River Plate: News & comments

[efernandez9]

real madrid??? q no han visto q esta decimo en la liga???
La clasificación de la IFFHS toma en cuenta los resultados de los últimos doce meses tanto en ligas nacionales como en competiciones internacionales.


el once caldas, campeon de america esta de 39th en el mundo y 10th en la liga colombiana! :o Y el subcampeon: Boca, entre los 5 primeros?


como consuelo!

[riverplate]

Next match date is Sunday, October 17, versus Almagro. The matches for Date 10 were originally scheduled to be played in the middle of this week. River vs. Almagro will be shown on both Fox Espanol & World.

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OOPS!!!

[The Double]

River's home for that one, right? They were away to Quilmes so.......yeah.

The Quilmes stadium seems like a hard place for visiting teams to play in.

[riverplate]

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Dates for the remainder of the schedule.

Sun., Oct. 17- Almegro
Wed., Oct. 20- @ Lanus
Sun., Oct. 24- San Lorenzo
Sun., Oct. 31- @ Olimpo
Sun., Nov. 7- Boca
Sat., Nov. 13- @ Gimnasia
Sun., Nov. 21- Independiente
Sun., Nov. 28- @ Velez
Sun., Dec. 5- Rosario Central
Sun., Dec. 12- @ Huracan

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Fernando Crosa

[Mario]

Mario's b-day, guess what I want as present?


Sun., Nov. 7- Boca

[AtNacional]

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Fernando Crosahttp://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/153/788584.jpg

[The Double]

Mario's b-day, guess what I want as present?

Never going to happen.

[Mario]

igualito a Adam Sandler!


we'll see gashina!

[riverplate]

Argentina 4 - 2 Uruguay

Lucho gets the first!

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[efernandez9]

se viene el partido vs Almagro
y el viejo Patiño sera titular
metio dos goles en partido, durante el resceso de seleccion.

[riverplate]

The saga of little Erik Lamela.

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From the Associated Press:

Like many junior Argentine players, Erik Lamela idolizes Diego Maradona. Like Maradona, he also favours his left foot when attacking the net and can even mimic Maradona’s flashy antics of dribbling the ball endlessly in the air. Like Maradona, Lamela is also being noticed early on. Only 12, Lamela is already one of the top players in the junior leagues with Buenos Aires powerhouse River Plate. He is comfortable in the center midfield but can also play wing versatility the talent scouts picked up on early.

Now FC Barcelona has expressed an interest in Lamela, creating a stir in Argentina. Local media reported on Friday that supporters and critics are debating whether it’s too early to send a budding ace abroad. A Barcelona press officer, who asked not to be identified, confirmed the club’s interest. Lamela caught the eye of the Spanish scouts this year during junior competitions in Spain and France. But the source said Lamela’s family would need to move to Barcelona to receive a study and sports grant that could help him make a pool of Spanish club players seeking stardom. Argentine media reported Lamela could receive up to $148,000 annually in Barcelona. The Catalan club had no confirmation of those reports and the boy’s family did not comment further.

But Lamela’s father, Jose, speaking with Argentine network TodoNoticias, said the family was studying a move seriously, and traveled to Spain last month to check things out. “The offer is very interesting,” Jose told a television reporter. The parents said they and their four sons were ready to move if the offer works out. But River Plate wants Erik Lamela to stay at home for now. “We will oppose this,” said River president Jose Maria Aguilar, who vehemently rejects the idea of sending Lamela abroad at his age. While River could try to legally block any move, such transfers have happened before. An 11-year-old, Leandro Depetris, left the juniors of Argentine club Union de Santa Fe for Italy’s Milan, in 2001.

Depetris later returned to Argentina, and was playing with the River organisation. In Barcelona’s first division, meanwhile, a 17-year-old former Argentine junior star, Lionel Messi, was playing alongside greats such as Brazilian Ronaldinho. Barcelona took Messi when he was only 13 from Argentine side Newell’s Old Boys. According to Madrid sports daily Marca, Erik’s talents were spotted early. “Erik arrived at one of the popular clubs in Argentina River Plate when seven years old,” noted Marca.

But Barcelona’s talent scouts, though alerted early, would have to wait until he reached the legal working age before he could be formally signed. Meanwhile, when Argentine television talked to his family, Erik Lamela showed off his talent by keeping the ball floating in the air, dribbling it off his feet and knees without letting it drop. Maradona performed similar stunts during halftime exhibitions as a teenager. “Playing in Barcelona is a great dream,” said the 90-pound (41-kilogram) kid with flowing blond hair. “I have other dreams, too, to play like Maradona and to play on the Argentine national team,” added Lamela, who stands a mere five feet (1.53 meters). Ironically, while he plays for River Plate, Lamela said he was an avowed fan of River’s crosstown archrival Boca Juniors, where Maradona had some of his greatest playing days.

[riverplate]

Friday's matches:
Arsenal 0 - 0 Newell's
Huracán 1 - 2 Gimnasia
Rosario Central 0 - 0 Independiente

Posiciones:
19- RIVER, Boca, Newell's, Vélez
16- Estudiantes
15- Gimnasia
14- Lanús, San Lorenzo, Independiente, Quilmes
13- Colón
12- Arsenal

[riverplate]

Sunday, Oct. 17

River Plate vs. Almagro

No live coverage on Fox in the U.S.
Fox Sports World - 9 PM ET / 8 PM CT / 6 PM PT
Fox Sports en Espanol on Monday - 5 PM ET / 4 PM CT / 2 PM PT

Probable starters-
Franco Costanzo;
Cristian Tula - Eduardo Tuzzio - Fernando Crosa - Lucas Mareque;
Luis González or Gabriel Pereyra - Javier Mascherano - Jairo Patiño;
José Sand - Marcelo Gallardo - Nelson Cuevas or Maximiliano López

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Lucas Mareque will be making his debut.

[ElMuneco]

Sunday, Oct. 17

River Plate vs. Almagro

No live coverage on Fox in the U.S.
Fox Sports World - 9 PM ET / 8 PM CT / 6 PM PT
Fox Sports en Espanol on Monday - 5 PM ET / 4 PM CT / 2 PM PT

Probable starters-
Franco Costanzo;
Cristian Tula - Eduardo Tuzzio - Fernando Crosa - Lucas Mareque;
Luis González or Gabriel Pereyra - Javier Mascherano - Jairo Patiño;
José Sand - Marcelo Gallardo - Nelson Cuevas or Maximiliano López

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Lucas Mareque will be making his debut.


Absolutely ridiculous that Fox Sports en Espanol would show the baseball playoffs rather than River vs. Almagro. Who the hell enjoys watching baseball on TV? Hell I'd rather watch the grass in my front yard grow than sit and watch a boring basebal game. Let me see now, "Strike one, Ball, Ball, Foul ball, Foul ball, Foul ball, Ball, Foul Ball, Foul Ball, Pop up". One out. Reeeeeeeeeeeal exciting Fox. Idiots!!

[riverplate]

Absolutely ridiculous that Fox Sports en Espanol would show the baseball playoffs rather than River vs. Almagro. Who the hell enjoys watching baseball on TV? Hell I'd rather watch the grass in my front yard grow than sit and watch a boring basebal game. Let me see now, "Strike one, Ball, Ball, Foul ball, Foul ball, Foul ball, Ball, Foul Ball, Foul Ball, Pop up". One out. Reeeeeeeeeeeal exciting Fox. Idiots!!

What makes it worse is that the FOX Network already provides SAP on their regular national TV broadcasts of the games. I switched over to it last night just to find out. Anyone who wishes to watch it in Spanish can do so without tuning to FSE.

Also, if the Yankee-Red Sox series goes to a Game 5, it will pre-empt the airing of River-Almagro because the baseball game will be played at 5PM ET Monday.

By the way, Futbol de Primera has been scheduled to be shown on Tuesday at 5PM ET/2 PM PT.

[riverplate]

Saturday's matches
Banfield 2 - 0 Olimpo
Argentinos Juniors 2 - 0 San Lorenzo
Estudiantes 1 - 1 Quilmes
Instituto 2 - 2 Lanús
Racing 1 - 2 Vélez

Posiciones
22- Vélez
19- RIVER, Boca, Newell's
17- Estudiantes
15- Lanús, Gimnasia, Quilmes
14- Banfield, San Lorenzo, Independiente

Today
River v Almagro
Colón v Boca

[The Double]

The games going to be repeated later on tonight on FSW, right?

[riverplate]

The games going to be repeated later on tonight on FSW, right?

Fox Sports World tonight at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT.

[Ilovecolombia redded]

time for patino to shine

[riverplate]

time for patino to shine

He needs to be out there more often.

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