http://riverplate.theoffside.com News from River Plate Argentina football team Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:16:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en River Plate came from behind to earn a much needed 3-1 victory over Atlético Tucumán Sunday afternoon. The win, River's third of the year, ended a two game losing streak. It was once again a tale of two halves with la banda putting on a horrid display in the first 45 ... http://riverplate.theoffside.com/team-news/apertura-2009-river-plate-3-%e2%80%93-1-atletico-tucuman.html River Plate effectively said goodbye to any chance of qualifying for next year's Copa Libertadores after losing 2-1 to Newell's Old Boys Saturday afternoon. The loss leaves River 13 points from the last qualification spot with 18 left to play in the season, but based on their erratic form River ... http://riverplate.theoffside.com/team-news/apertura-2009-newells-old-boys-2-%e2%80%93-1-river-plate.html Despite a renewed sense of optimism in recent weeks, River Plate succumbed to their old ways yesterday as they fell 1-0 at home to Lanús. Prior to the match, River were rocked by the news that Ariel Ortega had left the team on Saturday night after telling coach Leo Astrada ... http://riverplate.theoffside.com/team-news/apertura-2009-river-plate-0-1-lanus.html Goals from Diego Buonanotte and Mauro Rosales helped River Plate end an 8-game winless streak last night in a 2-1 victory at Argentinos Juniors. The win, the first for Leo Astrada since taking charge at River three weeks ago, was also the first away win for la banda in 17 ... http://riverplate.theoffside.com/team-news/apertura-2009-argentinos-juniors-1-2-river-plate.html Photo courtesy La Página Millonaria River Plate had one of their strongest performances of the year during Sunday’s Superclásico, but despite several opportunities to win the game, los millonarios could only manage a 1-1 draw with Boca Juniors. Marcelo Gallardo would give River an early lead off a beautiful free kick, ... http://riverplate.theoffside.com/team-news/superclasico-2009-river-plate-1-1-boca-juniors.html Here is the lineup Leo Astrada will start for tomorrow's highly anticipated Superclásico: Daniel Vega Paulo Ferrari, Gustavo Cabral, Nicolás Sánchez, Cristian Villagra Nicolás Domingo, Matías Almeyda, Matías Abelairas Marcelo Gallardo Ariel Ortega, Diego Buonanotte My take? This is pretty much River's best starting XI, and on paper at least, it's the right lineup to take ... http://riverplate.theoffside.com/team-news/superclasico-2009-river-plate-announce-starting-xi.html Yesterday I wrote about Boca Juniors's recent form coming into this Sunday's Superclásico. Now let's look at the Good Guys: How to summarize This River's season? As usual, the numbers tell the whole story. Through nine league games, los millonarios have won just one game, barely beating a team that last ... http://riverplate.theoffside.com/team-news/2009-superclasico-knowing-thyself.html Every season, River Plate fans demand only three things: win the league, win the Copas (the Libertadores and the Sudamericana), and beat Boca Juniors in the bi-annual Superclásico. Unfortunately in recent years, River usually enter the country’s biggest fixture with the league out of reach and eliminated from one of ... http://riverplate.theoffside.com/2009-apertura/2009-superclasico-knowing-they-enemy.html It's time for yet another patented, Offside apology-for-no-recent-posts post! I spent the last week and a half back home in chilly Chicago for a wedding (not my own), and now that I'm back in sunny San Diego, I can get down to the real business at hand: getting everyone ready ... http://riverplate.theoffside.com/team-news/tiros-libres-some-unfinished-business-before-the-superclasico.html Argentina will return to the Monumental stadium this Saturday for a must-win World Cup Qualifier against Peru. Please feel free to visit the Argentina World Cup Blog to chat with other fans before and during the match. It's a return to the stadium that has been the de facto home for ... http://riverplate.theoffside.com/team-news/tiros-libres-a-monumental-stadium.html