Articles tagged with "2009-apertura"
Tiros Libres: Taking Time Off To Reflect
By Christian | November 24th, 2009River Plate Offside will be taking the rest of the week off for the Thanksgiving break and will not return until the first week of ...
Apertura 2009: Newell's Old Boys 2 – 1 River Plate
By Christian | November 10th, 2009River Plate effectively said goodbye to any chance of qualifying for next year's Copa Libertadores after losing 2-1 to Newell's Old Boys Saturday afternoon. The ...
Apertura 2009: River Plate 0 - 1 Lanús
By Christian | November 2nd, 2009Despite a renewed sense of optimism in recent weeks, River Plate succumbed to their old ways yesterday as they fell 1-0 at home to Lanús. ...
Apertura 2009: Argentinos Juniors 1 - 2 River Plate
By Christian | October 30th, 2009Goals from Diego Buonanotte and Mauro Rosales helped River Plate end an 8-game winless streak last night in a 2-1 victory at Argentinos Juniors. The ...
Superclasico 2009: River Plate 1 - 1 Boca Juniors
By Christian | October 27th, 2009Photo courtesy La Página Millonaria River Plate had one of their strongest performances of the year during Sunday’s Superclásico, but despite several opportunities to win the ...
Superclasico 2009: River Plate Announce Starting XI
By Christian | October 24th, 2009Here is the lineup Leo Astrada will start for tomorrow's highly anticipated Superclásico: Daniel Vega Paulo Ferrari, Gustavo Cabral, Nicolás Sánchez, Cristian Villagra Nicolás Domingo, Matías Almeyda, Matías ...
2009 Superclasico: Knowing Thyself
By Christian | October 23rd, 2009Yesterday I wrote about Boca Juniors's recent form coming into this Sunday's Superclásico. Now let's look at the Good Guys: How to summarize This River's season? ...
2009 Superclasico: Knowing They Enemy
By Christian | October 22nd, 2009Every season, River Plate fans demand only three things: win the league, win the Copas (the Libertadores and the Sudamericana), and beat Boca Juniors in ...
Tiros Libres: Some Unfinished Business Before The Superclásico
By Christian | October 20th, 2009It's time for yet another patented, Offside apology-for-no-recent-posts post! I spent the last week and a half back home in chilly Chicago for a wedding ...
Leo Astrada Returns As River Plate Manager
By Christian | October 8th, 2009River Plate announced yesterday that former player and coach Leonardo Astrada will succeed Néstor Gorosito as club manager. This will be the second stint in ...
Nestor Gorosito Resigns As Manager After 2-1 Loss to San Lorenzo
By Christian | October 6th, 2009The Néstor Gorosito era came to a surprise end Sunday afternoon after the manager, who only a week ago had received the club’s backing to ...
Apertura 2009: River Plate 0 - 0 Colon de Santa Fe
By Christian | September 15th, 2009Eleven strangers wearing River Plate jerseys played to a 0-0 draw with Colon de Santa Fe this past Sunday at the Monumental. Ridiculous as that ...
Apertura 2009: Rosario Central 2 - 1 River Plate
By Christian | September 10th, 2009River Plate were outclassed by a youthful Rosario Central side in a 2-1 defeat Tuesday evening, extending their away losing streak to 10 games and ...
Apertura 2009: River Plate 4 - 3 Chacarita Juniors
By Christian | September 3rd, 2009A late strike from Ariel Ortega lifted River Plate to a 4-3 victory over Chacarita Juniors this past Sunday at the Monumental, handing los millonarios ...
Apertura 2009: Banfield 2 - 0 River Plate
By Christian | August 25th, 2009River Plate had a disastrous start to their 2009 Apertura campaign, falling 2-0 to Banfield Sunday evening. It was la banda's second defeat this week ...
Football In Argentina Begins This Weekend. No, Really.
By Christian | August 21st, 2009After weeks of speculation about when, if ever, the Apertura season would start, a late intervention from none other than the Argentine government has allowed ...
Fixture List For 2009 Apertura Released
By Christian | July 24th, 2009The complete schedule for the upcoming Apertura campaign was released this week, with the season set to kickoff the August 14th weekend. After a disappointing ...
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