Golazo 50 2018: Argentina’s best young players (30-26)
If you missed it already, the countdown of the new Golazo 50 is already well underway so you can catch up here… 50-46 / 45-41 / 40-36 / 35-31 If you don’t know […]
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Category Archives: river plate
Boca spoil Maxi Rodríguez’s homecoming, Patronato stun River, Talleres frustrate Independiente & Belgrano don’t help relegation fears (VIDEO)
It was almost perfect and although Darío Benedetto’s 77th minute equaliser may have denied Newell’s Old Boys victory, there was much to celebrate for the Newell’s Old Boys supporters packed […]
Golazo 50 2018: Argentina’s best young players (35-31)
If you missed it already, the countdown of the new Golazo 50 began last week so you can catch here… 50-46 / 45-41 / 40-36 If you don’t know what this is, it […]
Superliga 2018/19: Club by club January transfer round-up
Argentina may still be sweating in the summer sun but the Superliga returns and with only ten rounds of fixtures to play in this ludicrously short season, we are already […]
River Plate’s league slump continues as Unión win in El Monumental (VIDEO)
There are two faces to Marcelo Gallardo’s River Plate. One is the all-conquering Copa Libertadores winning goliath and the other is the horribly inconsistent Superliga outfit, who after losing to […]
Jonatan Maidana: Farewell to a River Plate icon
A trophy laden eight-and-a-half year spell comes to an end and Tom Nash pays tribute to a River Plate legend who walks away from the Monumental for a final fling in Mexico… […]
Golazo 50 2018: Argentina’s best young players (40-36)
If you missed it already, the countdown of the new Golazo 50 began last week so you can catch here… 50-46 / 45-41 If you don’t know what this is, it is […]
Matías Suárez leaves Belgrano in trouble to strengthen River Plate
June 26, 2011: Belgrano and River Plate draw 1-1 at El Monumental giving El Pirata a 3-1 victory on aggregate and historically relegating River down to the B Nacional. January […]
River Plate handed wake-up call by unbeaten Defensa y Justicia (VIDEO)
It’s only a little over a month since River Plate were celebrating their greatest ever triumph in Madrid but after their subsequent Club World Cup defeat and a short break, […]
2018 review: The ups and (many) downs of Argentinian football
There is rarely a dull moment in Argentine football and a rollercoaster 2018 proved no different. The bad invariably outweighs the good and that’s certainly been the case this year […]
Pity Martínez: From almost a frustrating flop to a River Plate legend
It’s not always been plane sailing at the Monumental for Pity Martínez as Tom Nash charts the rise from frustrating youngster to fan favourite. With the chants of ‘El Pity Martínez, que […]
Pity Martínez signs off with brace as River Plate defeat Kashima Antlers at Club World Cup (VIDEO)
River Plate know that they should have been playing Real Madrid today for the Club World Cup but didn’t allow that disappointment to affect their performance in the third-place playoff […]
River Plate stunned by Al Ain in Club World Cup (VIDEO)
This was supposed to be River Plate’s best opportunity to break Europe’s monopoly over the Club World Cup against a struggling Real Madrid side, who are yet to pay Kashima […]
Club World Cup has different feel this time around for River Plate
The historic Copa Libertadores in the bag River Plate now head to the UAE for the Club World Cup and while Real Madrid could lie ahead, Jack Tilghman suggests there is far […]
River Plate’s path to the 2018 Copa Libertadores
The Copa Libertadores represents the pinnacle of South American football, there is nothing that tops it but for River Plate lifting the famous trophy with victory over fierce rivals Boca […]
Quintero stunner seals dramatic Superclásico & Copa Libertadores triumph for River Plate (VIDEO)
It might be the most tainted Copa Libertadores of all time and one that the rest of South America simply wants to forget but for River Plate it will be […]
Independiente rage over Boca snatching controversial win, River Plate take revenge on Gimnasia & Aldosivi claim late draw with San Lorenzo (VIDEO)
Argentine football has had more than enough accusations of corruption and conspiracy theories in recent weeks but Independiente added further fuel on Sunday evening after an awful refereeing performance by […]
The controversial Copa Libertadores Final heading to Madrid
Miami. No, Asunción. Why not Doha, Qatar? We’ll play it on December 8th. Ok then, Qatar! Spread the word everyone. Actually… maybe Madrid. Yeah, and let’s do it on December […]
Gimnasia reach Copa Argentina final with dramatic penalty win over River Plate (VIDEO)
For all River Plate’s chaotic preparation ahead of Wednesday evening’s Copa Argentina semi against Gimnasia, this year’s final looked more than likely to have a familiar feel with two-time defending […]
Will there be a Copa Libertadores Final?
Remember when the Boca-River final was going to be something so epic the future of South American football and the nation of Argentina as a whole would be changed forever? […]
