For the first time in history, River Plate finished last in the Argentinian Primera Division. At Estudiantes De La Plata, River only managed a 1-1 draw.
Both sides had something at stake in this game as Estudiantes needed a win to qualify for a Copa Libertadores berth while River hoped to leave the bottom spot on the final day of the Apertura tournament.
Tuzzio put River in the lead after 55 minutes but Boselli equalised 14 minutes later and 1-1 would also turn out to be the final score.
Estudiantes playmaker Juan Sebastian Veron was sent off with eight minutes to play.
River prove that one season can be very different from the other, as the Buenos Aires outfit won last season s Clausura. By doing so, they do get access to the 2009 Copa Libertadores.
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Middlesbrough have signalled their intent to get out of the Championship this season with the signing of David Nugent from Leicester City.
Nugent has agreed a three-year contract at the Riverside Stadium after an undisclosed fee was agreed between the two clubs, and the 30-year-old will look to replicate his promotion with Leicester in 2013-14.
During his time at the King Power Stadium Nugent scored 49 goals in three seasons at Championship level, something Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka will hope to see more of as Boro look to bounce back from play-off final disappointment in May.
I am delighted that David has agreed to join us because everyone knows what a good player he is, Karanka told the club s official website.
We have worked really hard to …
Italian midfielder Thiago Motta could be leaving Paris Saint-Germain in the January transfer window, according to his official representative.
The 32-year-old appears to be unhappy by the latest criticism directed towards him and is reportedly thinking about the Parc des Princes exit.
Motta s agent has moved to reject claims suggesting the club chiefs are not satisfied with the midfielder s latest performances, but hinted his client would be ready to leave if that were the case.
“PSG leaders have never told me that they were not happy with Thiago,” agent Alessandro Canovi told Journal du Dimanche.
“But, if that is the case, why wait until June to part ways. There is a transfer window now.”
Meanwhile, La Gazzetta dello Sport has suggested …
Mario Balotelli would be well suited to a move to Marseille according to agent Mino Raiola, who said the Italian striker can marry well with the Marseillais mentality .
Reports have linked the Nice target man with a €10 million switch to Marseille that would bring an end to his two-year spell at the Allianz Riviera.
Balotelli has scored 33 Ligue 1 goals in 51 appearances for Les Aiglons, but Nice slumped to a disappointing eighth-placed finish in the 2017-18 season.
Marseille, meanwhile, finished fourth and reached the Europa League final under head coach Rudi Garcia , and Raiola told RMC that a move to OM could be on the cards.
We have good relations with Marseille, I know the director very well, said Balotelli s agent. We re going to see it s too …
As for the visitors, while Manchester City would have been disappointed to have failed to lift the Champions League last season, the Sky Blues enjoyed a stellar domestic sweep in England top-tier. Eventually holding a one-point buffer over Liverpool and securing back-to-back Premier League titles and also secured their first piece of silverware last weekend. With the Community Shield already in the bag, the former Barcelona boss will be looking for his side to continue their free-scoring antics. Bagging 93 top-flight goals last season, City also held the best-attacking record of any side across England s footballing leagues. The defending Premier League champions will also be boosted by their very impressive record against Saturday s hosts. Along with picking up a 4-1 win in the Asia Tr…
Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed both Karim Benzema and Eduardo Camavinga will miss Tuesday s LaLiga trip to Girona.
However, Ancelotti expects the pair to be available again for Saturday s home game with Almeria, before Los Blancos play the Copa del Rey final against Osasuna and their Champions League semi-final with Manchester City.
David Alaba is also anticipated to be back for the Osasuna clash on May 6, having not played in the 2-0 win against Celta Vigo on Saturday.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Ancelotti ran through the players he will have missing as his team attempts to close ground on leaders Barcelona.
Benzema and Camavinga will miss out and [Dani] Ceballos has got accumulated cards, he said. Camavinga lasted th…
Romelu Lukaku answered any recent criticism aimed in his direction against Lazio and Christian Eriksen is starting to understand what Inter require of him, says Nerazzurri coach Antonio Conte.
Inter bowed out of the Coppa Italia at the semi-final stage after a goalless draw at Juventus ensured a 2-1 aggregate defeat, but a 3-1 triumph over Lazio on Sunday saw Conte s side leapfrog rivals Milan at the top of Serie A.
Lukaku scored twice in the first half to move on to 300 career goals, and Lautaro Martinez was on target after Gonzalo Escalante had replied for the visitors at San Siro.
Speaking about the Belgium striker s showing, Conte told Sky Sport: Romelu, like the whole team, gave a great response. Lautaro did, so did Ivan Perisic, the defenders, Marcelo Brozo…
Arsenal v Portsmouth
The season couldn’t have started much better for Arsenal. A remarkable 6-1 win at Everton on the opening day was followed by a reasonably comfortable 2-0 win at Celtic. They certainly good.
The season couldn’t have started much worse for Portsmouth. A damp squib of a 1-0 defeat at home to Fulham was followed by an even damper squib of a 1-0 defeat at Birmingham. They certainly look poor.
There can only be one result in this game.
SoccerNews prediction: 3-0
Birmingham v Stoke
Birmingham got a slightly fortunate three points in midweek when David James had one of his infamous rushes of blood to the head and gifted them an injury time winner. They won’t mind how the wins come. They loo…
Real Madrid have become favourites to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, according to Marca.
Los Blancos have reportedly agreed a first option on the player in case the Millionaires decide to cash in on their prized asset next summer.
And this could suggest that star midfielder Xabi Alonso will not be signing a new contract at Santiago Bernabeu.
The agreement will also see Real Madrid footballer Nuri Sahin join the Bundesliga side on permanent basis.
Ilkay Gundogan is currently sidelined through injury, but his performances last season have turned the 23-year-old into one of the hottest commodities in Europe.
Manchester United and Arsenal are also thought to be keen, but it is clear that Real Madrid have the upper hand at the momen…
Cristiano Ronaldo is hoping for a kinder reception from the Atletico Madrid faithful after Juventus were drawn against Diego Simeone s side in the Champions League group stage.
Juve met Atleti in the round of 16 last season with Real Madrid icon Ronaldo scoring a hat-trick in the second leg to overturn the Rojiblancos 2-0 lead from the first match.
Ronaldo was jeered by the Atleti support during the first leg and responded by gesturing a five to the home fans, demonstrating the number of Champions League trophies he has won.
The Portugal star also told reporters in the post-match mixed zone: I won five Champions Leagues, Atletico Madrid zero. Defeat? That s what happens in football, let s see if Atletico will qualify.
raises the roof!!!!
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