surprisingly named yesterday to Argentina’s 18 man roster ahead of Olympic qualifying, had [...]
River Stars Past and Present in for Argentina Friendly
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The full roster for the Argentina - Guatemala friendly was released today, with several players of interest to River fans. As expected, former millonarios Gonzalo Higuain, Martín Demichelis, and Javier Mascherano were included in Sergio Batista’s 18 man squad for the February 6th game in Los Angeles, but perhaps the biggest surprise was the [...]
Muñeco to US?
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Reports from Argentina and Goal.com are claiming that Marcelo Gallardo, former River captain and Argentine international, could be on his way to MLS.
San Lorenzo was known to be in the running for the midfielder, currently languishing at PSG, a move which would have been a major coup for former River coach Ramón Díaz. However, according [...]
Copa de Verano: River Plate 2 - 0 Racing Club
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While Friday night’s 2-0 victory over Racing in Salta will go down in the record books as the first win under Diego Simeone, the scoreline won’t tell the whole story. Because to watch the game was to see a confused, ineffective, and unconvincing River get very, very lucky against a Racing side that frankly deserved [...]
Against Racing Club Tonight
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Tonight in Salta, River will play their second match in this year’s Copa de Verano against rivals Racing Club, which you can watch on FSC at 11PM ET. Check back later for starting lineups.
Also, if you haven’t heard the news, Argentina will face Guatemala in an international friendly that will take place at the L.A. [...]
Tiros Libres: Making Moves
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* For weeks there have been talks of Rodrigo Archubi joining River, and at last it appears that the deal will soon be finalized. The former Lanús and 2005 Under-20 World Youth champion is set to put pen to paper on a 6 month loan, and could be in Mar del Plata training with the [...]
Copa Liberatadores Group Finalized
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River Plate’s 3 other opponents in their Copa Libertadores group has been set.
In Interliga action last night, Mexico’s Club América defeated Curz Azul 5-3 on penalties, and as a result will join los millonarios in Group 5 along with Chile’s Universidad Católica, and Peru’s San Martín.
River will begin their quest for a 3rd Libertadores trophy [...]
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