2012–13 Club Atlético River Plate season

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River Plate
2012–13 season
PresidentArgentina Daniel Passarella
ManagerArgentina Matias Almeyda & Ramón Díaz
Primera DivisiónInicial: 6th
Final: 2nd
Copa ArgentinaRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Rodrigo Mora (8)
Highest home attendance67,667
Lowest home attendance50,000
← 2011–12
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The 2012–13 season was River Plate's first season back in the Primera División, following one season in the Primera B Nacional. Ramón Díaz managed the club.

Season review[]

Main article: 2012–13 Argentine Primera División season

Transfers[]

Main articles: and

Inicial Squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Daniel Vega
2 DF Argentina ARG Jonatan Maidana
4 DF Argentina ARG Luciano Vella
6 DF Argentina ARG Ramiro Funes Mori
7 FW France FRA David Trezeguet (Captain)
8 MF Uruguay URU Carlos Sanchez
9 FW Argentina ARG Rogelio Funes Mori
10 MF Argentina ARG Manuel Lanzini
11 FW Uruguay URU Rodrigo Mora
12 DF Argentina ARG Luciano Abecasis
14 MF Argentina ARG Ezequiel Cirigliano
16 MF Argentina ARG Ariel Rojas
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Argentina ARG Daniel Villalva
18 GK Argentina ARG Marcelo Barovero
19 GK Argentina ARG Leandro Chichizola
20 DF Argentina ARG German Pezzella
22 MF Argentina ARG Martin Aguirre
23 MF Argentina ARG Leonardo Ponzio (vice-Captain)
24 DF Argentina ARG Leandro González Pirez
25 DF Argentina ARG Gabriel Mercado
27 DF Argentina ARG Jonathan Bottinelli
28 MF Argentina ARG Cristian Ledesma
33 FW Argentina ARG Carlos Luna

Final Squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Marcelo Barovero
2 DF Argentina ARG Jonatan Maidana
4 DF Argentina ARG Luciano Abecasis
6 DF Argentina ARG Ramiro Funes Mori
7 FW France FRA David Trezeguet (Captain)
8 MF Uruguay URU Carlos Sanchez
9 FW Argentina ARG Rogelio Funes Mori
10 MF Argentina ARG Manuel Lanzini
11 FW Uruguay URU Rodrigo Mora
14 MF Argentina ARG Ezequiel Cirigliano
15 FW Paraguay PAR Juan Manuel Iturbe
16 MF Argentina ARG Ariel Rojas
17 GK Argentina ARG Gonzalo Marinelli
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 GK Argentina ARG Leandro Chichizola
20 DF Argentina ARG German Pezzella
21 DF Argentina ARG Leonel Vangioni
22 MF Argentina ARG Martin Aguirre
23 MF Argentina ARG Leonardo Ponzio (vice-Captain)
24 DF Argentina ARG Leandro González Pirez
25 DF Argentina ARG Gabriel Mercado
27 DF Argentina ARG Jonathan Bottinelli
28 MF Argentina ARG Cristian Ledesma
32 MF Argentina ARG Matias Kranevitter
33 FW Argentina ARG Carlos Luna
39 MF Colombia COL Eder Alvarez Balanta

On Loan[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF Argentina ARG Maximiliano Oliva (at Independiente Rivadavia)
- DF Argentina ARG Maximiliano Coronel (at All Boys)
- DF Argentina ARG (at Atlético Tucumán)
- DF Paraguay PAR Adalberto Román (at Palmeiras)
- MF Argentina ARG (at Guillermo Brown)
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Argentina ARG Walter Acevedo (at Banfield)
- MF Argentina ARG Mauro Díaz (at Unión Española)
- FW Argentina ARG Gonzalo Abán (at Ferro)
- FW Argentina ARG (at Guillermo Brown)
- FW Argentina ARG Gustavo Fernández (at Deportivo Saprissa)

Competitions[]

2012 Torneo Inicial[]

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
19 7 8 4 28 16  +12 29 3 4 2 14 8  +6 4 4 2 14 8  +6

Last updated: 2 December 2012.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWWDDDLLWWLDDWDDDWW
Position159489999108999779998
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results[]

Main article: 2012–13 Argentine Primera División season
5 August 2012 1 River Plate 1 – 2 Belgrano Buenos Aires
Lanzini Goal 75' Summary Melano Goal 44'
Carranza Goal 46'
Olave Yellow card 89' Red card 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
11 August 2012 2 Estudiantes 0 – 2 River Plate La Plata
Summary Rog. Funes Mori Goal 54', 67' Stadium: Estadio Único de La Plata
18 August 2012 3 Tigre 2 - 3 River Plate Victoria, Buenos Aires
Orban Goal 20'
Goal 60'		 Summary Villalva Goal 11'
Sánchez Goal 16'
Lanzini Goal 46'		 Stadium: Estadio Coliseo de Victoria
Referee: Saul Laverni
25 August 2012 4 River Plate 0 - 0 San Lorenzo Buenos Aires
Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
3 September 2012 5 Colón 1 - 1 River Plate Santa Fe
Ramírez Goal 70' Summary Pezzella Goal 89' Stadium: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López
10 September 2012 6 River Plate 3 - 3 Newell's Old Boys Buenos Aires
Trezeguet Goal 20'
Mora Goal 23'
Rog. Funes Mori Goal 67'		 Summary Pérez Goal 12'
Scocco Goal 70' (pen.), 73'		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Mauro Vigliano
17 September 2012 7 Vélez Sársfield 2 - 0 River Plate Liniers, Buenos Aires
Pratto Goal 20'
Bella Goal 64'
Papa Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 69'		 Summary Ram. Funes Mori Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 61' Stadium: Estadio José Amalfitani
Referee: Patricio Loustau
23 September 2012 8 River Plate 0 - 1 Racing Club Buenos Aires
Summary Cahais Goal 70' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Pablo Lunati
30 September 2012 9 Arsenal 0 - 4 River Plate Sarandí
Carbonero Red card 76' Summary Ponzio Goal 41'
Luna Goal 70'
Rog. Funes Mori Goal 81', 90+1'		 Stadium: Estadio Julio H. Grondona
Referee: Nestor Pitana
7 October 2012 10 River Plate 5 - 0 Godoy Cruz Buenos Aires
Aguirre Goal 9'
Ponzio Goal 12'
Sánchez Goal 62', 76'
Mora Goal 64'		 Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Diego Ceballos
20 October 2012 11 Quilmes 1 - 0 River Plate Quilmes
Cauteruccio Goal 60' Summary Stadium: Estadio Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner
Referee: Silvio Trucco
28 October 2012 12 River Plate 2 - 2 Boca Juniors Buenos Aires
Ponzio Goal 2'
Mora Goal 70'		 Summary Silva Goal 76' (pen.)
Erviti Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Pablo Lunati
4 November 2012 13 All Boys 0 - 0 River Plate Floresta, Buenos Aires
Summary Ponzio Red card 90+3' Stadium: Islas Malvinas Stadium
Referee: Federico Beligoy
10 November 2012 14 River Plate 2 - 0 Unión de Santa Fe Buenos Aires
18:15 Mora Goal 45', 70'
Ledesma Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card		 Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Néstor Pitana
14 November 2012 15 Atlético de Rafaela 0 - 0 River Plate Rafaela
21:30 Summary Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Monumental
Referee: Germán Delfino
19 November 2012 16 River Plate 0 - 0 Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires
21:30 Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Pablo Lunati
24 November 2012 17 Independiente 2 - 2 River Plate Avellaneda
17:00 Fredes Goal 4'
Galeano Goal 71'		 Summary Bottinelli Goal 22'
Sánchez Goal 61'		 Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América
Referee: Nestor Pittana
2 December 2012 18 River Plate 1 - 0 Lanús Buenos Aires
17:00 Mora Goal 77' Summary Pizarro Red card 90+2' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: German Delfino
9 December 2012 19 San Martín de San Juan 0 - 2 River Plate San Juan, Argentina
17:00 [ Summary] Lanzini Goal 58'
Sánchez Goal 63'		 Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Boca Juniors 19 9 6 4 25 20 +5 33
7 Arsenal 19 9 4 6 19 22 −3 31
8 River Plate 19 7 8 4 28 16 +12 29
9 Estudiantes (LP) 19 8 4 7 19 16 +3 28
10 Colón 19 6 8 5 26 24 +2 26
Source:[citation needed]

2013 Torneo Final[]

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
19 10 5 4 28 22  +6 35 7 3 0 18 7  +11 3 2 4 10 15  −5

Source: Soccerway

Results by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWLWLDWDWDDWDWLWLW
Position6222234333333323232
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results[]

Main article: 2012–13 Argentine Primera División season
10 February 2013 1 Belgrano 1 – 2 River Plate Córdoba
Farré Goal 90' Summary Vangioni Goal 68'
Luna Goal 88'		 Stadium: Estadio Julio César Villagra
Referee: Germán Delfino
17 February 2013 2 River Plate 1 – 0 Estudiantes Buenos Aires
Trezeguet Goal 32' Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Diego Abal
24 February 2013 3 River Plate 3 – 2 Tigre Buenos Aires
Luna Goal 86', 87'
Iturbe Goal 90+3'		 Summary Donatti Goal 55'
Pérez García Goal 90+6' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Pablo Lunati
3 March 2013 4 San Lorenzo 2 – 0 River Plate Buenos Aires
Stracqualursi Goal 1'
Cetto Goal 20'		 Summary Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Referee: Germán Delfino
10 March 2013 5 River Plate 2 – 1 Colón Buenos Aires
Trezeguet Goal 12'
Ponzio Goal 34'		 Summary Gigliotti Goal 75' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Diego Abal
17 March 2013 6 Newell's Old Boys 1 – 0 River Plate Rosario
Scocco Goal 36' Summary Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa
Referee:
30 March 2013 7 River Plate 0 – 0 Vélez Sársfield Buenos Aires
Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Mauro Vigliano
7 April 2013 8 Racing Club 0 – 2 River Plate Avellaneda
Summary González Pírez Goal 12'
Lanzini Goal 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón
Referee:
14 April 2013 9 River Plate 1 – 1 Arsenal Buenos Aires
Benedetto Goal 14' Summary Rog. Funes Mori Goal 19' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Fernando Rapallini
21 April 2013 10 Godoy Cruz 1 – 2 River Plate Mendoza
Castillón Goal 35' Summary Lanzini Goal 32' (pen.)
Álvarez Balanta Goal 54'		 Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Referee: Néstor Pitana
28 April 2013 11 River Plate 1 – 1 Quilmes Buenos Aires
Álvarez Balanta Goal 54' Summary Cauteruccio Goal 89' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee:
5 May 2013 12 Boca Juniors 1 – 1 River Plate Buenos Aires
Silva Goal 39' Summary Lanzini Goal 1' Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando
Referee: Germán Delfino
12 May 2013 13 River Plate 2 – 0 All Boys Buenos Aires
Lanzini Goal 50'
Luna Goal 90+3'		 Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Néstor Pitana
19 May 2013 14 Unión de Santa Fe 2 – 2 River Plate Santa Fe
Franzoia Goal 26'
Cavallaro Goal 35'		 Summary Rog. Funes Mori Goal 36'
Mora Goal 84'		 Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril
Referee:
26 May 2013 15 River Plate 3 – 0 Atlético de Rafaela Buenos Aires
Vangioni Goal 8'
Domínguez Goal 14' (OG)
Luna Goal 32'		 Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee:
2 June 2013 16 Argentinos Juniors 2 – 0 River Plate Buenos Aires
Barraza Goal 81'
Gómez Goal 87'		 Summary Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
Referee: Néstor Pitana
9 June 2013 17 River Plate 2 – 1 Independiente Buenos Aires
Iturbe Goal 21'
Lanzini Goal 63'		 Summary Montenegro Goal 90' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee:
16 June 2013 18 Lanús 5 – 1 River Plate Lanús
Chávez Goal 4'
Pizarro Goal 12'
Ayala Goal 14'
Blanco Goal 28', 50'		 Summary Vangioni Goal 7' Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez
Referee: Mauro Vigliano
23 June 2013 19 River Plate 3 – 1 San Martín de San Juan Buenos Aires
Vangioni Goal 13'
Sánchez Goal 24'
Iturbe Goal 88'		 Summary Caprari Goal 43' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Germán Delfino

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Newell's Old Boys (C) 19 12 2 5 40 21 +19 38 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 River Plate 19 10 5 4 28 22 +6 35
3 Lanús 19 8 9 2 26 14 +12 33
4 San Lorenzo 19 8 8 3 26 16 +10 32
5 Quilmes 19 8 7 4 28 22 +6 31
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champion

Copa Argentina[]

Main article: 2012–13 Copa Argentina
24 April 2013 Last 32 River Plate 0 - 1 Estudiantes de Buenos Aires
21:30 Cirigliano Yellow card 33'
Esteban Espíndola López Yellow card 57'
Augusto Solari Yellow card 57'
Mora Yellow card 90'		 Summary Juan Manuel Sosa Yellow card 16'
Pablo Ruiz Goal 35'
Nicolás Álvarez Yellow card 63'
Gastón Montero Yellow card 70'		 Referee: Argentina Darío Herrera

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of 5 November 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total Primera División Copa Argentina
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Argentina Daniel Vega 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Argentina Jonathan Maidana 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Argentina Luciano Vella 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Argentina Ramiro Funes Mori 10 0 10+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW France David Trezeguet 9 1 9+0 1 0+0 0
8 MF Uruguay Carlos Sánchez 12 3 12+0 3 0+0 0
9 FW Argentina Rogelio Funes Mori 13 5 9+4 5 0+0 0
10 MF Argentina Manuel Lanzini 8 2 5+3 2 0+0 0
11 FW Uruguay Rodrigo Mora 8 2 7+1 2 0+0 0
12 DF Argentina Luciano Abecasis 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Argentina Ezequiel Cirigliano 10 0 10+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF Argentina Facundo Affranchino 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
16 MF Argentina Ariel Rojas 10 0 4+6 0 0+0 0
17 FW Argentina Daniel Villalva 5 1 1+4 1 0+0 0
18 GK Argentina Marcelo Barovero 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF Argentina Germán Pezzella 8 1 7+1 1 0+0 0
22 MF Argentina Martín Aguirre 9 1 4+5 1 0+0 0
23 MF Argentina Leonardo Ponzio 12 3 12+0 3 0+0 0
24 DF Argentina Leandro González Pirez 8 0 7+1 0 0+0 0
25 DF Argentina Gabriel Mercado 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF Argentina Jonathan Bottinelli 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF Argentina Cristian Ledesma 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
30 DF Argentina Diego Martínez 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW Argentina Carlos Luna 5 1 2+3 1 0+0 0
36 MF Ecuador Juan Cazares 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
Players who appeared for River Plate no longer at the club:
11 MF Argentina Lucas Ocampos 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers[]

Place Position Nation Number Name Primera División Copa Argentina Total
1 FW Argentina 9 Rogelio Funes Mori 5 0 5
2 MF Uruguay 8 Carlos Sánchez 3 0 3
FW Uruguay 11 Rodrigo Mora 3 0 3
MF Argentina 23 Leonardo Ponzio 3 0 3
5 MF Argentina 10 Manuel Lanzini 2 0 2
6 FW Argentina 17 Daniel Villalva 1 0 1
DF Argentina 20 Germán Pezzella 1 0 1
FW France 7 David Trezeguet 1 0 1
FW Argentina 33 Carlos Luna 1 0 1
MF Argentina 22 Martín Aguirre 1 0 1
TOTALS 21 0 21

Disciplinary record[]

Number Nation Position Name Primera División Copa Argentina Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 Argentina DF Jonathan Maidana 2 0 0 0 2 0
6 Argentina DF Ramiro Funes Mori 5 1 0 0 5 1
8 Uruguay MF Carlos Sánchez 2 0 0 0 2 0
9 Argentina FW Rogelio Funes Mori 3 0 0 0 3 0
10 Argentina MF Manuel Lanzini 1 0 0 0 1 0
11 Uruguay FW Rodrigo Mora 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 Argentina MF Ezequiel Cirigliano 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 Argentina MF Facundo Affranchino 1 0 0 0 1 0
16 Argentina MF Ariel Rojas 3 0 0 0 3 0
22 Argentina MF Martín Aguirre 4 0 0 0 4 0
23 Argentina MF Leonardo Ponzio 6 1 0 0 6 1
24 Argentina DF Leandro González Pirez 3 0 0 0 3 0
25 Argentina DF Gabriel Mercado 2 0 0 0 2 0
27 Argentina DF Jonathan Bottinelli 3 0 0 0 3 0
30 Argentina DF Diego Martínez 1 0 0 0 1 0
33 Argentina FW Carlos Luna 2 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS 41 2 0 0 41 2

Team kit[]

These are the 2012–13 River Plate kits.

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): BBVA & Tramontina

Source:[citation needed]

References[]

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