2012–13 Club Atlético River Plate season

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.

River Plate

2012–13 season
President	Daniel Passarella
Manager	Matias Almeyda & Ramón Díaz
Primera División	Inicial: 6th Final: 2nd
Copa Argentina	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: All: Rodrigo Mora (8)
Highest home attendance	67,667
Lowest home attendance	50,000
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Season review

Main article: 2012–13 Argentine Primera División season

Transfers

Main articles: List of Argentine football transfers summer 2012 and List of Argentine football transfers winter 2012–13

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	MF	ARG	Manuel Lanzini (from Fluminense)
11	FW	URU	Rodrigo Mora (from S.L. Benfica)
15	FW	PAR	Juan Manuel Iturbe (from Cerro Porteño)
16	MF	ARG	Ariel Rojas (from Godoy Cruz)
18	GK	ARG	Marcelo Barovero (from Vélez Sársfield)
21	DF	ARG	Leonel Vangioni (from Newell's Old Boys)
25	DF	ARG	Gabriel Mercado (from Estudiantes LP)
27	DF	ARG	Jonathan Bottinelli (from San Lorenzo)
33	FW	ARG	Carlos Luna (from Club Atletico Tigre)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ARG	Agustín Alayes (to Banfield)
—	DF	URU	Juan Manuel Díaz (to Nacional)
—	DF	ARG	Alexis Ferrero (to Huracán)
—	MF	ARG	Nicolás Domingo (to Banfield)
—	MF	ARG	Alejandro Damián Domínguez (Loan return to Valencia)
—	MF	VEN	César González (to Deportivo Táchira)
—	FW	ARG	Fernando Cavenaghi (to Villarreal)
—	FW	ARG	Gustavo Bou (to Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata)

Inicial Squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ARG	Daniel Vega
2	DF	ARG	Jonatan Maidana
4	DF	ARG	Luciano Vella
6	DF	ARG	Ramiro Funes Mori
7	FW	FRA	David Trezeguet (Captain)
8	MF	URU	Carlos Sanchez
9	FW	ARG	Rogelio Funes Mori
10	MF	ARG	Manuel Lanzini
11	FW	URU	Rodrigo Mora
12	DF	ARG	Luciano Abecasis
14	MF	ARG	Ezequiel Cirigliano
16	MF	ARG	Ariel Rojas

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	ARG	Daniel Villalva
18	GK	ARG	Marcelo Barovero
19	GK	ARG	Leandro Chichizola
20	DF	ARG	German Pezzella
22	MF	ARG	Martin Aguirre
23	MF	ARG	Leonardo Ponzio (vice-Captain)
24	DF	ARG	Leandro González Pirez
25	DF	ARG	Gabriel Mercado
27	DF	ARG	Jonathan Bottinelli
28	MF	ARG	Cristian Ledesma
33	FW	ARG	Carlos Luna

Final Squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ARG	Marcelo Barovero
2	DF	ARG	Jonatan Maidana
4	DF	ARG	Luciano Abecasis
6	DF	ARG	Ramiro Funes Mori
7	FW	FRA	David Trezeguet (Captain)
8	MF	URU	Carlos Sanchez
9	FW	ARG	Rogelio Funes Mori
10	MF	ARG	Manuel Lanzini
11	FW	URU	Rodrigo Mora
14	MF	ARG	Ezequiel Cirigliano
15	FW	PAR	Juan Manuel Iturbe
16	MF	ARG	Ariel Rojas
17	GK	ARG	Gonzalo Marinelli

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	GK	ARG	Leandro Chichizola
20	DF	ARG	German Pezzella
21	DF	ARG	Leonel Vangioni
22	MF	ARG	Martin Aguirre
23	MF	ARG	Leonardo Ponzio (vice-Captain)
24	DF	ARG	Leandro González Pirez
25	DF	ARG	Gabriel Mercado
27	DF	ARG	Jonathan Bottinelli
28	MF	ARG	Cristian Ledesma
32	MF	ARG	Matias Kranevitter
33	FW	ARG	Carlos Luna
39	MF	COL	Eder Alvarez Balanta

On Loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	DF	ARG	Maximiliano Oliva (at Independiente Rivadavia)
-	DF	ARG	Maximiliano Coronel (at All Boys)
-	DF	ARG	Alejandro Espinoza (at Atlético Tucumán)
-	DF	PAR	Adalberto Román (at Palmeiras)
-	MF	ARG	Fabio Gimenez (at Guillermo Brown)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	ARG	Walter Acevedo (at Banfield)
-	MF	ARG	Mauro Díaz (at Unión Española)
-	FW	ARG	Gonzalo Abán (at Ferro)
-	FW	ARG	Ezequiel Conte (at Guillermo Brown)
-	FW	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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	D	D	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	D	D	W	W
Position	15	9	4	8	9	9	9	9	10	8	9	9	9	7	7	9	9	9	8

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Main article: 2012–13 Argentine Primera División season

River Plate v Belgrano

5 August 2012 1	River Plate	1 – 2	Belgrano	Buenos Aires
	Lanzini 75'	Summary	Melano 44' Carranza 46' Olave  89'  89'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti

Estudiantes v River Plate

11 August 2012 2	Estudiantes	0 – 2	River Plate	La Plata
		Summary	Rog. Funes Mori 54', 67'	Stadium: Estadio Único de La Plata

Tigre v River Plate

18 August 2012 3	Tigre	2 - 3	River Plate	Victoria, Buenos Aires
	Orban 20' Ftacla 60'	Summary	Villalva 11' Sánchez 16' Lanzini 46'	Stadium: Estadio Coliseo de Victoria Referee: Saul Laverni

River Plate v San Lorenzo

25 August 2012 4	River Plate	0 - 0	San Lorenzo	Buenos Aires
		Summary		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti

Colón v River Plate

3 September 2012 5	Colón	1 - 1	River Plate	Santa Fe
	Ramírez 70'	Summary	Pezzella 89'	Stadium: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López

River Plate v Newell's Old Boys

10 September 2012 6	River Plate	3 - 3	Newell's Old Boys	Buenos Aires
	Trezeguet 20' Mora 23' Rog. Funes Mori 67'	Summary	Pérez 12' Scocco 70' (pen.), 73'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Mauro Vigliano

Vélez Sársfield v River Plate

17 September 2012 7	Vélez Sársfield	2 - 0	River Plate	Liniers, Buenos Aires
	Pratto 20' Bella 64' Papa  21'  69'	Summary	Ram. Funes Mori  50'  61'	Stadium: Estadio José Amalfitani Referee: Patricio Loustau

River Plate v Racing Club

23 September 2012 8	River Plate	0 - 1	Racing Club	Buenos Aires
		Summary	Cahais 70'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Pablo Lunati

Arsenal v River Plate

30 September 2012 9	Arsenal	0 - 4	River Plate	Sarandí
	Carbonero  76'	Summary	Ponzio 41' Luna 70' Rog. Funes Mori 81', 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Julio H. Grondona Referee: Nestor Pitana

River Plate v Godoy Cruz

7 October 2012 10	River Plate	5 - 0	Godoy Cruz	Buenos Aires
	Aguirre 9' Ponzio 12' Sánchez 62', 76' Mora 64'	Summary		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Diego Ceballos

Quilmes v River Plate

20 October 2012 11	Quilmes	1 - 0	River Plate	Quilmes
	Cauteruccio 60'	Summary		Stadium: Estadio Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner Referee: Silvio Trucco

River Plate v Boca Juniors

28 October 2012 12	River Plate	2 - 2	Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires
	Ponzio 2' Mora 70'	Summary	Silva 76' (pen.) Erviti 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Pablo Lunati

All Boys v River Plate

4 November 2012 13	All Boys	0 - 0	River Plate	Floresta, Buenos Aires
		Summary	Ponzio  90+3'	Stadium: Islas Malvinas Stadium Referee: Federico Beligoy

River Plate v Unión de Santa Fe

10 November 2012 14	River Plate	2 - 0	Unión de Santa Fe	Buenos Aires
18:15	Mora 45', 70' Ledesma  65'	Summary		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Néstor Pitana

Atlético de Rafaela v River Plate

14 November 2012 15	Atlético de Rafaela	0 - 0	River Plate	Rafaela
21:30		Summary		Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Monumental Referee: Germán Delfino

River Plate v Argentinos Juniors

19 November 2012 16	River Plate	0 - 0	Argentinos Juniors	Buenos Aires
21:30		Summary		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Pablo Lunati

Independiente v River Plate

24 November 2012 17	Independiente	2 - 2	River Plate	Avellaneda
17:00	Fredes 4' Galeano 71'	Summary	Bottinelli 22' Sánchez 61'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Nestor Pittana

River Plate v Lanús

2 December 2012 18	River Plate	1 - 0	Lanús	Buenos Aires
17:00	Mora 77'	Summary	Pizarro  90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: German Delfino

San Martín de San Juan v River Plate

9 December 2012 19	San Martín de San Juan	0 - 2	River Plate	San Juan, Argentina
17:00		[ Summary]	Lanzini 58' Sánchez 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:

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	W	L	W
Position	6	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	2

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Main article: 2012–13 Argentine Primera División season

Belgrano v River Plate

10 February 2013 1	Belgrano	1 – 2	River Plate	Córdoba
	Farré 90'	Summary	Vangioni 68' Luna 88'	Stadium: Estadio Julio César Villagra Referee: Germán Delfino

River Plate v Estudiantes

17 February 2013 2	River Plate	1 – 0	Estudiantes	Buenos Aires
	Trezeguet 32'	Summary		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Diego Abal

River Plate v Tigre

24 February 2013 3	River Plate	3 – 2	Tigre	Buenos Aires
	Luna 86', 87' Iturbe 90+3'	Summary	Donatti 55' Pérez García 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Pablo Lunati

San Lorenzo v River Plate

3 March 2013 4	San Lorenzo	2 – 0	River Plate	Buenos Aires
	Stracqualursi 1' Cetto 20'	Summary		Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain Referee: Germán Delfino

River Plate v Colón

10 March 2013 5	River Plate	2 – 1	Colón	Buenos Aires
	Trezeguet 12' Ponzio 34'	Summary	Gigliotti 75'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Diego Abal

Newell's Old Boys v River Plate

17 March 2013 6	Newell's Old Boys	1 – 0	River Plate	Rosario
	Scocco 36'	Summary		Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Diego Ceballos

River Plate v Vélez Sársfield

30 March 2013 7	River Plate	0 – 0	Vélez Sársfield	Buenos Aires
		Summary		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Mauro Vigliano

Racing Club v River Plate

7 April 2013 8	Racing Club	0 – 2	River Plate	Avellaneda
		Summary	González Pírez 12' Lanzini 89'	Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Pablo Díaz

River Plate v Arsenal

14 April 2013 9	River Plate	1 – 1	Arsenal	Buenos Aires
	Benedetto 14'	Summary	Rog. Funes Mori 19'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Fernando Rapallini

Godoy Cruz v River Plate

21 April 2013 10	Godoy Cruz	1 – 2	River Plate	Mendoza
	Castillón 35'	Summary	Lanzini 32' (pen.) Álvarez Balanta 54'	Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Referee: Néstor Pitana

River Plate v Quilmes

28 April 2013 11	River Plate	1 – 1	Quilmes	Buenos Aires
	Álvarez Balanta 54'	Summary	Cauteruccio 89'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Carlos Maglio

Boca Juniors v River Plate

5 May 2013 12	Boca Juniors	1 – 1	River Plate	Buenos Aires
	Silva 39'	Summary	Lanzini 1'	Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando Referee: Germán Delfino

River Plate v All Boys

12 May 2013 13	River Plate	2 – 0	All Boys	Buenos Aires
	Lanzini 50' Luna 90+3'	Summary		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Néstor Pitana

Unión de Santa Fe v River Plate

19 May 2013 14	Unión de Santa Fe	2 – 2	River Plate	Santa Fe
	Franzoia 26' Cavallaro 35'	Summary	Rog. Funes Mori 36' Mora 84'	Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril Referee: Diego Ceballos

River Plate v Atlético de Rafaela

26 May 2013 15	River Plate	3 – 0	Atlético de Rafaela	Buenos Aires
	Vangioni 8' Domínguez 14' (OG) Luna 32'	Summary		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Pablo Díaz

Argentinos Juniors v River Plate

2 June 2013 16	Argentinos Juniors	2 – 0	River Plate	Buenos Aires
	Barraza 81' Gómez 87'	Summary		Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona Referee: Néstor Pitana

River Plate v Independiente

9 June 2013 17	River Plate	2 – 1	Independiente	Buenos Aires
	Iturbe 21' Lanzini 63'	Summary	Montenegro 90'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Saúl Laverni

Lanús v River Plate

16 June 2013 18	Lanús	5 – 1	River Plate	Lanús
	Chávez 4' Pizarro 12' Ayala 14' Blanco 28', 50'	Summary	Vangioni 7'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez Referee: Mauro Vigliano

River Plate v San Martín de San Juan

23 June 2013 19	River Plate	3 – 1	San Martín de San Juan	Buenos Aires
	Vangioni 13' Sánchez 24' Iturbe 88'	Summary	Caprari 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:
(C) Champions

Copa Argentina

Main article: 2012–13 Copa Argentina

River Plate v Estudiantes de Buenos Aires

24 April 2013 Last 32	River Plate	0 - 1	Estudiantes de Buenos Aires	Estadio Bicentenario Ciudad de Catamarca
21:30	Cirigliano  33' Esteban Espíndola López  57' Augusto Solari  57' Mora  90'	Summary	Juan Manuel Sosa  16' Pablo Ruiz 35' Nicolás Álvarez  63' Gastón Montero  70'	Referee: 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	ARG	Daniel Vega	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ARG	Jonathan Maidana	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	ARG	Luciano Vella	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	ARG	Ramiro Funes Mori	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	FRA	David Trezeguet	9	1	9+0	1	0+0	0
8	MF	URU	Carlos Sánchez	12	3	12+0	3	0+0	0
9	FW	ARG	Rogelio Funes Mori	13	5	9+4	5	0+0	0
10	MF	ARG	Manuel Lanzini	8	2	5+3	2	0+0	0
11	FW	URU	Rodrigo Mora	8	2	7+1	2	0+0	0
12	DF	ARG	Luciano Abecasis	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	ARG	Ezequiel Cirigliano	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	ARG	Facundo Affranchino	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
16	MF	ARG	Ariel Rojas	10	0	4+6	0	0+0	0
17	FW	ARG	Daniel Villalva	5	1	1+4	1	0+0	0
18	GK	ARG	Marcelo Barovero	12	0	12+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF	ARG	Germán Pezzella	8	1	7+1	1	0+0	0
22	MF	ARG	Martín Aguirre	9	1	4+5	1	0+0	0
23	MF	ARG	Leonardo Ponzio	12	3	12+0	3	0+0	0
24	DF	ARG	Leandro González Pirez	8	0	7+1	0	0+0	0
25	DF	ARG	Gabriel Mercado	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF	ARG	Jonathan Bottinelli	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	ARG	Cristian Ledesma	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
30	DF	ARG	Diego Martínez	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW	ARG	Carlos Luna	5	1	2+3	1	0+0	0
36	MF	ECU	Juan Cazares	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
Players who appeared for River Plate no longer at the club:
11	MF	ARG	Lucas Ocampos	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0

Top scorers

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

Disciplinary record

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