# 2017–18 Club Atlético River Plate season

The 2017–18 season is Club Atlético River Plate's 7th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## Season events

On June 26, Germán Lux signed a 3-year contract after leaving Deportivo La Coruña. This was the return of the goalkeeper to the team where he started his career in 2001. He had left in 2007.
On June 30, the new signed players Germán Lux, Javier Pinola, Enzo Perez and Ignacio Scocco were officially presented in a press conference at the club's stadium.
On September 28, River Plate presented the new home kit for the 2017–18 season.
On October 11, River Plate released the new alternative kit, featuring red as main color.
On December 10, River won the 2016–17 Copa Argentina after defeating Atlético Tucumán in the final game played in Mendoza. This was the second title in a row for River Plate at this competition.
On January 9, Lucas Pratto signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with River Plate.
On January 11, Franco Armani signed a three-year contract with River Plate.
On January 24, Juan Quintero arrived at River Plate on a one-year loan from FC Porto.
On January 29, Bruno Zuculini signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with River Plate.
On January 31, Leonardo Ponzio extended his contract with River Plate until June 2019.
On February 14, River Plate released the new third kit, featuring vertical stripes of red black and white.
On March 6, the matches of the final stage of 2017–18 Copa Argentina were drawn. River Plate was paired with Central Norte from Salta.
On March 14, River Plate won the 2017 Supercopa Argentina after defeating Boca Juniors in Mendoza.
On March 16, it was announced a friendly match between River Plate and Universidad de Chile to be played in Santiago, on 24 March.

## Squad Summer

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 | Augusto Batalla |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Jonatan Maidana (Vice-Captain) |
| 3 | DF | URU | Marcelo Saracchi |
| 4 | DF | PAR | Jorge Moreira |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Alexander Barboza |
| 6 | DF | ARG | Luciano Lollo |
| 7 | FW | URU | Rodrigo Mora (3rd Captain) |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Denis Rodríguez |
| 9 | FW | CHI | Marcelo Larrondo |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Pity Martínez |
| 11 | MF | URU | Nicolás De La Cruz |
| 14 | GK | ARG | Germán Lux |
| 15 | MF | ARG | Exequiel Palacios |
| 16 | MF | ARG | Ariel Rojas |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ARG | Carlos Auzqui |
| 18 | MF | URU | Camilo Mayada |
| 19 | FW | COL | Rafael Santos Borré |
| 20 | DF | ARG | Milton Casco |
| 21 | MF | ARG | Iván Rossi |
| 22 | DF | ARG | Javier Pinola |
| 23 | MF | ARG | Leonardo Ponzio (Captain) |
| 24 | MF | ARG | Enzo Perez |
| 25 | GK | ARG | Enrique Bologna |
| 26 | MF | ARG | Ignacio Fernández |
| 28 | DF | ARG | Lucas Martínez Quarta |
| 29 | DF | ARG | Gonzalo Montiel |
| 32 | FW | ARG | Ignacio Scocco |
| 35 | MF | ARG | Tomas Andrade |

## Squad Winter

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 | Franco Armani |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Jonatan Maidana (Vice-Captain) |
| 3 | DF | URU | Marcelo Saracchi |
| 4 | DF | PAR | Jorge Moreira |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Bruno Zuculini |
| 6 | DF | ARG | Luciano Lollo |
| 7 | FW | URU | Rodrigo Mora (3rd Captain) |
| 8 | MF | COL | Juan Fernando Quintero |
| 9 | FW | CHI | Marcelo Larrondo |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Pity Martínez |
| 11 | MF | URU | Nicolás De La Cruz |
| 14 | GK | ARG | Germán Lux |
| 15 | MF | ARG | Exequiel Palacios |
| 16 | MF | ARG | Ariel Rojas |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ARG | Carlos Auzqui |
| 18 | MF | URU | Camilo Mayada |
| 19 | FW | COL | Rafael Santos Borré |
| 20 | DF | ARG | Milton Casco |
| 21 | MF | ARG | Iván Rossi |
| 22 | DF | ARG | Javier Pinola |
| 23 | MF | ARG | Leonardo Ponzio (Captain) |
| 24 | MF | ARG | Enzo Perez |
| 25 | GK | ARG | Enrique Bologna |
| 26 | MF | ARG | Ignacio Fernández |
| 27 | FW | ARG | Lucas Pratto |
| 28 | DF | ARG | Lucas Martínez Quarta |
| 29 | DF | ARG | Gonzalo Montiel |
| 32 | FW | ARG | Ignacio Scocco |

## Transfers
### In Summer

| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
| 3 | DF | Marcelo Saracchi | Danubio Fútbol Club |
| 5 | DF | Alexander Barboza | Defensa y Justicia |
| 11 | MF | Nicolás De La Cruz | Liverpool FC |
| 14 | GK | Germán Lux | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 19 | FW | Rafael Santos Borré | Atlético de Madrid |
| 22 | DF | Javier Pinola | Rosario Central |
| 24 | MF | Enzo Pérez | Valencia CF |
| 32 | FW | Ignacio Scocco | Newell's Old Boys |

### Out Summer

| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
| 3 | DF | Arturo Mina | Yeni Malatyaspor |
| 5 | MF | Nicolás Domingo | Club Atlético Independiente |
| 11 | FW | Sebastián Driussi | Zenit |
| 13 | FW | Lucas Alario | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 19 | FW | Ivan Alonso | Retired |
| | MF | Augusto Solari | Racing Club |

### In Winter

| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
| 1 | GK | Franco Armani | Atlético Nacional |
| 5 | MF | Bruno Zuculini | Hellas Verona |
| 8 | MF | Juan Fernando Quintero | FC Porto |
| 27 | FW | Lucas Pratto | São Paulo |

### Out Winter

| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
| 8 | MF | Denis Rodríguez | Newell's Old Boys |

### Loan Out

| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
| 1 | GK | Augusto Batalla | Atletico Tucuman |
| 5 | DF | Alexander Barboza | Defensa y Justicia |
| 14 | MF | Joaquin Arzura | Club Atlético Osasuna |
| 30 | DF | Luis Olivera | Club Atlético San Martín |
| 31 | GK | Maximiliano Velazco | Arsenal Fútbol Club |
| 35 | MF | Tomas Andrade | Atlético Mineiro |

## Friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

### Mid-season
## Primera División
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 6 | Independiente | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Racing | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 45 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | River Plate | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 45 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 9 | Defensa y Justicia | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 44 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 10 | Unión | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 43 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
* ↑ River Plate qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa Libertadores.

### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | | | | |
| Position | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | | | | |

## 2016–17 Copa Argentina

Win  Draw  Loss

## 2017 Copa Libertadores

Win  Draw  Loss

### Semi-finals
## 2018 Copa Libertadores

Win  Draw  Loss

### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | FLA | SFE | EME |
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 12 | Round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Round of 16 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Emelec | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — |

## 2017–18 Copa Argentina

Win  Draw  Loss