2017–18 Club Atlético River Plate season
| Primera División | 8th | |||
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| Copa Argentina | Winners | |||
| Copa Libertadores | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ignacio Scocco (5 goals) All: Ignacio Scocco (15 goals) | |||
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The 2017–18 season is Club Atlético River Plate's 7th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Season events
On June 26,
Deportivo La Coruña. This was the return of the goalkeeper to the team where he started his career in 2001. He had left in 2007.[1]
On June 30, the new signed players
Enzo Perez and Ignacio Scocco were officially presented in a press conference at the club's stadium.[2]
On September 28, River Plate presented the new home kit for the 2017–18 season.[3]
On October 11, River Plate released the new alternative kit, featuring red as main color.[4]
On December 10, River won the
Atlético Tucumán in the final game played in Mendoza. This was the second title in a row for River Plate at this competition.[5]
On January 9, Lucas Pratto signed a four and a half year contract with River Plate.[6]
On January 11, Franco Armani signed a three-year contract with River Plate.[7]
On January 24, Juan Quintero arrived at River Plate on a one-year loan from FC Porto.[8]
On January 29, Bruno Zuculini signed a four and a half year contract with River Plate.[9]
On January 31, Leonardo Ponzio extended his contract with River Plate until June 2019.[10]
On February 14, River Plate released the new third kit, featuring vertical stripes of red black and white.[11]
On March 6, the matches of the final stage of 2017–18 Copa Argentina were drawn.[12] River Plate was paired with Central Norte from Salta.[13]
On March 14, River Plate won the 2017 Supercopa Argentina after defeating Boca Juniors in Mendoza.[14][15]
On March 16, it was announced a friendly match between River Plate and Universidad de Chile to be played in Santiago, on 24 March.[16][17]
Squad Summer
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Squad Winter
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Transfers
In Summer
| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
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| 3 | DF |  Marcelo Saracchi
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Danubio Fútbol Club
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| 5 | DF |  Alexander Barboza
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Defensa y Justicia
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| 11 | MF | Nicolás De La Cruz
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Liverpool FC
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| 14 | GK | Germán Lux
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Deportivo La Coruña
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| 19 | FW |  Rafael Santos Borré
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Atlético de Madrid
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| 22 | DF | Javier Pinola
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Rosario Central
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| 24 | MF | Enzo Pérez
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 Valencia CF
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| 32 | FW | Ignacio Scocco
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Newell's Old Boys
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Out Summer
| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF |  Arturo Mina
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 Yeni Malatyaspor
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| 5 | MF | Nicolás Domingo
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Club Atlético Independiente
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| 11 | FW | Sebastián Driussi
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 Zenit
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| 13 | FW | Lucas Alario
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Bayer Leverkusen
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| 19 | FW | Ivan Alonso
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Retired
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| MF | Augusto Solari
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Racing Club
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In Winter
| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Franco Armani
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Atlético Nacional
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| 5 | MF | Bruno Zuculini
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Hellas Verona
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| 8 | MF | Juan Fernando Quintero
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 FC Porto
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| 27 | FW | Lucas Pratto
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 São Paulo
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Out Winter
| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
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| 8 | MF | Denis Rodríguez
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Newell's Old Boys
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Loan Out
| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
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| 1 | GK | Augusto Batalla
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Atletico Tucuman
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| 5 | DF | Alexander Barboza
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Defensa y Justicia
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| 14 | MF | Joaquin Arzura
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Club Atlético Osasuna
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| 30 | DF | Luis Olivera
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Club Atlético San Martín
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| 31 | GK | Maximiliano Velazco
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Arsenal Fútbol Club
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| 35 | MF | Tomas Andrade
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Atlético Mineiro
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Friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Winter pre-season
| 26 July 2017 Friendly | Orlando City  | 1–3 | River Plate | Florida, United States |
| 18:45 | H. Barry  |
Report | I. Scocco A. Barboza L. Alario |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium |
| 28 July 2017 Friendly | Montverde Academy | 0–3 | River Plate | Florida, United States |
| 09:15 | Report | I. Scocco T. Andrade D. Rodríguez |
Stadium: Montverde Academy |
| 28 July 2017 Friendly | Montverde Academy | 4–3 | River Plate | Florida, United States |
| 18:45 | F. Moumbagna K. Mulinya (o.g.) |
Report | I. Fernández L. Alario E. Pérez |
Stadium: Montverde Academy |
| 9 August 2017 Friendly | River Plate | 2–0 | Colegiales | Ezeiza, Argentina |
| I. Scocco E. Palacios |
Report | Stadium: River Camp |
Mid-season
| 2 September 2017 Friendly | Boca Juniors | 1–0 | River Plate | San Juan, Argentina |
| 16:00 | J. Benítez 25' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario |
Summer pre-season
River Plate
| 10 January 2018 Friendly | Miami, Florida | |||
| 18.00 (UTC−05:00) | S.Shamar 2' |
Summary | Borré 65' 80' 89' G.Martínez 76'E.Pérez 87' |
Stadium: Riccardo Silva |
| 14 January 2018 Friendly | Independiente Santa Fe | 2 – 1 | River Plate | Lauderhill, Florida |
| 13.30 (UTC−05:00) | Pajoy 30' |
Summary | Scocco 72' |
Stadium: Central Broward |
| 21 January 2018 Friendly | Boca Juniors | 0 – 1 | River Plate | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| 22.10 (UTC−03:00) | Summary | Borré 41' |
Stadium: José María Minella Referee: Facundo Tello |
Mid-season
| 24 March 2018 Friendly | Universidad de Chile  | 0 – 3 | River Plate | Santiago, Chile |
| 20:00 (UTC -03:00) | Report | 83', 87' |
Stadium: Piero Maza Gómez (Chile ) |
Primera División
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 6 | Independiente | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Racing | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 45 | |
| 8 | River Plate | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 45 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a] |
| 9 | Defensa y Justicia | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 44 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 10 | Unión | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 43 |
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.[19][20]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.[19][20]
Notes:
- ^ River Plate qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa Libertadores.
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2017. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 27 August 2017 1 | Temperley | 0–1 | River Plate | Turdera, Buenos Aires |
| 20:05 | Report | I. Scocco 32' |
Stadium: Estadio Alfredo Beranger Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina) |
| 10 September 2017 2 | River Plate | 3–1 | Banfield | Buenos Aires |
| 18:05 | J. Pinola 18' G. Martínez 43'I. Scocco 73' (pen.) |
Report | R. Civelli 2' |
Stadium: ) |
| 17 September 2017 3 | San Martín | 1–3 | River Plate | San Juan, San Juan |
| 20:05 | C. Auzqui 39' (o.g.) |
Report | A. Marcel 90+3' |
Stadium: Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez Referee: Fernando Echenique (Argentina) |
| 24 September 2017 4 | River Plate | 1–1 | Argentinos Juniors | Buenos Aires |
| 18:05 | G. Martínez 18' (pen.) |
Report | N. González 37' |
Stadium: ) |
| 1 October 2017 5 | Tigre | 1–1 | River Plate | Victoria, Buenos Aires |
| 20:05 | L. Janson 35' |
Report | I. Scocco 10' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estadio José Dellagiovanna Referee: Ariel Penel (Argentina) |
| 15 October 2017 6 | River Plate | 2–2 | Atlético Tucumán | Buenos Aires |
| 18:05 | M. Casco 50' R. Borré 53' |
Report | 74' |
Stadium: ) |
| 28 October 2017 7 | Talleres | 4–0 | River Plate | Córdoba, Córdoba |
| 20:20 | ) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo (Argentina) |
| 5 November 2017 8 | River Plate | 1–2 | Boca Juniors | Buenos Aires |
| 18:05 | L. Ponzio 69' |
Report | E. Cardona 42' N. Nández 73' |
Stadium: ) |
| 19 November 2017 9 | Independiente | 1–0 | River Plate | Avellaneda, Buenos Aires |
| 21:30 | N. Domingo 82' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Silvio Trucco (Argentina) |
| 22 November 2017 10 | River Plate | 2–0 | Unión Santa Fe | Buenos Aires |
| 19:15 | R. Borré 67' G. Martínez 74' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: ) |
| 26 November 2017 11 | River Plate | 1–3 | Newell's Old Boys | Buenos Aires |
| 19:15 | G. Martínez 67' |
Report | L. Leal 73' B. Sarmiento 80' (pen.)H. Fértoli 85' |
Stadium: ) |
| 3 December 2017 12 | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2–1 | River Plate | La Plata, Buenos Aires |
| 21:30 | N. Colazo 52' B. Alemán 90+2' |
Report | I. Scocco 78' |
Stadium: Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo Referee: Fernando Espinoza (Argentina) |
| 28 January 2018 13 | Huracán | 1–0 | River Plate | Buenos Aires |
| 21.10 (UTC−03:00) | Pussetto 29' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Tomás Adolfo Ducó Referee: Germán Delfino |
| 3 February 2018 14 | River Plate | 2–0 | Olimpo | Buenos Aires |
| 21.10 (UTC−03:00) | f.k. ), 82' |
Report | Stadium: El Monumental Referee: Darío Herrera |
| 11 February 2018 15 | Lanús | 1 – 0 | River Plate | Lanús, Buenos Aires |
| 21.30 (UTC−03:00) | Silva 56' |
Report | Stadium: Ciudad de Lanús Referee: Federico Beligoy |
| 18 February 2018 16 | River Plate | 2 – 2 | Godoy Cruz | Buenos Aires |
| 19.15 (UTC−03:00) | Mora 38' Pratto 51' |
Report | Garro 17' García 25' |
Stadium: El Monumental Referee: Jorge Baliño |
| 24 February 2018 17 | Vélez Sarsfield | 1 – 0 | River Plate | Buenos Aires |
| 19.15 (UTC−03:00) | Robertone 70' |
Report | Stadium: |
| 4 March 2018 18 | River Plate | 1 – 1 | Chacarita Juniors | Buenos Aires |
| 19.15 (UTC−03:00) | Scocco 43' (pen.) |
Report | Menéndez 45+1' |
Stadium: El Monumental Referee: Hernán Mastrangelo |
| 10 March 2018 19 | Patronato | 0 – 1 | River Plate | Paraná, Entre Ríos |
| 21.30 (UTC−03:00) | Report | Balboa 90+3' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Bartolomé Grella Referee: Andrés Merlos |
| 18 March 2018 20 | River Plate | 3 – 1 | Belgrano | Buenos Aires |
| 20.00 (UTC−03:00) | G. Martínez 2' Scocco 78', 87' |
Report | García 54' |
Stadium: El Monumental Referee: Diego Abal |
| 1 April 2018 21 | Defensa y Justicia | 1 – 3 | River Plate | Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires |
| 11.00 (UTC−03:00) | Márquez 11' |
Report | Martínez 31' (pen.) Pinola 45+1'Pratto 54' |
Stadium: Norberto Tomaghello Referee: Néstor Pitana |
| 8 April 2018 22 | Racing Club | 0 – 2 | River Plate | Avellaneda, Buenos Aires |
| Report | R. Borré 77' Palacios 90' |
Stadium: Juan Domingo Perón Attendance: 42,000 [22] Referee: Patricio Loustau |
| 15 April 2018 23 | River Plate | 2 – 0 | Rosario Central | Buenos Aires |
| 17.45 (UTC−03:00) | R. Borré 74' Pratto 77' |
Report | Stadium: |
| 22 April 2018 24 | Arsenal | v | River Plate | Sarandí, Buenos Aires |
| Stadium: Julio Humberto Grondona |
| 29 April 2018 25 | River Plate | v | Estudiantes | Buenos Aires |
| Stadium: El Monumental |
| 7 May 2018 26 | Colón | v | River Plate | Santa Fe, Santa Fe |
| Stadium: B.G. Estanislao López |
| 12 May 2018 27 | River Plate | v | San Lorenzo | Buenos Aires |
| Stadium: El Monumental |
2016–17 Copa Argentina
Win Draw Loss
| 15 August 2017 R64 | River Plate | 3–0 | Atlas | Salta, Argentina |
| 21:10 | G. Martínez 12', 90+1' (pen.) I. Fernández 12' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Referee: Ariel Penel (Argentina) |
| 20 August 2017 R32 | River Plate | 4–1 | Instituto | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| 21:10 | L. Alario 45+2' E. Pérez 66'J. Maidana 84'R. Borré 85' |
Report | F. Olego 82' |
Stadium: Estadio José María Minella Referee: Jorge Baliño (Argentina) |
| 7 October 2017 R16 | River Plate | 3–0 | Defensa y Justicia | Formosa, Argentina |
| 19:00 | I. Scocco 11' (pen.), 87' E. Palacios 87' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Antonio Romero Referee: Silvio Trucco (Argentina) |
| 18 October 2017 QF | River Plate | 4–1 | Atlanta | San Juan, Argentina |
| 21:10 | M. Saracchi 44' I. Fernández 45'G. Martínez 76'C. Auzqui 84' |
Report | A. Martínez 82' |
Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario Referee: Germán Delfino (Argentina) |
| 12 November 2017 SF | River Plate | 3–0 | Deportivo Morón | Mendoza, Argentina |
| 20:30 | I. Fernández 40' J. Maidana 43'R. Borré 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) |
| 9 December 2017 Final | River Plate | 2–1 | Atlético Tucumán | Mendoza, Argentina |
| 19:15 | I. Scocco 10' I. Fernández 48' |
Report | L. Rodríguez 12' |
Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina) |
2017 Copa Libertadores
Win Draw Loss
Round of 16
| 4 July 2017 First leg | Guaraní  | 0–2 | River Plate | Asunción, Paraguay |
| 21:45 | Report | I. Scocco 36' M. Larrondo 87' |
Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) |
| 8 August 2017 Second leg | River Plate | 1–1 (agg: 3–1) | Guaraní | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 21:45 | J. Pinola 51' |
Report | M. Palau 45+1' |
Stadium: ) |
Quarter-finals
| 14 September 2017 First leg | Jorge Wilstermann  | 3–0 | River Plate | Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| 21:45 | E. Zenteno 5' G. Álvarez 51'C. Machado 82' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Félix Capriles Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil) |
| 21 September 2017 Second leg | River Plate | 8–0 (agg: 8–3) | Jorge Wilstermann | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 19:15 | I. Scocco 9', 14', 19', 46', 58' E. Pérez 36', 67'I. Fernández 53' |
Report | Stadium: ) |
Semi-finals
| 24 October 2017 First leg | River Plate | 1–0 | Lanús | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 19:15 | I. Scocco 82' |
Report | Stadium: ) |
| 31 October 2017 Second leg | Lanús | 4–2 (agg: 4–3) | River Plate | Lanús, Argentina |
| 21:15 | A. Silva ) 69' (pen. |
Report | I. Scocco 18' (pen.) G. Montiel 23' |
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
2018 Copa Libertadores
Win Draw Loss
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | FLA
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SFE | EME | |
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| 1 | River Plate
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 12 | Round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Flamengo
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Santa Fe
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Emelec
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — |
Source: CONMEBOL
River Plate
| 28 February 2018 Flamengo | 2 – 2 | River Plate | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 21.45 (UTC−02:00) | Dourado 53' (pen.) Ribeiro 65' |
Report | Mora 55' Mayada 86' |
Stadium: Olímpico Nilton Santos[24] Attendance: 0 [25] Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru) |
| 5 April 2018 Round 2 | River Plate | 0 – 0 | Santa Fe | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 19:15 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: El Monumental Attendance: 55,000[26] |
| 19 April 2018 Round 3 | Emelec | v | River Plate | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| 19:30 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Estadio George Capwell |
| 26 April 2018 Round 4 | River Plate | v | Emelec | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 19:15 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: El Monumental |
| 3 May 2018 Round 5 | Santa Fe | v | River Plate | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 19:30 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Estadio El Campín |
| 23 May 2018 Flamengo | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||
| 21:45 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: El Monumental |
2017 Supercopa Argentina
| 14 March 2018 UTC–3 |
Report | Martínez 18' (pen.) Scocco 70' |
Stadium: Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 40,000[27] Referee: Patricio Loustau |
2017–18 Copa Argentina
Win Draw Loss
| TBD R64 | River Plate | v | Central Norte | TBD |
| Stadium: TBD |
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- ^ http://lapaginamillonaria.com/river-plate/38550/german-poroto-lux-firmo-contrato-con-river-mercado-de-pases-2017-foto (in Spanish)
- ^ http://lapaginamillonaria.com/river-plate/38609/presentacion-de-los-refuerzos-scocco-perez-pinola-lux-river-2017 (in Spanish)
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- ^ http://www.elgrafico.com.ar/2018/01/11/C-31026-firmo-armani-y-ya-es-jugador-de-river.php (in Spanish)
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- ^ "Pratto firmó su contrato con River". 9 January 2018.
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- ^ "Armani se despidió de Atlético Nacional y tiene todo listo para jugar en River".
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