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Apertura 2009: River Plate 2 – 2 Gimnasia de La Plata
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River Plate were well on their way to an important victory at the Monumental Sunday evening, but a late collapse would leave los millonarios with only a point following a 2-2 draw with Gimnasia de La Plata. More serious than the missed points however was an injury to captain Ariel Ortega, who had to be [...]
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Nestor Gorosito To Remain As River Plate Manager Until December
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After a 1-0 loss to Arsenal this past weekend, the news, for once, focused not on River Plate losing another away game, but instead on whether Néstor Gorosito would step down as manager. The defeat at el Viaducto was the last straw for the hundreds of River fans in attendance. Days earlier they had seen [...]
Category: Team NewsRiver Plate ELIMINATED From Copa Sudamericana
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River Plate suffered their second consecutive first round elimination at an international tournament after losing 1-0 to Lanús last night in the Copa Sudamericana. The loss was yet another in a long line of disappointments for the club, and effectively sealed the fate of Néstor Gorosito, whose days with the team are surely numbered.
There have [...]
River Plate Go For All Or Nothing Tonight In Copa Sudamericana
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Los millonarios will head into the second leg of tonight’s Copa Sudamericana tie at Lanús hoping to overturn a 2-1 deficit to reach the round of 16 and face Ecuador’s Liga de Quito. You can watch the game live on Fox Sports Español at 7PM ET/4PM PT.
River Plate can advance with a 2-0 win, or [...]
Apertura 2009: River Plate 0 – 0 Colon de Santa Fe
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Eleven strangers wearing River Plate jerseys played to a 0-0 draw with Colon de Santa Fe this past Sunday at the Monumental. Ridiculous as that may sound, there simply can be no other reasonable explanation after la banda turned in an even more dreadful performance, one so bad that even the point they somehow managed [...]
Apertura 2009: Rosario Central 2 – 1 River Plate
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River Plate were outclassed by a youthful Rosario Central side in a 2-1 defeat Tuesday evening, extending their away losing streak to 10 games and once again raising serious questions about the team’s chances in this tournament.
Central, fielding a team made up of youngsters, simply outplayed River over 90 minutes. They were solid at the [...]
Apertura 2009: River Plate 4 – 3 Chacarita Juniors
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A late strike from Ariel Ortega lifted River Plate to a 4-3 victory over Chacarita Juniors this past Sunday at the Monumental, handing los millonarios their first win of the season and temporarily lifting the pressure off Nestor Gorosito’s team. But while the score line may suggest an open game, the reality was far different, [...]
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