THE TEAM OF 1997
The return of Enzo Francescoli, the coming
of the "Matador
of Temuco" José Marcelo Salas, and
the excellent skills
displayed by Marcelo Daniel Gallardo, Sergio
Angel Berti,
and Roberto Carlos Monserrat, gave birth to
the new
"machine", which was not as bright as the
one of the 50's,
but it managed to win the Libertadores Cup
for the Second
time in the history of the club, and for the
first time
ever in the history of the Argentinian football
it won
three local tournaments in a row altogether
with an
international cup, the Supercup.
THE TOURNAMENT BEFORE THE NEW
MACHINE (IN SPANISH)...
To be remembered...
Hernán Jorge Crespo, responsible of
the second conquest of
the Libertadores Cup. His two goals against
the América
de Cali, gave River in 1996 the title of Latin
America
Champion. The millionaire won that same honor
10 years ago.
Hernán Jorge Crespo, Leonardo Rubén
Astrada and Enzo
Francescoli walk around the Monumental Stadium
showing
the Latin America Champion Cup. After 10 years
the
team finally reached the opportunity to become
world
champion. The player of the Juventus Alessandro
Del
Piero scored the goal that trashed River's
dream of
world championship, which the team rightfully
deserved.
The new millionaire "machine" won the only
cup River
Plate was missing in its showcase, the Supercup.
Enzo
Francescoli, Germán Adrián Ramón
Burgos, and Sergio
Angel Berti are holding up the desired trophy.
At the end of the century River Plate left
an unpaid debt,
to win against Boca Juniors at the local tournament.
The
best result River got against Boca was 3 to
3, after being
losing 3 to 0. The Paraguayan Celso Rafael
Ayala scored the
third goal with his head and tied a match
that everybody
thought was long lost.
José Marcelo Salas, the "Matador",
he scored two amazing
goals against the Santos at the Monumental
Stadium (as
did Crespo against the América de Cali
in 1996 to win the
Libertadores Cup), which gave the victory
to Ramon's team
and the Supercup to the Champion of the Century!
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