River News -English-

This morning, Ariel Ortega was back at River’s training facilities in the group’s Monday practice after being absent since Saturday. There was a lot of talk concerning Ariel Ortega and his recent downward spiral into addiction to alcohol. His future is in doubt, and he is expected to meet with Coach Leonardo Astrada and President ...

River Plate and Rosario Central did not manage to take advantage of each other and both were forced to take a home a draw after a disappointing game at the Monumental Stadium. The game was pretty much a bore, except for a few moments where River could have taken the lead. River’s youngsters were, once ...

Today, River will be expecting Rosario Central at the Monumental Stadium with a very important absence: Astrada decided not to include Ortega between the eighteen, and in his place it will be Daniel “Keko” Villalva. But, fortunately, Alexis Ferrero and Juan Manuel Diaz came back after a date of suspension. Again, our everlasting Ariel “Burrito” ...

Yesterday, it seemed River only needed a burst of two goals by Ferrari and a marvelous match by "Reds" (Rojas). But it wasn't until Pompei's last blast on the whistle that Astrada's and his squad started breathing and celebrating the first three points...   Unbelievable but true, yesterday gave us a new polemic and ...

The number 18 in the lottery means “blood”, and maybe is what River’s squad needs this Thursday to won the first match of this Clausura 2010. Astrada has made some juggling but he finally decided the eighteen players to play against Chacarita tomorrow at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. And here they are... The ...

River’s debut to the Torneo Clausura was not exactly as expected.  The Millonarios lost to Apertura-champions Banfield, in the Monumental Stadium amid a crowd full of support. For the most part, the match was dull and River only seemed to react when the team was down a goal. Coach Leonardo Astrada put up a great ...

Unfortunately, this second preliminary for River isn’t quite the best one. The two defensive reinforcements, Juan Manuel Diaz and Alexis Ferrero, carried on four yellow cards each one from their past teams, Estudiantes and Colon, and, as they won one more on the last match against Banfield, they won’t be able to play against Chacarita ...

This past weekend, Gustavo Canales became River’s last reinforcement before the start of the Clausura Tournament.  The Union Española (Chile) striker confirmed his arrival to River Plate, and is expected to arrive in Buenos Aires in the upcoming hours. The Argentine striker became one of the leading goal-scorers in Chile and was considered by many ...

With a great winning streak already in the beginning of the year, River looks like a different team in 2010. With back-to-back wins against arch-rivals Boca Juniors, River demonstrated a great combination of teamwork and diligency to get things done right. Not even the drizzle on a hot, Mendoza night could take away the looks ...

After losing to both Avellaneda teams, Racing Club and Independiente, in the first two initial games of the preseason in Salta, Argentina, River started the year on its left foot. Although these games were preseason matches and River used mostly substitutes on the pitch, there is no excuse to lose so early. Coach Astrada’s men ...