River came back after being down 0-1 against Vélez and was one goal away from winning, but the rival team set the score 2-1 in the only attack of the second half. Towards the end, el Millionario couldn’t even the score.
El Millionario performed at a high level and thrashed Huracán 4-0 for the Superleague, with goals scored by Milton Casco, Nacho Fernández, Exequiel Palacios and Nicolás De La Cruz.
Marcelo Gallardo’s team was far superior to Boca Juniors, but they lacked clarity and precision in the final meters and they couldn’t claim the three points.
On Saturday, August 31st, an event was held at the Monumental Stadium and Rodolfo D’Onofrio (President of River Plate), İlker Aycı (President of Turkish Airlines) and the coach, Marcelo Gallardo, were present.
After some construction and remodelling work carried out by the Club’s Department of Infrastructure, the house of the champion of the Americas increased its seating capacity to 70.074.
River Plate honoured the 2-0 score of the first leg: it evened the score 1-1 in Asunción thanks to a tremendous goal by Nicolás De La Cruz and qualified for this stage of the CONMEBOL Libertadores once more.
In the first leg of the CONMEBOL Libertadores quarter-finals, el Millionario beat Cerro Porteño 2-0, thanks to goals by Nacho Fernández and Rafael Borré.
River Plate had an unforgettable night facing Racing: River thrashed Racing 6-1, with great individual and collective performances, and claimed all three points in the Superleague again.
On Wednesday, July 17th, at the Monumental stadium’s auditorium, the Club took a fundamental step towards equality in sports and presented its professional women’s football team.
On Thursday, July 18th, the legendary New Zealand national rugby union team visited the Club’s facilities and did its first training session at the auxiliary fields.
On Wednesday, July 3rd, the Club welcomed homeless people and opened its doors so that they could sleep in the karate gym. Besides, donations of warm clothes and blankets were collected.
The brand-new model will be worn for the first time in the match against Chivas from Guadalajara, the team’s first friendly match during the pre-season in the United States.
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