Tag: River Plate

February 6, 2017

Supercopa Argentina man of the match awarded grill and apron

Not the prize one expects to receive after scoring against River Plate

Lanus beat River Plate 3–0 in the Supercopa Argentina on Saturday and Lautaro Acosta was named man of the match for scoring the first goal. His prize for claiming this honor: a grill and an apron.

You see, Burger King was the sponsor of the match, so instead of giving him a bunch of burgers, they apparently decided that after working so hard during the game, he should work some more and make his own damn burgers.

As strange as it is, it’s still better than the thing the Premier League started handing out this season.

May 15, 2015

The craziest pictures from the Boca-River match that ended in a pepper spray attack

Matches between Boca Juniors and River Plate are normally like a tornado fighting a tsunami. But when the two rivals play each other three times over 12 days, you can be certain things will go horribly wrong. And in the second leg of their Copa Libertadores round of 16 tie, they did.

March 6, 2015

DTotD: River Plate goalkeeper knocks out teammate with knee to the face

The Copa Libertadores is serious business and River Plate goalkeeper Julio Cesar Chiarini proved that during his side’s match against Tigres by putting his desire to make a clearance ahead of his own teammate’s well being. While going for the ball, Chiarini delivered an uppercut with his knee to defender Ramiro Funes Muri, putting Muri down for the count.