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2016–17 Club Atlético River Plate Season
The 2016–17 season is Club Atlético River Plate's 6th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Season events On June 29, Luciano Lollo signed a 4 years contract with River Plate, after the club bought him from Racing Club. The transfer was made for U$S3.5M. On June 30, Enrique Bologna signed a contract with River Plate after quitting Gimnasia y Esgrima. On July 8, Iván Rossi became part of the squad. River bought the player from Banfield for U$S3M. On August 3, Arturo Mina signed a four-year contract with River Plate. The club bought the 70% of the transfer for U$S2.47M. On September 28, River Plate presented a new kit (the fourth released in 2016), featuring black as main color, with diagonal red and white stripes. The design is a tribute to Ángel Labruna, one of the club's greatest idols.https://www.clarin.com/futbol_de_primera/River-presento-camiseta-homenaje-Labruna_0_rkXoNutp.ht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city's estuary, Río de la Plata. River's home stadium, Estadio Monumental (Buenos Aires), Monumental, is the largest in South America. River had the highest average home attendance of any association football club in the world in 2023 with 84,567. With more than 350,000 members at the end of 2023, River is one of the List of sports clubs by membership, largest sports clubs by membership. River Plate is also considered one of the ''Big Five (Argentine football), Big Five'' of Football in Argentina, Argentine football, along with Club Atlético Independiente, Independiente, San Lorenzo de Almagro, San Lorenzo, Boca Juniors, and Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club. Although a Multi-sports club, multi-sport club, River Plate is best known for its professional association f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto Batalla
Augusto Martín Batalla Barga (born 30 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Rayo Vallecano. He is a former Argentina U20's international. Club career Batalla is product of the River Plate academy, which he joined as a five-year old. In 2015, River Plate accepted a loan offer from La Liga side Real Madrid for Batalla with the option of a permanent move. However, Batalla turned down the move to Real Madrid for personal reasons. He made his first-team debut in 2016 and was promoted by Manager Marcelo Gallardo as first-choice goalkeeper after Marcelo Barovero left the club. Batalla remained as the club's first choice goalkeeper, initially impressing, winning the 2015–16 Copa Argentina and the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana titles, before losing his place after errors and the signing of German Lux in June 2017. After falling further down the pecking order after the signing of Argentina goalkeeper Franco Armani in January 2018. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilo Mayada
Camilo Sebastián Mayada Mesa (born 8 January 1991) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a full-back and midfielder for Peñarol. Club career A youth academy graduate of Danubio, Mayada made his professional debut on 4 October 2009 in a 4–2 win against Cerro. He scored his first goal on 16 September 2012 in a 4–2 loss against Montevideo Wanderers. In July 2021, Mayada was announced as a new Libertad player, agreeing to a 3-year deal. International career As a youth international, Mayada has represented Uruguay at 2011 South American U-20 Championship and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Mayada made his senior team debut on 5 September 2014 in a friendly match against Japan. He came on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Martín Cáceres as Uruguay defeated Japan 2–0. Career statistics International Honours ;River Plate *Recopa Sudamericana: 2015, 2016, 2019 *Copa Libertadores: 2015, 2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exequiel Palacios
Exequiel Alejandro Palacios (; born 5 October 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Argentina national team. Club career River Plate Palacios is a youth exponent from Club Atlético River Plate. He made his league debut on 8 November 2015 against Newell's Old Boys. On 9 December 2018 Palacios won 2018 Copa Libertadores with River Plate. He played 11 matches including the finals against rivals Boca Juniors. Palacios was part of 2018 South American Team of the Year. Palacios made his final appearance for his boyhood club in the final of the Copa Argentina on 13 December 2019, playing 79 minutes of a 3–0 victory over Central Córdoba. Bayer Leverkusen On 16 December 2019, Bayer Leverkusen announced that Palacios would join the club on 1 January 2020, signing a five-and-a-half-year deal. On 14 April 2024, Bayer Leverkusen won 2023–24 Bundesliga and Palacios was a member of the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Alario
Lucas Nicolás Alario (born 8 October 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Estudiantes de La Plata. Club career Colón Born in Tostado, Santa Fe, Alario began his career at Colón in his native province. He made his Argentine Primera División debut on 11 June 2011, as a 59th-minute substitute for Cristian Raúl Ledesma in a 0–1 home defeat to Arsenal. His first goal for the club came on 22 March 2014, a fourth-minute penalty for the only goal of a win against Tigre at the Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López. On 12 May 2015, he netted twice in a 3–2 away win at Defensa y Justicia for Colón's first away win of the season. River Plate On 26 June 2015, Alario became River Plate's fourth signing of the season, joining the Buenos Aires-based club on a four-year contract for a fee of 2.25 million US Dollars. He made his debut on 11 July, replacing Fernando Cavenaghi for the final 30 minutes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastián Driussi
Sebastián Driussi (; born 9 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for River Plate. Club career River Plate On 2 December 2013, Driussi made his debut for River Plate as a starter in an Argentine Primera División match against Argentinos Juniors, playing 73 minutes in a 1–0 victory. His first league goal for the club came over a year later, as he scored in a 2–2 draw against Unión de Santa Fé on 8 March 2015. Zenit Saint Petersburg On 8 July 2017, Driussi joined Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg on a four-year deal. The transfer fee was €15 million. He scored his first goal for Zenit on 22 July 2017 in a brace against FC Rubin Kazan. His second goal came in the same game at stoppage time from a cross by teammate Domenico Criscito which helped them win their second fixture of the season under Roberto Mancini. On 4 May 2019, he scored a late equalizer in an away game against FC Akhmat Grozny that secured the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pity Martínez
Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez, commonly known as Pity Martínez (born 13 June 1993), is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate. Club career Huracán Martínez, who trained in the Club Atlético Huracán, Huracán youth system, debuted with Huracán's first team in the 2011–12 Argentine Primera División season, 2011–12 season. While at the club, he won his first 2013–14 Copa Argentina, Copa Argentina in 2014. River Plate Martínez joined Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate in January 2015. Martínez made his club debut on 16 February 2015 against Club Atlético Sarmiento (Junín), Club Atlético Sarmiento in a 4–1 away win. On 25 April 2015, his former team Club Atlético Huracán, Huracán beat River Plate for the 2014 Supercopa Argentina, Supercopa Argentina title. In the Copa Libertadores, Martínez played in the quarter-final first l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelo Larrondo
Marcelo Alejandro Larrondo (born 16 August 1988) is an Argentine-Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Early career Larrondo began his youth career with Fernández Álvarez in 2005. The next year, he moved to Sportivo Desamparados. In June 2007, he was purchased by River Plate. He participated in the 2008 Viareggio Tournament where he scored four goals in three games; however, he never broke into the first team. Siena In the summer of 2008, he was signed by Siena where he trained with the ''primavera'' (under-20 squad). That year, the Siena under-20 reached the finals of the Campionato Nazionale Primavera, where he scored two goals in the quarter-finals. He made his debut for the first team in a Serie A match between Siena and Lazio, ending 1–1. On 12 November 2009, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory over U.S. Grosseto F.C. during Coppa Italia. He scored his first goal in Serie A on 21 March 2010 during Siena-Bologna, ending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
