2019–20 Club Atlético River Plate season

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River Plate 2019–20 football season

The 2019–20 season was River Plate’s 9th consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football.[1] In addition to the Primera División, the club competed in the Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga and Copa Libertadores.[1]

The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Pre-season[edit]

Zacarías Morán agreed a loan move to Chacarita Juniors on 18 June 2019.[2]Maximiliano Velazco’s loan with Defensores de Belgrano, which was set to expire on 30 June, was extended on 20 June.[3][4]Camilo Mayada headed to Mexico with Atlético San Luis on 22 June.[5][6] River Plate toured the United States for pre-season, with the first match being played on 27 June against Ventura County Fusion at the Wallis Annenberg Stadium in Los Angeles as they ran out 5–0 winners; with Lucas Beltrán netting twice.[7][8] On that same day, Héctor Martínez departed on loan to Defensa y Justicia.[9] Their second friendly took place on 28 June, as they scored five again after defeating Guadalajara of Liga MX in game one of the Colossus Cup.[10][11] 29 June saw Alexander Barboza go to Independiente.[12]

Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on and around 30 June.[13] River met Ventura County Fushion of USL League Two for a secondary match-up on 4 July, with Jorge Carrascal scoring four times in a 7–0 victory.[14][15]Luciano Lollo was loaned to Banfield on 6 July.[16][17] On matchday two of the Colossus Cup, River beat another Mexican team in América with goals from Julián Álvarez and Cristian Ferreira.[18]

July[edit]

Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) were defeated in the Copa Argentina R32 on 16 July, though it took a 4–5 penalty shoot-out win to do so.[19]Carlos Auzqui went off on loan to Lanús on 17 July.[20][21] On 23 July, River Plate met Brazilian club Cruzeiro in the first leg of a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen encounter, as the two played out a goalless draw at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti.[22] River travelled to Argentinos Juniors in game one of the 2019–20 Primera División, subsequently coming away with a point.[23] On 30 July, after they again drew 0–0 with Cruzeiro in the Copa Libertadores, River Plate advanced to the next round following a 2–4 penalty shoot-out.[24]

August[edit]

On 1 August, Joaquín Arzura headed out on loan to Huracán.[25][26] Hours later, River announced their first signing of the new campaign as Paulo Díaz arrived from Al-Ahli of the Saudi Professional League.[27][28] River built upon their point on the opening day in the Primera División over Argentinos Juniors with a 3–0 win versus Lanús on 4 August on home soil.[29]Alan Marcel Picazzo joined Villa Dálmine on loan on 8 August.[30][31] River beat All Boys 7–0 and 5–1 in friendlies on 9 August, with Matías Suárez netting a hat-trick in the former while Ignacio Scocco scored a brace in the latter.[32] 10 August saw Santiago Vera leave River Plate, as the midfielder agreed terms on a move to Paraguayan Primera División outfit Olimpia.[33]Colo-Colo revealed the loan signing of Iván Rossi on 13 August.[34][35]

River, for the first time since 1962, put six goals past reigning champions Racing Club away from home in the league on 17 August.[36] River Plate defeated Cerro Porteño in the first leg of a Copa Libertadores quarter-final on 22 August, winning 2–0 after Ignacio Fernández and Rafael Santos Borré netted spot-kicks.[37] River’s first league loss came three days later, as Talleres won at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti for the first time in twenty-nine years.[38] On 29 August, River progressed to the Copa Libertadores semi-finals after beating Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño 3–1 on aggregate, having drawn 1–1 in the second leg in Asunción.[39]

September[edit]

River opened September with a Superclásico at home to Boca Juniors, which ended drawn after no goals were scored.[40]

Transfers[edit]

Domestic transfer windows:[90]
3 July 2019 to 24 September 2019
20 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.

Transfers in[edit]

Transfers out[edit]

Loans out[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

In June 2019, River Plate were announced as one of four clubs, alongside Guadalajara, América and Boca Juniors, that would take part in the inaugural Colossus Cup in the United States.[95] They were scheduled to face the Liga MX duo at the SDCCU Stadium in San Diego on 28 June and at CenturyLink Field in Seattle on 6 July.[95][96] A day before facing Guadalajara, the club took on USL League Two side Ventura County Fusion in a friendly match.[7][8] They met the American outfit again on 4 July.[97]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Mid-season[edit]

River Plate and All Boys (Primera B Nacional) scheduled a friendly with each other for 9 August, in Ezeiza at River Camp.[98]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions[edit]

Primera División[edit]

League table[edit]

Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.
(C) Champion

Relegation table[edit]

Source: AFA

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 2 2 1 10 3  +7 8 1 1 1 3 1  +2 1 1 0 7 2  +5

Last updated: 2 September 2019.
Source: Soccerway

Matches[edit]

The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.[99]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Copa Argentina[edit]

River Plate would meet Primera B Nacional side Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) on 16 July 2019, a match that would take place at the Estadio Único in Villa Mercedes.[100]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Copa de la Superliga[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Copa Libertadores[edit]

River Plate were drawn with Brazil’s Cruzeiro in the Copa Libertadores round of sixteen in May 2019, with the ties set for the succeeding July.[101] Their subsequent win meant they’d play Cerro Porteño, fresh from knocking out San Lorenzo, in the quarter-finals.[102] Local rivals Boca Juniors would await in the semi-finals, in what was a rematch of the 2018 finals.[103]

  Win   Draw   Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Statistics accurate as of 2 September 2019.

Goalscorers[edit]

  1. ^ Deal agreed on 29 June 2019
  2. ^ Deal agreed on 18 June 2019
  3. ^ Deal agreed on 27 June 2019
  4. ^ Behind closed doors.[98]
  5. ^ Behind closed doors.[98]

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