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2016 Club Atlético River Plate season

The 2016 season is Club Atlético River Plate's 5th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016.[1][2]

Club Atlético River Plate
2016 season
PresidentRodolfo D'Onofrio
ManagerMarcelo Gallardo
StadiumEstadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Primera División9th
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
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Season events edit

On February 3, Andrés D'Alessandro signed with River Plate on a one-year loan. It was his return after 13 years to the club in which he was formed and had made his first professional appearance in 2000.[3][4][5]

On February 15, River Plate introduced its new home kit for the 2016 season.[6]

On February 25, the team made its debut at the 2016 Copa Libertadores with a 4-0 away win against Trujillanos.[7]

On March 10, River Plate introduced the official away kit for the season. The model was inspired on the one that the club wore on the 1985/86 League, commemorating the 30th anniversary of that tournament won by the club.[8]

On April 5, River Plate introduced an alternative orange uniform, commemorating the 30th anniversary of a 2-0 win against Boca Juniors at La Bombonera, when the team did an olympic turn at the rival's stadium after winning the 1985/86 League. In that match, an orange ball was used due to the white confetti in the field, which made the regular white ball difficult to be seen.[9][10]

On May 4, River Plate was eliminated from the Copa Libertadores on the Round of 16 despite its 1-0 win at home over Independiente del Valle.[11]

Squad Summer edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ARG Marcelo Barovero (Captain)
2 DF   ARG Jonatan Maidana (3rd Captain)
3 DF   COL Eder Alvarez Balanta
4 DF   ARG Pablo Carreras
5 MF   ARG Nicolas Domingo
7 FW   URU Rodrigo Mora
8 MF   ARG Nicolás Bertolo
10 MF   ARG Pity Martínez
13 FW   ARG Lucas Alario
14 MF   ARG Joaquin Arzura
15 MF   ARG Leonardo Pisculichi
16 MF   ARG Exequiel Palacios
17 MF   URU Tabare Viudez
18 MF   URU Camilo Mayada
19 FW   URU Ivan Alonso
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   ARG Milton Casco
21 DF   ARG Leonel Vangioni
22 MF   ARG Andres D'Alessandro
23 MF   ARG Leonardo Ponzio (Vice-Captain)
24 DF   ARG Emanuel Mammana
25 DF   ARG Gabriel Mercado
26 MF   ARG Ignacio Fernandez
27 MF   ARG Lucho Gonzalez
28 DF   ARG Leandro Vega
29 DF   ARG Gonzalo Montiel
30 DF   ARG Luis Olivera
32 FW   ARG Sebastián Driussi
33 GK   ARG Julio Chiarini
35 MF   ARG Tomas Andrade
42 GK   ARG Augusto Batalla

Transfers edit

In edit

Number Pos. Name From
5 MF   Nicolas Domingo   Club Atlético Banfield
14 MF   Joaquín Arzura   Club Atlético Tigre
19 FW   Ivan Alonso   Club Nacional de Football
26 MF   Ignacio Fernández   Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
35 MF   Tomas Andrade   AFC Bournemouth

Out edit

Number Pos. Name To
5 MF   Matías Kranevitter   Atlético Madrid
8 MF   Carlos Andres Sanchez   Club de Fútbol Monterrey
11 FW   Javier Saviola Retired

Loan In edit

Number Pos. Name From
22 MF   Andres D'Alessandro   Sport Club Internacional

Loan Out edit

Number Pos. Name From
4 MF   Guido Rodríguez   Defensa y Justicia
14 MF   Augusto Solari   Estudiantes de La Plata

Friendlies edit

Pre-season edit

Mid-season edit

Primera División edit

Main article: 2016 Argentine Primera División

League table edit

Zone 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Rosario Central 16 5 5 6 19 16 +3 20
8 Patronato 16 5 5 6 19 23 −4 20
9 River Plate 16 4 6 6 21 22 −1 18 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage
10 Sarmiento 16 4 5 7 10 18 −8 17
11 Colón 16 5 2 9 21 31 −10 17
Source: AFA

Copa Libertadores edit

Main article: 2016 Copa Libertadores

  Win   Draw   Loss

References edit

  1. ^ "Why Is The 2016 Primera Going To Be So Confusing? | The Bubble | Argentina News". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. ^ "(in spanish)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  3. ^ "D'Alessandro returns to River Plate on loan | SBS News". Sbs.com.au. 2021-09-27. Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  4. ^ "Ex-Argentina midfielder D'Alessandro joins River Plate - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  5. ^ http://www.thenewage.co.za/dalessandro-returns-to-river-plate-on-loan/[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "River Plate 2016 Home Kit Released". Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  7. ^ "Live commentary: Trujillanos FC - River Plate 0:4 (Copa Libertadores 2016, Group 1)".
  8. ^ "adidas presentó la nueva camiseta River Plate suplente 2016". Marca de Gol. 2016-03-10. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  9. ^ "River Plate 2016 Third Kit Released". Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  10. ^ "Alonso y la pelota naranja". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  11. ^ Manuca, David. "Copa Libertadores Review: Nacional advances, River eliminated". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2021-11-19.


  

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