River Plate

River Plate

6th in Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
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Three players were sent off as Real Madrid beat River Plate in a hostile 'Youth Club World Cup' quarterfinal clash in Córdoba, Spain on Saturday, with both teams facing off at the final whistle.

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Julien Laurens explains why he thinks River Plate's exit from the FIFA Club World Cup is a "huge failure" for the club.

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Argentine LPF Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Rosario Central 14 +11 30
2 Deportivo Riestra 14 +8 27
3 Lanús 14 +5 26
4 Vélez Sarsfield 14 +9 25
5 San Lorenzo 14 +2 22
6 River Plate 14 +7 21
7 San Martín (San J.. 14 -1 18
8 Talleres (Córdoba.. 14 -4 17
9 Sarmiento (Junín).. 14 -5 16
10 Gimnasia La Plata 14 -7 16
11 Atlético Tucumán.. 14 -4 15
12 Instituto (Córdob.. 14 -7 15
13 Independiente 14 -1 12
14 Platense 14 -9 12
15 Godoy Cruz Antoni.. 14 -7 11
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
9 Miguel Borja 5 16 1
11 Facundo Colidi.. 4 14 0
19 Sebastián Driu.. 3 13 1

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
4 Gonzalo Montie.. 3 12 1
30 Franco Mastant.. 3 10 3
9 Miguel Borja 1 16 5