

Articles tagged with "08-apertura"
River Says Goodbye to Diego Simeone
By Christian | November 10th, 2008Diego Simeone officially bid farewell to River Plate yesterday in his final game as head coach in an emotional 3-3 draw with Huracan at the ...
Simeone Resigns; Will Coach Final Game This Sunday Against Huracán
By Christian | November 7th, 2008Less then 24 hours after the painful elimination in the Copa Sudamericana, embattled coach Diego Simeone has resigned as head coach of River Plate, agreeing ...
Simeone Death Watch Underway
By Christian | October 27th, 2008If the honeymoon has already ended between Diego Simeone and River Plate, then all that remains now is the bloody divorce. After another humiliating 1-0 ...
The Not-So Superclasico: Examining The Fallout, and Looking Ahead To The Copa
By Christian | October 21st, 2008To honestly appreciate what Sunday's crushing 1-0 defeat in the Superclasico meant to River Plate and it fans, one must consider some of the facts ...
Apertura 2008: River Plate 0 - 1 Boca Juniors
By Christian | October 19th, 2008Embarrassing. Those questioning if the season could possibly get any worse were answered this afternoon with River Plate blowing their most important match of this Apertura ...
The Superclasico Returns!
By Christian | October 17th, 2008The wait is almost over. The tickets have long sold out. The fans are preparing for the incredible display of drums, streamers, banners, flags, and ...
Tiros Libres: Copa Sudamericana, The Return of el Loco, and Huevo
By Christian | September 24th, 2008As 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 ...
Apertura 2008: San Martín (T) 3 - 1 River Plate
By Christian | September 22nd, 2008River ahora juega dos finales, la Sudamericana y conta Boca. River now play two finals, the Copa Sudamericana and against Boca. -Fox Sports Commentators So there you ...
Apertura 2008: River Plate 1 - 2 Vélez Sarsfield
By Christian | September 19th, 2008It’s gone from bad to worse. After their 2-1 defeat this past Wednesday at home to Vélez Sarsfield, River Plate not only extended their winless streak ...
Apertura 2008: Arsenal de Sarandi 2 - 2 River Plate
By Christian | September 14th, 2008Any hope that River were going to come out looking more improved from their first 4 league matches were dashed this evening as los millonarios ...
Apertura 2008: River Plate 2 - 0 Rosario Central
By Christian | August 18th, 2008River left it late at the Monumental yesterday, scoring two goals with less than ten minutes left to defeat Rosario Central 2-0 in their 2008 ...
Apertura 2008: Colon 1 - 1 River Plate
By Christian | August 12th, 2008The current champions of Argentina began their title defense in less than convincing style this past Sunday, earning a 1-1 draw away to Colón de ...
Meet River's Newest Players
By Christian | August 9th, 2008With the start of the 2008 Apertura only hours away, here's a brief look at some of Diego Simeone's newest editions to the squad, who ...
Ariel Ortega to Leave River
By Christian | August 4th, 2008According to a report just posted on La Pagina Millonaria, Ariel Ortega is set to leave River Plate and join United Arab Emirates club Al-Ain ...
Torneo de Invierno: River Plate v. San Lorenzo
By Christian | July 26th, 2008River Plate are moments away from kicking off the Torneo de Invierno in Mar del Plata, taking on a new look San Lorenzo de Almagro, ...
Tiros Libres: Back Offsides
By Christian | July 6th, 2008So it seems that it is now my turn to write the infamous Offside “apology for my recent lack of posts,” post. But I promise ...








