08 Clausura
Fall of an Idol: Ortega Leaves River
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It began last Friday in the early morning hours, when television images from América TV showed a drunken Ariel Ortega leaving a nightclub in the trendy Palermo district of Buenos Aires. Though obviously impaired, Ortega nonetheless got in the drivers seat of his car and began to pull away, and despite the pleas of some [...]
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The Victory Caravan
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It’s been two weeks since los millonarios officially won the 2008 Clausura title, but River Plate and its fans are still celebrating the club’s first title in nearly 4 years. This past Sunday, after their come from behind victory against Banfield closed the season on a high note, the players boarded an open top bus [...]
Clausura 2008: Banfield 2 – 3 River Plate
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With their 33rd league title already in hand, River Plate nontheless gave their fans a terrific end to their championship season today, in a come from behind 3-2 win away to Banfield in the 19th and final fixture to close out the 2008 Clausura.
River ,perhaps unsurprisingly, were down 2-0 to the home team for [...]
The Ortega Question
By: Christian | 5 Comments
Not a week has passed since River triumphantly wrapped up its 33rd league title, but a controversy already seems to be brewing, and it involve no less that the squad’s most beloved player, Ariel Ortega, recently awarded a 2-year extension. But what should be a happy day for the River captain is instead causing a [...]
RIVER CAMPEON!!! RIVER CAMPEON!!!
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River Plate are once again Champions of Argentina, grabbing their 33rd local title this afternoon in a 2-1 win over Olimpo in front of a packed Monumental. With Estudiantes unable to win against Colon, River assured themselves of the title on the 18th fixture of this 2008 Clausura.
Despite a season that was full of surprises, [...]
Clausura 2008: Colon 1 – 2 River Plate
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With River a man down early in the first half against Colón in Santa Fe, and Estudiantes leading 1-0 against Huracan, things were not looking good for los millonarios this afternoon. But a heroic performance in the second half capped off a tense and dramatic turnaround of events, with River winning 2-1, and coupled with [...]
Final Stretch For Clausura Title Begins Tomorrow
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River Plate will start the first of 3, must-win matches beginning tomorrow when they travel to Santa Fe to face Colón. Los millonarios are currently tied for first with Estudiantes on 34 points, but with only 3 games left, River cannot and must not drop any points if they want to stay alive. Estudiantes meanwhile [...]
Clausura 2008: River Plate 1 – 0 Huracan
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Ariel Ortega and Diego Buonanotte were the heroes Saturday evening, combining together on the only goal in a 1-0 victory against Huracan, enough to send River back to the top of the Torneo Clausura, and in front of a Monumental crowd celebrating the club’s 107th anniversary, reviving the teams chances of winning a title in [...]
Clausura 2008: Independiente 0 – 0 River Plate
By: Christian | 17 Comments
After an embarrassing week that featured insults exchanged between fans and players, River needed to put it all behind them to keep pace with leaders Estudiantes atop the Clausura table. But despite a better performance on the day then their rivals, los millonarios could only come away with a 0-0 draw, and as a result, [...]
Clausura 2008: River Plate 4 – 2 Gimnasia (LP)
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The River Plate of old made a return appearance yesterday, in a wild 4-2 victory at home against Gimnasia de La Plata. It was a must-win game for los millonarios, who remain on top of the Torneo Clausura, tied with Estudiantes on 30 points with 5 fixtures remaining.
By “old” I mean the River we were [...]
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