Few would have bet against River and Boca this weekend, in spite of their Libertadores commitments, they are both considered genuine title challengers and so when either are pitted against […]
River Plate’s Copa Libertadores campaign is proving not to be quite as straight-forward as first thought after a thoroughly frustrating evening in the Monumental ended in a draw with Liga […]
Only Jonathan Calleri’s early strike separated Boca Juniors and Atlético Rafaela on the scoresheet but it was a thoroughly dominant performance from Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s title challengers which should have yielded […]
1. The Copa Libertadores poses a real dilemma It may only have been week two but the effects of playing midweek in one of the most gruelling club cup competitions in […]
The faces of both River’s and Independiente’s players as they trudged off their home pitches clearly illustrated that the disappointing draws were certainly two points dropped. Independiente had earlier hosted newly […]
All of the pre-match discussion centered on River combating the extreme altitude in Oruro, Bolivia and the suggestion that the players would be taking viagra in an effort to tackle […]
Sarmiento played the role of spirited underdogs superbly but ultimately paid the price of being one of those teams that would never have been promoted to the Primera legitimately facing […]
A week ago, River were deserved 1-0 winners over San Lorenzo in the Monumental and last night in the Nuevo Gasómetro it was the same result. Over the 180 minutes, River […]
Having just helped Argentina’s under-20s to the South American championship title, centre back, Emanuel Mammana is already now being linked with a move to Europe. Tottenham and Atlético Madrid have reportedly […]
River Plate took a deserved lead from their first leg victory over San Lorenzo but could yet be made to pay for a strong of missed chances that allowed El […]
Ángel Correa is currently starring for the Argentina under-20s in the South American Championship but with the news that he will not be named in Atlético Madrid’s squad for the second […]
It may only be a summer friendly on paper but meetings between Boca Juniors and River Plate are rarely amicable and so the margin of victory in Saturday night’s superclásico […]
River made light work of defeating Independiente in Mar del Plata on Tuesday night and in the process won the friendly tournament to lift the Copa de Oro. Goals from […]
Boca Juniors ended the run of eight superclásicos without a win last night in Mar del Plata thanks to Franco Cristaldo’s first half goal. As expected from a friendly […]
After the strange excitement of Boca against Racing, River Plate’s preseason friendly against Estudiantes served as a reminder of just how dull these events can be. Marcelo Gallardo opted to […]
Marcelo Gallardo was able to pick something more like his first eleven for Wednesday night’s friendly against Peñarol in Montevideo but saw his side lose on penalties after the match ended […]
On the day that the South American under-20 championship begins, Real Madrid have reportedly firmed up their interest in Argentina and River Plate goalkeeper with a €10 million offer. 18-year-old Augusto Batalla […]
The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) has released its ranking of club sides in world football and while Real Madrid being named number one might not come […]
Reports in Spain are suggesting that Valencia are tying up a deal for River Plate’s highly regarded midfielder, Matías Kranevitter ahead of a transfer in June. This would leave the 21-year-old […]
Much has happened at the Estadio Monumental over the past 17 years, since River Plate last captured an international trophy. From the highs of the late 90s, culminating in the […]
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