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Estudiantes de Río Cuarto Oct 11 · 12:30 AM VS Estadio Mâs Monumental

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River Cannot Buy Its Way Out of a Broken Brief

River Plate's historic losing run has made Thiago Almada look like an emergency answer, but another major arrival cannot repair a team whose roles and recruitment logic remain unclear.

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Club AnalysisAug 16

River Cannot Buy Its Way Out of a Broken Brief

By Malik Thompson

River Plate's historic losing run has made Thiago Almada look like an emergency answer, but another major arrival cannot repair a team whose roles and recruitment logic remain unclear.

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River Plate

Argentina Primera División

Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires, and named after the British English rendering of the city's estuary, Río de la Plata. Although many sports are practiced at the club, River is best known for its professional football team,…

Home: Belgrano, Buenos Aires
Stadium: Estadio Mâs Monumental
Founded: 1901

League table

Argentina Primera División

2026 season

Team	P	W	D	L	PTS
1Independiente Rivadavia	16	10	4	2	34
1Estudiantes de La Plata	16	9	4	3	31
2Boca Juniors	16	8	6	2	30
2River Plate	16	9	2	5	29
3Argentinos Juniors	16	8	5	3	29
4Rosario Central	16	8	4	4	28
3Vélez Sarsfield	16	7	7	2	28
6Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata	16	8	2	6	26
4Talleres de Córdoba	16	7	5	4	26
5Belgrano	16	7	5	4	26
5Independiente	16	6	6	4	24
6Lanús	16	6	6	4	24
7San Lorenzo	16	5	7	4	22
7Huracán	16	5	7	4	22
9Instituto	16	6	3	7	21
8Unión	16	5	6	5	21
8Racing Club	16	5	6	5	21
9Barracas Central	16	5	6	5	21
10Tigre	16	4	8	4	20
11Sarmiento	16	6	1	9	19
11Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza	16	5	4	7	19
10Defensa y Justicia	16	4	7	5	19
12Banfield	16	5	3	8	18
13Central Córdoba	16	4	4	8	16
12Platense	16	3	7	6	16
14Newell's Old Boys	16	3	6	7	15
13Atlético Tucumán	16	3	5	8	14
15Deportivo Riestra	16	1	8	7	11
14Aldosivi	16	0	8	8	8
15Estudiantes de Río Cuarto	16	1	2	13	5

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Buenos Aires, Argentina · ArgentinaEstadio Mâs Monumental

Capacity: 85018
Opened: 1938
Architect: José Aslan
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Timezone: UTC -03:00 Argentina Time (ART)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mâs Monumental Stadium, is a stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located in the neighborhood of Belgrano, the stadium is owned and operated by River Plate. It was opened on 26 May 1938 and named after former club president Antonio Vespucio Liberti (1900–1978). It is the largest stadium in both Argentina and all of South America with a capacity of 85,018 and is also home of the Argentina national football team. It...

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Oct 11 · 12:30 AMEstudiantes de Río Cuarto at River Plate12:30 AM · Upcoming Oct 25 · 9:00 PMRacing Club at River Plate9:00 PM · Upcoming Oct 6 · 11:00 PMBenin 0 – 3 ArgentinaFinal Oct 4 · 12:00 AMBurkina Faso 0 – 7 ArgentinaFinal Oct 1 · 12:00 AMBolivia 0 – 4 ArgentinaFinal

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Argentina Primera AnalysisOct 3

What Survives When Instituto Face Eleven?

By Adrian Cole

Instituto followed a 3-1 win over ten-man Talleres with a 4-1 victory over ten-man Independiente. The midfield pressure looks repeatable; Boca will test it without the same numerical gift.

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Argentina Primera AnalysisOct 1

Boca's Three Headers Were a Structure, Not a Miracle

By Malik Thompson

Enner Valencia's hat trick sent Boca into the Copa Argentina semifinal. Three different crosses found the same striker because Boca built a repeatable box structure around him.

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Argentina Primera DivisiónAug 29

Facundo Farías Makes San Lorenzo's Next Decision Cheaper

By Sofia Bellini

San Lorenzo added Facundo Farías on a one-year loan without a fee and with a $3 million purchase option. The contract buys an evaluation window, not permission to skip the evaluation.

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