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This post is rushed, sorry! I have to go to work. Last night I got home late after the game and uploaded all my pics from the game and before. I'll do a proper post when I get home tonight.

But here are some pics from the game that were posted online at the sports sites last night, plus a few of mine!

NO big name players for River! Except Matias Abelairas played all game, Rodrigo Archubi, Mauro Diaz and Lucas Orban played most of it. Augusto Fernandez was subbed on at 64 minutes. We got to see Erik Lamela too. He was subbed on near the end. Standouts were Leandro Chichizola in goal. He made some amazing stops, making the crowd "Ooohhh" and "Ahhhh". Matias Abelairas was really good, but the surprise for me was just how skilled Rodrigo Archubi is. He really wowed the fans with some spectacular plays and moves. He ran the most and covered the most ground as well. He has a patented back-heel pass that he used at least a dozen times and thrilled the crowd with. Everyone thought he was amazing.

The game wasn't so hot. It ended in a scoreless draw (I HATE that!) but since this was a cup tournament, it went to penalty kicks. Toronto FC was horrible at penalties (I thought as much) so River won 4-2. Leandro Chichizola stopped a pen! He was amazing! And Augusto Fernandez' hit the crossbar! *facepalm* I think he *facepalmed* too!

Okay, then, here is a teaser:



( RIVER PLATE GAME PICS HERE! )

I just ordered my tickets for the Toronto FC vs River Plate game on July 22nd! I'm so excited I can hardly type! Barring any problems (like my credit card won't be accepted or something - shouldn't happen but you never know) I should be receiving my tickets early next week! I asked for them to be Fed-ex'd to me so I'd have them in my hot, sticky little hands ASAP!!!!

Oh my GOD. I'll be seeing the likes of Falcao, Buonanotte, Gustavo Cabral and my favourite, Augusto Fernandez....IN PERSON!!!! Maybe even getting their autographs!!!! Oh god, I think I am going to faint!!!

(Actually, with my luck, none of those four will be here for the game!)
Mustn't be negative....mustn't be negative....LOL

Doing this post almost killed me. If I missed any players, I'm sorry. I only chose a few from each of the 'bigger' clubs. I saw some other really hot ones but there weren't enough pics, so I couldn't post them. Here is the list. The hotness is under the cut. Btw, there are a few players who are not Argentine by birth in here.

FROM RIVER PLATE:
Augusto Fernandez
Matias Abelairas
Diego Buonanotte

FROM BOCA JUNIORS:
Neri Cardozo
Alvaro Gonzalez
Jesus Datolo
Leandro Gracian

FROM SAN LORENZO:
Aureliano Torres
Juan Carlos Menseguez
Walter Acevedo
Pablo Barrientos

FROM INDEPENDIENTE:
Gaston Machin

FROM RACING CLUB:
Claudio Yacob
Sebastian Arrieta

FROM VELEZ SARSFIELD:
Victor Zapata

FROM ESTUDIANTES LA PLATA:
Matias Sanchez
Enzo Perez
Ivan Moreno y Fabianesi

( HOTNESS UNDER THE CUT )

River has been doing extremely well during this Clausura, and sit at the top of the league, tied on points with Estudiantes. The battle has been awesome, with 6 teams so close on points that almost anything could happen! The table looks like this currently:

River - 30 points
Estudiantes - 30 points
Velez Sarsfield - 27 points
San Lorenzo - 27 points
Independiente - 26 points
Boca Juniors - 26 points

I can't believe that Boca is in sixth place! But since they are only 4 points out of first place, like I said - anything could happen. Boca and San Lorenzo are still alive in the Copa Libertadores, but after the first leg, both teams are at a disadvantage going into the second leg.

Anyway, just because River Plate has been such an exciting team to watch during the Clausura, and have some of the cutest, most talented players, I want to devote a picspam to them. All pics are from games during April and May this year.

Cross-posted to hot_argie_love

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