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Simeone Resigns; Will Coach Final Game This Sunday Against Huracán
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Less then 24 hours after the painful elimination in the Copa Sudamericana, embattled coach Diego Simeone has resigned as head coach of River Plate, agreeing to step down after this Sunday’s Apertura fixture against Huracán. He leaves River after two seasons with a 14-10-8 record. There is no word yet on who will be appointed [...]
Copa Sudamericana 2008: Chivas de Guadalajara 2 – 2 River Plate
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River Plate were eliminated from the Copa Sudamericana this evening after a 2-2 draw with Chivas de Guadalajara in Mexico left them down 4-3 on aggregate over the two leg series. Despite a thrilling match that saw a flurry of action, River were unable to hold on to their early lead that had they held, [...]
Category: copa sudamericanaCopa Sudamericana Second Leg Tonight: Do or Die For Simeone and River Plate
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The objective is clear. Anything short of a victory tonight in Mexico against Chivas in the Copa Sudamericana, and River Plate’s season, not to mention Diego Simeone’s tenure as head coach, will come to a crashing end.
You’ll remember that in the first leg, River were lucky to come away with a 2-1 loss to a [...]
Copa Sudamericana 2008: River Plate 1 – 2 Chivas de Guadalajara
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Hear that sound? It’s the death knell ringing for River Plate.
Continuing their horrible week, which saw them fall 1-0 to Boca in the Superclasico this past Sunday, River put on a pathetic display tonight in front of a restless home crowd, losing 2-1 to Chivas de Guadalajara in the first leg of the 2008 Copa [...]
Category: copa sudamericanaCopa Sudamericana 2008: River Plate 2 – 1 Defensor Sporting
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River Plate advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2008 Copa Sudamericana last night after a comfortable 2-1 victory at home over Uruguayan club, Defensor Sporting. Paulo Ferrari and Diego Barrado netted the two goals for la banda, who won 4-2 on aggregate over both legs.
Now, the squad will face Chivas de Guadalajara in the [...]
Copa Sudamericana 2008: Defensor Sporting 1 – 2 River Plate
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Welcome back Sebastian Abreu.
In his debut last night against Defensor Sporting in the Copa Sudamericana, el Loco, in his first match since returning from Europe after a 4 month absence, led River Plate to a 2-1 victory in Montevideo, scoring both goals for la banda, and helping put the squad in a great position [...]
Tiros Libres: Copa Sudamericana, The Return of el Loco, and Huevo
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As River Plate head coach Diego Simeone waited in the airport after his teams 3-1 defeat this past Sunday to San Martín, a loss which essentially ended the squad’s Apertura title hopes, he was approached by a group of fans who told him quite simply that the players needed to, “poner huevo.” They promptly turned, [...]
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