# 2018–19 Club Atlético River Plate season

The 2018–19 season was Club Atlético River Plate's 8th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## Squad Summer

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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) |
| 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 | ARG | Julián Álvarez |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Pity Martínez |
| 11 | MF | URU | Nicolás De La Cruz |
| 13 | MF | ARG | Santiago Sosa |
| 14 | GK | ARG | Germán Lux |
| 15 | MF | ARG | Exequiel Palacios |
| 16 | DF | ARG | Kevin Sibille |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | URU | Camilo Mayada |
| 19 | FW | COL | Rafael Santos Borré |
| 20 | DF | ARG | Milton Casco |
| 21 | MF | ARG | Cristian Ferreira |
| 22 | DF | ARG | Javier Pinola |
| 23 | MF | ARG | Leonardo Ponzio (Captain) |
| 24 | MF | ARG | Enzo Pérez |
| 25 | GK | ARG | Enrique Bologna |
| 26 | MF | ARG | Ignacio Fernández |
| 27 | FW | ARG | Lucas Pratto |
| 28 | DF | ARG | Lucas Martínez Quarta (4th captain) |
| 29 | DF | ARG | Gonzalo Montiel |
| 32 | FW | ARG | Ignacio Scocco |
| 36 | DF | ARG | Nahuel Gallardo |

## Squad Winter

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ARG | Franco Armani (3rd captain) |
| 2 | DF | PAR | Robert Rojas |
| 4 | DF | ARG | Fabrizio Angileri |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Bruno Zuculini |
| 6 | DF | ARG | Luciano Lollo |
| 7 | FW | ARG | Matias Suarez |
| 8 | MF | COL | Jorge Carrascal |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Julián Álvarez |
| 10 | MF | COL | Juan Fernando Quintero |
| 11 | MF | URU | Nicolás De La Cruz |
| 13 | MF | ARG | Santiago Sosa |
| 14 | GK | ARG | Germán Lux |
| 15 | MF | ARG | Exequiel Palacios |
| 16 | DF | ARG | Kevin Sibille |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | URU | Camilo Mayada |
| 19 | FW | COL | Rafael Santos Borré |
| 20 | DF | ARG | Milton Casco |
| 21 | MF | ARG | Cristian Ferreira |
| 22 | DF | ARG | Javier Pinola (Vice-captain) |
| 23 | MF | ARG | Leonardo Ponzio (Captain) |
| 24 | MF | ARG | Enzo Pérez |
| 25 | GK | ARG | Enrique Bologna |
| 26 | MF | ARG | Ignacio Fernández |
| 27 | FW | ARG | Lucas Pratto |
| 28 | DF | ARG | Lucas Martínez Quarta (4th captain) |
| 29 | DF | ARG | Gonzalo Montiel |
| 32 | FW | ARG | Ignacio Scocco |
| 36 | DF | ARG | Nahuel Gallardo |

## Transfers
### Out Summer

| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
| 3 | DF | Marcelo Saracchi | RB Leipzig |
| 16 | MF | Ariel Rojas | San Lorenzo de Almagro |
| | MF | Nicolas Bertolo | Club Atletico Banfield |
| | FW | Juan Cruz Kaprof | Atletico Tucuman |

### In Winter

| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
| 2 | DF | Robert Rojas | Club Guarani |
| 4 | DF | Fabrizio Angileri | Godoy Cruz |
| 7 | FW | Matias Suarez | Club Atletico Belgrano |
| 8 | MF | Jorge Carrascal | FC Karpaty Lviv |

### Out Winter

| Number | Pos. | Name | From |
| 2 | DF | Jonatan Maidana | Club Deportivo Toluca |
| 7 | FW | Rodrigo Mora | Retired |
| 10 | MF | Pity Martinez | Atlanta United |

### Loan Out

| Number | Pos. | Name | To |
| 4 | DF | Jorge Moreira | Portland Timbers |
| 9 | FW | Marcelo Larrondo | Union La Calera |
| 17 | MF | Carlos Auzqui | Club Atletico Huracan |
| 21 | MF | Iván Rossi | Club Atletico Banfield |

## Friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

### Mid-season
## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Primera División | 12 August 2018 | 7 April 2019 | Matchday 1 | Matchday 25 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 052.00 |
| Copa Argentina | 22 July 2018 | 28 November 2018 | Round of 64 | Semifinals | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 083.33 |
| Copa Libertadores | 22 February 2018 | 9 December 2018 | Group stage | Winners | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 050.00 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 18 December 2018 | 22 December 2018 | Semi-Finals | Third-place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 85 | 35 | +50 | 055.32 |
Last updated: 19 December 2018 Source: Competitions

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

### Results by round

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | P | P | W | | P | P |
| Position | 11 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | | | |

### Primera División
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Defensa y Justicia | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 53 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 51 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 4 | River Plate | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 45 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Atlético Tucumán | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 42 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 40 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
* ↑ River Plate qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018–19 Copa Argentina.