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Tiros Libres: Feeling Down Under
By: Christian |Let me take this opportunity to send a warm welcome to the members of the River Plate Football Academy of Australia (motto: There is a place for everyone at River Plate), who I was just told are regular visitors to this blog.
A comment this week from one of their members asked about the recent lack [...]
Clausura 2009: River Plate 1 – 1 Club Atlético Lanús
By: Christian |It’s a sad sign of the times that River Plate’s 1-1 draw with Lanús yesterday evening was somehow not the most embarassing sight at the Monumental.
The result itself certainly qualified. Los millonarios squandered an early lead thanks to none other then Jose Sand, a one-time River reject who earned the wrath of River fans following [...]
Clausura 2009: Newell’s Old Boys 1 – 0 River Plate
By: Christian |River Plate effectively ended their Clausura title bid this past Sunday, falling 1-0 to Newell’s Old Boys. Their campaign finished in much the same way we’ve come to expect from los millonarios this season – a dull and uninspired performance from a club that appears to have given up on itself.
La banda had entered the [...]
Copa Libertadores 2009: River Plate 3 – 0 San Ma-Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
By: Christian |What is there to say? Los millonarios indeed defeated San MartÃn 3-0 last night in the Copa Libertadores, but it all meant absolutely nothing, as the match was merely a formality for the already eliminated River Plate.
The scene at the Monumental was one of the sorriest sights I’ve seen all year. As expected, the game [...]






