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Clausura 2009: River Plate 2 – 1 San MartÃn
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Radmel Falcao was the hero of the Monumental this past Sunday, scoring the winning goal in stoppage time to give River an emotional 2-1 victory over San MartÃn de Tucumán. The result leaves River one point behind current Clausura leaders Lanús, and improves their league record to 4-2-1.
With the score even at 1-1 deep in [...]
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Copa Libertadores 2009: Nacional de Uruguay 3 – 0 River Plate
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River Plate suffered a terrible defeat last night in the Copa Libertadores group stage, falling 3-0 to Nacional in Montevideo, and complicating their chances of advancing to the knockout stage. Currently in third place in Group 3 with only 3 points, la banda must now win all 3 of their remaining fixtures to assure that [...]
Clausura 2009: V̩lez Sarsfield 1 Р1 River Plate
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River Plate missed a chance to move into sole possession of second place in the league table this past Sunday, drawing 1-1 with Vélez Sarsfield at the Amalfitani. Cristian Villagra put los millonarios ahead in the second half with a beautiful shot that was not unlike Gallardo’s first goal last weekend against Arsenal. Minutes later [...]
Clausura 2009: River Plate 3 – 1 Arsenal de SarandÃ
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River Plate won a rousing victory Sunday afternoon at the Monumental, coming back from a goal down to defeat Arsenal de Sarandà 3-1 in the league. It was a wild and emotional game that saw two River players sent off, and produced inspired performances by Radamel Falcao, Marcelo Gallardo, and Danilo Gerlo.
A full strength squad, [...]
Copa Libertadores 2009: Universidad San MartÃn 2 – 1 River Plate
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River Plate may have deserved better, but it was Peru’s Universidad San MartÃn that prevailed with a 2-1 victory in last night’s Copa Libertadores Group 3 match in Lima. It was River’s second straight loss at the Estadio Nacional, after falling 2-0 to the same side last February.
Despite six changes to the starting lineup following [...]
Clausura 2009: San Lorenzo 5 – 1 River Plate
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River Plate suffered a humiliating defeat this past Sunday against rivals San Lorenzo in a 5-1 rout, their worst result against el ciclon in over 40 years. The luck that had helpedlos millonarios through 3 consecutive wins was completely absent at the Nuevo Gasómetro, replaced instead by a farcical performance by players who disgraced [...]
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