2009–10 Club Atlético River Plate season

The 2009–10 season is C.A. River Plate's 80th season in Primera División Argentina.

Club Atlético River Plate

2009–10 season
Chairman	Daniel Alberto Passarella
Manager	Angel Cappa
Primera División	Apertura: 14th Clausura: 13th
Copa Sudamericana	First Stage
Copa Libertadores	Second Stage
Edmonton Cup	Winners
Carlsberg Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Apertura: Diego Buonanotte (8) Clausura: Paulo Ferrari & Rogelio Funes Mori (4 each) All: Diego Buonanotte (9)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Apertura Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARG Daniel Vega 2 DF  PAR Javier Cohene 3 DF  ARG Cristian Villagra 4 DF  ARG Paulo Ferrari 5 MF  ARG Oscar Ahumada 6 DF  ARG Nicolás Sánchez 7 FW  ARG Mauro Rosales 8 MF  ARG Rodrigo Archubi 10 FW  ARG Ariel Ortega (Vice-Captain) 11 MF  ARG Marcelo Gallardo (Captain) 12 GK  ARG Leandro Chichizola 13 DF  ARG Germán Pezzella 14 MF  ARG Nicolas Domingo 16 DF  ARG Maximiliano Coronel 17 FW  ARG Andres Rios 18 FW  ARG Rogelio Funes Mori

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  ARG Diego Barrado 20 DF  ARG Mateo Musacchio 21 MF  ARG Martin Galmarini 22 FW  ARG Gustavo Bou 23 FW  ARG Cristian Fabbiani 24 DF  ARG Gustavo Cabral 25 MF  ARG Matias Almeyda (3rd Captain) 27 GK  ARG Nicolas Navarro 28 MF  ARG Augusto Fernandez 29 MF  ARG Mauro Diaz 30 MF  ARG Diego Buonanotte 34 FW  ARG Daniel Villalva 37 MF  ARG Roberto Pereyra 38 MF  ARG Matias Abelairas 39 MF  ARG Erik Lamela

Clausura Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARG Daniel Vega 2 DF  ARG Alexis Ferrero 3 DF  ARG Cristian Villagra 4 DF  ARG Paulo Ferrari 5 MF  ARG Oscar Ahumada 6 DF  ARG Nicolás Sánchez 7 FW  ARG Mauro Rosales 8 MF  PAR Juan Rodrigo Rojas 9 FW  ARG Rogelio Funes Mori 10 FW  ARG Ariel Ortega (Vice-Captain) 11 MF  ARG Marcelo Gallardo (Captain) 12 GK  ARG Marcelo Ojeda 13 DF  URU Juan Manuel Díaz 14 MF  ARG Ezequiel Cirigliano 15 MF  ARG Facundo Affranchino

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  ARG Maximiliano Coronel 18 FW  CHI Gustavo Canales 19 MF  ARG Diego Barrado 22 FW  ARG Gustavo Bou 23 DF  ARG German Pezzella 24 DF  ARG Gustavo Cabral 25 MF  ARG Matias Almeyda (3rd Captain) 27 GK  ARG Nicolas Navarro 29 MF  ARG Mauro Diaz 30 MF  ARG Diego Buonanotte 34 FW  ARG Daniel Villalva 37 MF  ARG Roberto Pereyra 38 MF  ARG Matias Abelairas 39 MF  ARG Erik Lamela

Squads Stats

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Final position	First match	Last match	Final Place
Torneo Apertura	14th	August 23, 2009	December 13, 2009	Argentina - Coliseo de Victoria
Torneo Clausura	13th	January 31, 2010	May 15, 2010	Argentina - El Monumental
Copa Sudamericana	First Stage	August 19, 2009	September 17, 2009	Argentina - Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez
Copa Libertadores	Second Stage	February 12, 2009	April 30, 2009	Argentina - El Monumental
Carlsberg Cup 2009	Winner	July 22, 2009		Canada - BMO Field
Edmonton Cup	Winner	July 25, 2009		Canada - Commonwealth Stadium
Copa Desafío	Winner	January 20, 2010		Argentina - Estadio José María Minella
Copa Revancha	Winner	January 24, 2010		Argentina - Estadio Malvinas Argentinas

Apertura

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Arsenal	19	7	6	6	20	24	−4	27
13	Atlético Tucumán	19	6	4	9	24	32	−8	22
14	River Plate	19	5	6	8	23	26	−3	21
15	Chacarita Juniors	19	5	4	10	18	25	−7	19
16	Racing	19	4	5	10	17	26	−9	17

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship

Matches

Banfield v River Plate

August 23, 2009 Round 1	Banfield	2–0	River Plate	Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:10	Silva 2' Fernández 32'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Florencio Sola Referee: Diego Abal

River Plate v Chacarita Juniors

August 30, 2009 Round 2	River Plate	4–3	Chacarita Juniors	Buenos Aires, Argentina
13:10	Buonanotte 5' Cabral 32' Villalba 68' Ortega 87'	Report	Alustiza 22, 45' Parra 53'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Rafael Furchi

Rosario Central v River Plate

September 8, 2009 Round 3	Rosario Central	2–1	River Plate	Rosario, Argentina
19:15	Burdisso 16' Castillejos 52'	Report	Díaz 72'	Stadium: Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Referee: Federico Beligoy

River Plate v Colón

September 13, 2009 Round 4	River Plate	0–0	Colón	Buenos Aires, Argentina
15:10		Report		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Gabriel Favale

Arsenal v River Plate

September 20, 2009 Round 5	Arsenal	1–0	River Plate	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:10	Álvarez 9'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona Referee: Cristian Faraoni

River Plate v Gimnasia La Plata

September 27, 2009 Round 6	River Plate	2–2	Gimnasia La Plata	Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:10	Villalba 42' Buonanotte 52'	Report	Ormeño 73' Cuevas 87'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Pablo Lunati

San Lorenzo v River Plate

October 4, 2009 Round 7	San Lorenzo	2–1	River Plate	Buenos Aires, Argentina
15:10	Romagnoli 83' Romeo 86'	Report	Buonanotte 27'	Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain Referee: Saul Laverni

River Plate v Independiente

October 12, 2009 Round 8	River Plate	1–3	Independiente	Buenos Aires, Argentina
15:05	Gallardo 90' (pen.)	Report	Gandín 11' Piatti 29' Silvera 33'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Pablo Lunati

Huracán v River Plate

October 18, 2009 Round 9	Huracán	0–0	River Plate	Buenos Aires, Argentina
15:10		Report		Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei

River Plate v Boca Juniors

October 25, 2009 Round 10	River Plate	1–1	Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires, Argentina
15:15	Gallardo 29'	Report	Palermo 63'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Saul Laverni

Argentinos Juniors v River Plate

October 29, 2009 Round 11	Argentinos Juniors	1–2	River Plate	Buenos Aires, Argentina
	Ortigoza 90' (pen.)	Report	Buonanotte 30' Rosales 79'	Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona Referee: Federico Beligoy

River Plate v Lanús

November 1, 2009 Round 12	River Plate	0–1	Lanús	Buenos Aires, Argentina
14:10		Report	Velázquez 31'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Luis Alvarez

Newell's Old Boys v River Plate

November 7, 2009 Round 13	Newell's Old Boys	2–1	River Plate	Rosario, Argentina
16:10	Boghossian 4, 79'	Report	Buonanotte 63'	Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Javier Collado

River Plate v Atlético Tucumán

November 15, 2009 Round 14	River Plate	3–1	Atlético Tucumán	Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:10	Gallardo 70' Buonanotte 74' Villalba 76'	Report	Gigliotti 1'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Mauro Giannini

Godoy Cruz v River Plate

November 22, 2009 Round 15	Godoy Cruz	1–1	River Plate	Mendoza, Argentina
19:35	Rojas 47'	Report	Rosales 3'	Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Referee: Nestor Pittana

River Plate v Estudiantes

November 28, 2009 Round 16	River Plate	1–1	Estudiantes	Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:10	Ortega 90+2'	Report	Desábato 31'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Federico Beligoy

Vélez Sarsfield v River Plate

December 6, 2009 Round 17	Vélez Sarsfield	3–1	River Plate	Buenos Aires, Argentina
15:00	Moralez 31' López 83' Zárate 90'	Report	Díaz 76'	Stadium: Estadio José Amalfitani Referee: Nestor Pittana

River Plate v Racing Club

December 10, 2009 Round 18	River Plate	2–0	Racing Club	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:24	Buonanotte 31' (pen.) Abelairas 40'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Diego Abal

Tigre v River Plate

December 13, 2009 Round 19	Tigre	0–2	River Plate	Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:45		Report	Funes Mori 45' Buonanotte 58'	Stadium: Estadio José Dellagiovanna Referee: Nestor Pittana

Clausura

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Tigre	19	7	3	9	28	26	+2	24
12	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	19	6	6	7	21	29	−8	24
13	River Plate	19	6	4	9	16	21	−5	22
14	Colón	19	4	9	6	20	32	−12	21
15	San Lorenzo	19	6	2	11	16	21	−5	20

Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams are tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff will be held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship