Racing’s focus is undoubtedly on Copa Libertadores qualification and ahead of the second leg of their playoff against Puebla, Facundo Sava selected a side which rested some of his stars […]
On Friday, Primera División football returns to Argentina after the usual summer of stifling heat, managerial chopping and changing, transfer gossip and, of course, lots of pointless, money-spinning friendlies. We still […]
Many in Argentina head to the Atlantic coastal city of Mar del Plata to get away from the summer heat of Buenos Aires and enjoy the sea air, the beaches […]
One week on from the embarrassing superclásico in Mar del Plata, Boca Juniors and River Plate once more locked horns and although the match didn’t witness anywhere near the level […]
Promising young defender Emanuel Mammana looks poised to join Serie A side Fiorentina after River Plate accepted a bid of €9 million for the 19-year-old. The Argentina under-20 international is reportedly […]
River Plate came from behind twice thanks to goals from Sebastián Driussi and Rodrigo Mora to earn a 3-2 victory against San Lorenzo in Mar del Plata in the final […]
The farcical Torneo de Verano or summer friendlies played out the first superclásico of the year and following the contemptible ‘pepper-spray’ incident during the 2015 Libertadores meeting, Boca Juniors and […]
Neither side fielded what will be considered their first choice elevens come February but for Independiente it was one of those players trying to force his way into Mauricio Pellegrino’s […]
In recent years the Argentine Primera has witnessed a few triumphant returns as the likes of Juan Sebastián Verón, Diego Milito and Carlos Tevez have all come back to where […]
As the deal between River Plate and Atlético Madrid was completed back in August, the official presentation of Matías Kranevitter as an Atleti player this morning hardly feels like news […]
Barcelona may well have ruthlessly exposed South America’s premier club competition as the significantly poorer relation of the Champions League after their victory against River Plate in Japan but there […]
River Plate have issued an official apology to Lionel Messi and Barcelona following the abuse that the Argentine player received while boarding a flight at Tokyo airport after the Club […]
River Plate’s tag as massive underdogs in Sunday’s Club World Cup final proved entirely correct as in spite of a plucky performance from Marcelo Gallardo’s Copa Libertadores champions, they simply […]
It was far from a vintage performance from Marcelo Gallardo’s River Plate but the increbible 15,000 travelling supporters can celebrate in Osaka this evening after a nervy one-nil win over […]
River Plate ensured that Huracán suffered during their Copa Sudamericana semi-final but at full time the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó erupted in celebration on Thursday night. Rodrigo Mora’s two late […]
The dismantling of River Plate’s all-conquering side of 2014-15 is perhaps already underway; Ramiro Funes Mori departed for Everton, Matías Kranevitter’s exit to Atlético Madrid is already sewn up and […]
It has been a remarkable year for Marcelo Gallardo’s River Plate but after the highs of capturing the Copa Libertadores, their end to the 2015 Primera season has been listless. […]
If River Plate are to regain their Copa Sudamericana crown before jetting off to Japan for the Club World Cup then they are going to have to do it the […]
Vélez have fallen so far in 2015 that the visit of a River Plate reserve side to Liniers still proved too much for Miguel Ángel Russo and his inexperienced side. […]
River Plate are still at now where near the level that saw them lift the Copa Libertadores in August but Marcelo Gallardo can let out a sigh of relief after […]
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