2014 Club Atlético River Plate season

The 2014 season is Club Atlético River Plate's 3rd consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season began on August 8, 2014 and ended on December 14, 2014.

Club Atlético River Plate
2014 season
PresidentRodolfo D'Onofrio
ManagerMarcelo Gallardo
StadiumEstadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Primera División2nd
Copa SudamericanaWinners

Season events

The season was six months long due to a decision from AFA to change the July-June calendar to January-December.[1][2][3]

On May 27, Ramón Díaz resigned after leading the team to win the 2014 Torneo Final and 2014 Superfinal.[4]

On June 7, Marcelo Gallardo signed as new coach of the team.[5]

On December 10, River Plate secured its first international title in 17 years, the 2014 Copa Sudamericana.[6][7]

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Marcelo Barovero (Vice-Captain)
2 DF Jonatan Maidana
3 DF Eder Alvarez Balanta
5 MF Matías Kranevitter
6 DF Ramiro Funes Mori
7 FW Rodrigo Mora
8 MF Carlos Sanchez
9 FW Fernando Cavenaghi (Captain)
11 MF Osmar Ferreira
13 DF Bruno Urribarri
14 DF Augusto Solari
15 MF Leonardo Pisculichi
16 MF Ariel Rojas
17 MF Martin Aguirre
18 FW Giovanni Simeone
No. Position Player
19 FW Teofilo Gutierrez
20 DF Germán Pezzella
21 DF Leonel Vangioni
23 MF Leonardo Ponzio (3rd Captain)
24 DF Emanuel Mammana
25 DF Gabriel Mercado
28 MF Guido Rodríguez
29 MF Ezequiel Cirigliano
30 MF Tomas Martinez
31 FW Lucas Boye
32 FW Sebastián Driussi
33 GK Julio Chiarini
34 FW Juan Cruz Kaprof
42 GK Augusto Batalla

Transfers

In

Number Pos. Name From
7 FW Rodrigo Mora Club Universidad de Chile
8 MF Carlos Andres Sanchez Club de Fútbol Pachuca
15 MF Leonardo Pisculichi Argentinos Juniors
33 GK Julio Chiarini Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba

Out

Number Pos. Name To
7 FW David Trezeguet Pune City
10 MF Manuel Lanzini Al-Jazira
19 GK Leandro Chichizola Spezia Calcio
28 MF Cristian Ledesma Argentinos Juniors
30 FW Daniel Villalva Club Tijuana

Friendlies

Pre-season

Mid-season

Primera División

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Racing 19 13 2 4 30 16 +14 41 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage
2 River Plate 19 11 6 2 34 13 +21 39 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage and 2015 Copa Sudamericana Round of 16[lower-alpha 1]
3 Lanús 19 10 5 4 28 23 +5 35 2015 Copa Sudamericana second stage
4 Independiente 19 10 3 6 31 29 +2 33
5 Boca Juniors 19 9 4 6 25 23 +2 31 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage
  1. Qualified as 2014 Torneo Final champion and 2014 Copa Sudamericana champion

Copa Sudamericana

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 September 2014 Second StageGodoy Cruz 0 - 1 River PlateMendoza, Argentina
21.15 (UTC−03:00)
Summary
Stadium: Malvinas Argentinas
Referee: Silvio Trucco
17 September 2014 Second StageRiver Plate 2 - 0
(agg: 3-0)
Godoy CruzBuenos Aires, Argentina
21.15 (UTC−03:00)
Summary
Stadium: El Monumental
Referee: S.Laverni
16 October 2014 Round of 16Libertad 1 – 3 River PlateAsunción, Paraguay
21:30 UTC−3 Vargas  45+1' Report Sánchez  60'
Driussi  71'
Simeone  75'
Stadium: Nicolás Léoz
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
29 October 2014 QuarterfinalsEstudiantes 1–2 River PlateLa Plata, Argentina
20:15 UTC−3 Vera  45+1' Report Mora  52'
Sánchez  71'
Stadium: Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)
6 November 2014 QuarterfinalsRiver Plate 3 – 2
(agg: 5-3)
EstudiantesBuenos Aires, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3 Gutiérrez  1'
Mora  60'
Funes Mori  62'
Report Vera  41'
Carrillo  50' (pen.)
Stadium: El Monumental
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
20 November 2014 SemifinalsBoca Juniors 0 – 0 River PlateBuenos Aires, Argentina
20:45 UTC−3 Report Stadium: La Bombonera
Attendance: 50.000
Referee: Silvio Trucco (Argentina)
27 November 2014 SemifinalsRiver Plate 1 – 0
(agg: 1-0)
Boca JuniorsBuenos Aires, Argentina
20:45 UTC−3 Pisculichi  16' Report Stadium: El Monumental
Attendance: 65.250
Referee: Germán Delfino (Argentina)
3 December 2014 FinalAtlético Nacional 1 – 1 River PlateMedellín, Colombia
19:15 UTC−5 Berrío  34' Report Pisculichi  65' Stadium: Atanasio Girardot
Attendance: 44,412
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Players included in matchday squads
No Pos. Nat. Name League Copa Sudamericana Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK ARG Marcelo Barovero 00000000
2DF ARG Jonatan Maidana 00000000
7FW URU Rodrigo Mora 00000000
15MF ARG Leonardo Pisculichi 00000000
16MF ARG Ariel Rojas 00000000

References

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