Thirty-eighth Argentine title for River Plate
Thirty-eighth Argentine title for River Plate
A 3-1 victory over Estudiantes crowned River Plate champions of Argentina with two days to spare. It was the 38th title for the Buenos Aires-based team, which was able to celebrate with its fans at Monumental Stadium.
It is also a triumph for the new coach, Martin Demichelis, who arrived nine months ago to replace Marcelo Gallardo, and who has managed to put together a young and aggressive team even making up for the disposals of important players such as Fernandez and Julian Alvarez.
As we said, 38 national titles have been won by the Millionarios: 1920 (AAm), 1932, 1936 (Copa Campeonato), 1936 (Copa de Oro), 1937, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, Metropolitano 1975, Nacional 1975, Metropolitano 1977, Metropolitano 1979, Nacional 1979, Metropolitano 1980, Nacional 1981, 1985-1986, 1989-1990, Apertura 1991, Apertura 1993, Apertura 1994, Apertura 1996, Clausura 1997, Apertura 1997, Apertura 1999, Clausura 2000, Clausura 2002, Clausura 2003, Clausura 2004, Clausura 2008, Final 2014, 2021 and 2023.
In the international arena, on the other hand, River has won four Libertadores Cups in 1986, 1996, 2015, and 2018, a South American Super Cup in 2014, three Recopa Sudamericana in 2015, 2016, and 2019, and an Intercontinental Cup in 1986.
