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16 Jul

The five pivotal games that marked the team’s path to the championship

Anna EdwardsChampionship, games, marked, path, pivotal, teams

If eight months ago the departure of Marcelo Gallardo sowed uncertainty about the future, what came after left a peace of mind that no one would have dared to predict: the path of Martín Demichelis's team towards this first title of his coaching career is very similar to The perfection. River wins, it fills the Monumental every time it plays and its people celebrate. For this reason, this Professional League that he has just conquered has a special component: after Gallardo there was not a vacuum, but rather a confirmation. Demichelis's team –with Enzo Pérez as captain and symbol– led…

29 May

Sub 20 World Cup: the path of Nigeria, Argentina’s next rival

Anna EdwardsArgentinas, Cup, Nigeria, path, rival, World

On Sunday it was determined that the Argentina's rival in the round of 16 of the U20 World Cup will be Nigeria. After the resolution of group E, it was confirmed that Japan, third in group C, was left out of the competition, so the African team, which finished in third place in D, with the same points as Brazil and Italy but worse goal difference, will be measured against the selected host. The World Cup in Nigeria Nigeria disputes its 13th Youth World Cup and his other best performance, in addition to the runner-up in 2005, was when he…