The River Plate Sentinel
Squad3 Aug 2026
12 saves: Ezequiel Centurión was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 12 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Boardroom3 Aug 2026
There is money circling River Plate
Nothing signed, nothing denied, and a lot of people suddenly very careful about their wording. Supporters who have been through one of these know the quiet part lasts months.
Market3 Aug 2026
Cesena come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and River Plate did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Market3 Aug 2026
Mauro Arambarri wants more than River Plate are offering
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Nicolás Otamendi signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Nicolás Otamendi and River Plate agree another 1 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Mauro Arambarri in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at River Plate this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Nicolás Otamendi calls time on his country
“139 caps was 139 more than the boy who started ever expected.” At 38 he has stepped away from the national side and has not stepped away from River Plate.
Market3 Aug 2026
Eyes on Sebastián Driussi again
The phone has started ringing about Sebastián Driussi again, and this time the name on the line is Cádiz. River Plate are listening politely and promising nothing.
Match1 Aug 2026
River Plate come up short against Racing Club
Racing Club left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
In brief
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- The dugout Mauro Arambarri asks for a word with the manager
- Market Nobody at River Plate has picked up the phone to Ezequiel Centurión