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Clausura 2009: River Plate 2 – 0 Banfield
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River Plate nabbed their second straight league victory yesterday evening, defeating a determined Banfield 2-0 at the Monumental. The win ends a winless home streak that stretched back 9 games since last season, and leaves los millonarios tied atop the Clausura table on 4 7 points.
Like their previous wins against Rosario Central and Nacional, the [...]
Clausura 2009: Rosario Central 1 – 2 River Plate
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El Ogro Fabbiani was the hero yet again this past Sunday, helping los millonarios erase a 1 goal, first half deficit to go on and defeat Rosario Central 2-1, securing River Plate their first league win of the 2009 Clausura.
Similar to the first half in last week’s Copa Libertadores debut, Sunday’s game began poorly for [...]
Copa Libertadores 2009: River Plate 1 – 0 Nacional de Paraguay
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Diego Buonanotte may have scored the goal, and new signing Cristian Fabbiani may have provided the assist, but luck and a near-sighted linesmen were the real heroes last night at the Monumental, as River barely squeezed out a 1-0 victory against Paraguay’s Nacional in Game 1 of the 2009 Copa Libertadores.
It’s difficult to [...]
Vamo Por La Copa! River Plate Debut Tonight Against Nacional de Paraguay
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River Plate will debut tonight in South America’s most prestigious cup competition when they host Nacional de Paraguay in Group 3 of the 2009 Copa Libertadores. You can watch the game live on FSE at 7PM ET/3PM ET.
For all River fans, the Copa is the ultimate prize, more important than the league, and dare I [...]
Category: Team NewsClausura 2009: River Plate 2 – 2 Colón de Santa Fe
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Just when it appeared that River Plate were set to begin their 2009 campaign with a win at the Monumental and usher in the Néstor Gorosito era on a positive note, a stunning strike from Sebastián Prediger in injury time denied los millonarios what appeared a certain victory in yesterday’s shocking 2-2 draw [...]
Not So Fast: Ariel Ortega’s Move to River Called Off
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The Clausura season hasn’t even started, but River Plate fans are already getting their first bit of bad news.
Ariel Ortega will not be joining River for the upcoming season after all, based on reports out of Argentina last night. Despite the news yesterday that a deal had been reached between Independiente Rivadavia and a third [...]
Ariel Ortega and Marcelo Gallardo To Return To River
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After weeks of speculation, two of River’s most celebrated stars, Ariel Ortega and Marcelo Gallardo, are set to rejoin the club in time for the upcoming Clausura .
Ortega, one of River’s most loved and revered players, has for months made known his intentions to return to the club. After some initial resistance from his current [...]
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