2018–19 Club Atlético River Plate season

The 2018–19 season was Club Atlético River Plate's 8th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

River Plate

2018–19 season
President	Rodolfo D'Onfrio
Coach	Marcelo Gallardo
Stadium	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Primera División	4th
Copa Argentina	Semi-finals
Copa Libertadores	Winners
FIFA Club World Cup	Third place
Home colours Away colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Squad Summer

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 Franco Armani 2 DF  ARG Jonatan Maidana (Vice-captain) 4 DF  PAR Jorge Moreira 5 MF  ARG Bruno Zuculini 6 DF  ARG Luciano Lollo 7 FW  URU Rodrigo Mora (3rd captain) 8 MF  COL Juan Fernando Quintero 9 FW  ARG Julián Álvarez 10 MF  ARG Pity Martínez 11 MF  URU Nicolás De La Cruz 13 MF  ARG Santiago Sosa 14 GK  ARG Germán Lux 15 MF  ARG Exequiel Palacios 16 DF  ARG Kevin Sibille

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  URU Camilo Mayada 19 FW  COL Rafael Santos Borré 20 DF  ARG Milton Casco 21 MF  ARG Cristian Ferreira 22 DF  ARG Javier Pinola 23 MF  ARG Leonardo Ponzio (Captain) 24 MF  ARG Enzo Pérez 25 GK  ARG Enrique Bologna 26 MF  ARG Ignacio Fernández 27 FW  ARG Lucas Pratto 28 DF  ARG Lucas Martínez Quarta (4th captain) 29 DF  ARG Gonzalo Montiel 32 FW  ARG Ignacio Scocco 36 DF  ARG Nahuel Gallardo

Squad Winter

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 Franco Armani (3rd captain) 2 DF  PAR Robert Rojas 4 DF  ARG Fabrizio Angileri 5 MF  ARG Bruno Zuculini 6 DF  ARG Luciano Lollo 7 FW  ARG Matias Suarez 8 MF  COL Jorge Carrascal 9 FW  ARG Julián Álvarez 10 MF  COL Juan Fernando Quintero 11 MF  URU Nicolás De La Cruz 13 MF  ARG Santiago Sosa 14 GK  ARG Germán Lux 15 MF  ARG Exequiel Palacios 16 DF  ARG Kevin Sibille

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  URU Camilo Mayada 19 FW  COL Rafael Santos Borré 20 DF  ARG Milton Casco 21 MF  ARG Cristian Ferreira 22 DF  ARG Javier Pinola (Vice-captain) 23 MF  ARG Leonardo Ponzio (Captain) 24 MF  ARG Enzo Pérez 25 GK  ARG Enrique Bologna 26 MF  ARG Ignacio Fernández 27 FW  ARG Lucas Pratto 28 DF  ARG Lucas Martínez Quarta (4th captain) 29 DF  ARG Gonzalo Montiel 32 FW  ARG Ignacio Scocco 36 DF  ARG Nahuel Gallardo

Transfers

Out Summer

Number	Pos.	Name	To
3	DF	Marcelo Saracchi	RB Leipzig
16	MF	Ariel Rojas	San Lorenzo de Almagro
	MF	Nicolas Bertolo	Club Atletico Banfield
	FW	Juan Cruz Kaprof	Atletico Tucuman

In Winter

Number	Pos.	Name	From
2	DF	Robert Rojas	Club Guarani
4	DF	Fabrizio Angileri	Godoy Cruz
7	FW	Matias Suarez	Club Atletico Belgrano
8	MF	Jorge Carrascal	FC Karpaty Lviv

Out Winter

Number	Pos.	Name	From
2	DF	Jonatan Maidana	Club Deportivo Toluca
7	FW	Rodrigo Mora	Retired
10	MF	Pity Martinez	Atlanta United

Loan Out

Number	Pos.	Name	To
4	DF	Jorge Moreira	Portland Timbers
9	FW	Marcelo Larrondo	Union La Calera
17	MF	Carlos Auzqui	Club Atletico Huracan
21	MF	Iván Rossi	Club Atletico Banfield

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Winter pre-season

River Plate v Independiente Medellín

17 July 2018 Friendly	River Plate	0–0	Independiente Medellín	Buenos Aires, Argentina
18:15		Report		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti

Mid-season

Talleres Córdoba v River Plate

9 September 2018 Friendly	Talleres Córdoba	3–1	River Plate	Córdoba, Argentina
18:15	N. Bustos 37' J. C. Komar 60' M. Valiente 90+2'	Report	J. Álvarez 72'	Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes

Competitions

Overall

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primera División	12 August 2018	7 April 2019	Matchday 1	Matchday 25	25	13	6	6	42	21	+21	052.00
Copa Argentina	22 July 2018	28 November 2018	Round of 64	Semifinals	6	5	0	1	18	4	+14	083.33
Copa Libertadores	22 February 2018	9 December 2018	Group stage	Winners	14	7	6	1	19	8	+11	050.00
FIFA Club World Cup	18 December 2018	22 December 2018	Semi-Finals	Third-place	2	1	0	1	6	2	+4	050.00
Total					47	26	12	9	85	35	+50	055.32

Last updated: 19 December 2018
Source: Competitions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
11	5	4	2	16	7	+9	19	3	2	0	8	3	+5	2	2	2	8	4	+4

Results by round

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	P	P	W		P	P
Position	11	18	20	18	19	11	5	7	11	7	10	11	14

Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Primera División

Main article: 2018–19 Argentine Primera División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Defensa y Justicia	25	15	8	2	33	18	+15	53	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
3	Boca Juniors	25	15	6	4	42	18	+24	51
4	River Plate	25	13	6	6	42	21	+21	45	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]
5	Atlético Tucumán	25	12	6	7	36	29	+7	42	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6	Vélez Sarsfield	25	11	7	7	34	25	+9	40	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage

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.^[1][2]
Notes:

1. River Plate qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018–19 Copa Argentina.