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.
| 2014 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Rodolfo D'Onofrio | |||
| Manager | Marcelo Gallardo | |||
| Stadium | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti | |||
| Primera División | 2nd | |||
| Copa Sudamericana | Winners | |||
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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.
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Transfers
In
| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FW |  Rodrigo Mora |
 Club Universidad de Chile |
| 8 | MF | Carlos Sanchez |
 Club de Fútbol Pachuca |
| 15 | MF |  Leonardo Pisculichi |
Argentinos Juniors |
| 29 | MF | Ezequiel Cirigliano |
 Hellas Verona |
| 33 | GK | Julio Chiarini |
Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba |
Out
| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | MF |  Carlos Carbonero |
Udinese Calcio |
| 8 | MF | Juan Carlos Menseguez |
Atletico Rafaela |
| 10 | MF | Manuel Lanzini |
 Al Jazira FC |
| 17 | MF |  Jonathan Fabbro |
Cerro Porteño |
| 19 | GK | Leandro Chichizola |
Spezia Calcio |
| 28 | MF | Cristian Ledesma |
Argentinos Juniors |
| 30 | FW | Daniel Villalva |
Club Tijuana |
| FW |  David Trezeguet |
 Pune City |
Friendlies
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 |
Source: Programación de Primera División Torneo Final 2013/2014
Notes:
Notes:
- Qualified as 2014 Torneo Final champion and 2014 Copa Sudamericana champion
Copa Sudamericana
Win Draw Loss
| 3 September 2014 Second Stage | Godoy Cruz | 0 - 1 | River Plate | Mendoza, Argentina |
| 21.15 (UTC−03:00) | Summary |
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Stadium: Malvinas Argentinas Referee: Silvio Trucco |
| 17 September 2014 Second Stage | River Plate | 2 - 0 (agg: 3-0) | Godoy Cruz | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 21.15 (UTC−03:00) |
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Summary | Stadium: El Monumental Referee: S.Laverni |
| 16 October 2014 Round of 16 | Libertad | 1 – 3 | River Plate | Asunción, Paraguay |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Vargas  45+1' |
Report | Sánchez 60' Driussi 71'Simeone 75' |
Stadium: Nicolás Léoz Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru) |
| 22 October 2014 Round of 16 | River Plate | 2 – 0 (agg: 5-1) | Libertad | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Mercado 41' Simeone 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: El Monumental Referee: Hernando Buitrago (Colombia) |
| 29 October 2014 Quarterfinals | Estudiantes | 1–2 | River Plate | La 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 Quarterfinals | River Plate | 3 – 2 (agg: 5-3) | Estudiantes | Buenos 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 Semifinals | Boca Juniors | 0 – 0 | River Plate | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 20:45 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: La Bombonera Attendance: 50.000 Referee: Silvio Trucco (Argentina) |
| 27 November 2014 Semifinals | River Plate | 1 – 0 (agg: 1-0) | Boca Juniors | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 20:45 UTC−3 | Pisculichi 16' |
Report | Stadium: El Monumental Attendance: 65.250 Referee: Germán Delfino (Argentina) |
| 3 December 2014 Final | Atlético Nacional | 1 – 1 | River Plate | Medellín, Colombia |
| 19:15 UTC−5 | Berrío 34' |
Report | Pisculichi 65' |
Stadium: Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 44,412 Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil) |
| 10 December 2014 Final | River Plate | 2 – 0 (agg: 3-1) | Atlético Nacional | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 21:15 UTC−3 | Mercado 54' Pezzella 58' |
Report | Stadium: El Monumental Referee: Darío Ubriaco (Uruguay) |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
| No | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Copa Sudamericana | Total | Discipline | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
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| 1 | GK | ARG |
Marcelo Barovero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ARG |
Jonatan Maidana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | URU |
Rodrigo Mora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ARG |
Leonardo Pisculichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ARG |
Ariel Rojas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/06/14/is-the-screen-about-to-go-blank-for-argentinas-football-godfather/
- http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1698196-la-afa-dio-a-conocer-el-fixture-del-torneo-transicion-2014 (in Spanish)
- http://www.espn.com.ar/noticias/nota/_/id/2102335/fixture-del-torneo-de-transicion-2014 (in Spanish)
- http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/160578/ram%C3%B3n-d%C3%ADaz--quits-river-after-title-win
- https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/marcelo-gallardo-named-new-river-plate-coach
- http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/river-plate-win-copa-sudamericana-358340
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2014/12/10/river-plate-win-copa-sudamericana-title/20227885/
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