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2011–12 Club Atlético River Plate season

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River Plate
2011–12 season
PresidentDaniel Passarella
ManagerMatías Almeyda
Primera B Nacional1st (promoted)
Copa ArgentinaSemi-final (vs. Racing)
Top goalscorerLeague: Fernando Cavenaghi (19)
All: Fernando Cavenaghi (19)

The 2011-12 season was River Plate's first season in the Primera B Nacional, following relegation from the Primera División in 2011. It was Matías Almeyda's first season in charge at the club.

Season review

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See also 2011–12 Primera B Nacional

On 19 December 2011, David Trezeguet joined River Plate on a three-year deal after terminating his contract on 21 November 2011 with Baniyas of the UAE Pro-League.

Transfers

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In

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Pos. Name From Fee
FW Fernando Cavenaghi France Bordeaux Free
MF Alejandro Domínguez Spain Valencia Loan
DF Agustín Alayes Chile Colo-Colo Free
MF Martín Aguirre Argentina Godoy Cruz US$0.4M
MF Carlos Sánchez Argentina Godoy Cruz US$2.5M
DF Luciano Vella Argentina Newell's Old Boys Free
DF Cristian Ledesma Argentina Colón US$0.46M
MF Leonardo Ponzio Spain Real Zaragoza Free
FW David Trezeguet United Arab Emirates Baniyas Free

Out

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Pos. Name To Fee
FW Fabián Bordagaray Argentina Argentinos Juniors
MF Roberto Pereyra Italy Udinese
MF Erik Lamela Italy Roma up to 19 million.[1]

Squad

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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 Argentina ARG Daniel Vega
2 DF Argentina ARG Jonatan Maidana
3 DF Uruguay URU Juan Manuel Diaz
4 DF Argentina ARG Luciano Abecasis
5 MF Argentina ARG Leonardo Ponzio
6 DF Argentina ARG Ramiro Funes Mori
7 MF Argentina ARG Martin Aguirre
8 MF Uruguay URU Carlos Sanchez
9 FW Argentina ARG Fernando Cavenaghi (Captain)
10 FW Argentina ARG Alejandro Domínguez (Vice-captain)
11 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Ocampos
12 GK Argentina ARG Leandro Chichizola
13 DF Argentina ARG Carlos Arano
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Argentina ARG Luciano Vella
15 MF Argentina ARG Ezequiel Cirigliano
16 DF Argentina ARG Leandro González Pirez
17 FW France FRA David Trezeguet
18 FW Argentina ARG Rogelio Funes Mori
19 MF Venezuela VEN César González
20 DF Argentina ARG German Pezzella
21 FW Argentina ARG Daniel Villalva
22 DF Argentina ARG Alexis Ferrero
23 FW Argentina ARG Andres Rios
24 MF Argentina ARG Nicolas Domingo
25 MF Argentina ARG Cristian Ledesma

On loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Argentina ARG Manuel Lanzini (at Fluminense)
- MF Argentina ARG Walter Acevedo (at Banfield)
- DF Argentina ARG Maximiliano Coronel (at All Boys)
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF Argentina ARG Alejandro Espinoza (at Atlético Tucumán)
- DF Argentina ARG Lucas Orbán (at Tigre)

Competitions

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Summer recess mid-season friendlies

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14 January 2012 Friendly Estudiantes 0–0 River Plate Mar del Plata
22.10 (UTC -3) Summary Stadium: Estadio José María Minella
Attendance: 15.000
Referee: Germán Delfino
19 January 2012 Friendly River Plate 2–1 Racing Club Mar del Plata
22.10 (UTC -3) Ro. Funes Mori 6'
Trezeguet 84'
Summary Gutiérrez 86' Stadium: Estadio José María Minella
Referee: Pablo Lunati
25 January 2012 Friendly Boca Juniors 2–0 River Plate Resistencia, Chaco
22.10 (UTC -3) Report Blandi 6', 79' Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Diego Abal
29 January 2012 Friendly River Plate 0–1 Boca Juniors Mendoza
22.10 (UTC -3) Report Mouche 28' Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Referee: Saúl Laverni

Primera B Nacional

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 20 13 5 66 28  +38 73 13 4 2 37 12  +25 7 9 3 29 16  +13

Last updated: 7 December 2011.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWDDDWDWWDLWLWDLWDWWWDDWDWLWWDWWDDWLW
Position71112211111212222221112222222222122111
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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16 August 2011 Round 1 River Plate 1–0 Chacarita Juniors Buenos Aires
J. Díaz 6' Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Héctor Baldassi
20 August 2011 Round 2 Independiente Rivadavia 1–3 River Plate Mendoza
Ferradas 8' Summary Ocampos 35'
Aguirre 39'
Sánchez 69'
Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Diego Abal
27 August 2011 Round 3 River Plate 3–1 Sportivo Desamparados Buenos Aires
Ocampos 35'
Sánchez 45'
Domínguez 71'
Summary Rosso 60'
Barth Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 80'
Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó
Attendance: Closed
Referee: Gabriel Fabale
3 September 2011 Round 4 Quilmes 1–1 River Plate Quilmes
Telechea 90+1' Summary Cavenaghi 35' Stadium: Estadio Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Pablo Lunati
10 September 2011 Round 5 River Plate 2–2 Defensa y Justicia Buenos Aires
Cavenaghi 35'
Ro. Funes Mori 89'
Summary Píriz 41', 58' Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Attendance: Closed
Referee: Germán Delfino
17 September 2011 Round 6 Deportivo Merlo 0–0 River Plate Avellaneda
Summary Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Mauro Vigliano
24 September 2011 Round 7 River Plate 2–0 Gimnasia (La Plata) Buenos Aires
Ro. Funes Mori 48'
J. Díaz 68'
Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Alejandro Toia
1 October 2011 Round 8 Ferro Carril Oeste 0–0 River Plate Buenos Aires
Summary Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Diego Ceballos
5 October 2011 Round 9 River Plate 7–1 Atlanta Buenos Aires
Aguirre 13'
Cavenaghi 19', 56', 58'
Ocampos 44'
Bordagaray 71'
Ríos 84'
Summary Soriano 87' Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei
9 October 2011 Round 10 Huracán 1–2 River Plate Buenos Aires
Machín 8' Summary Aguirre 14', 20' Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Maglio
15 October 2011 Round 11 Instituto 0–0 River Plate Córdoba
ErpenYellow card 57' Yellow-red card 67' Summary Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Germán Delfino
29 October 2011 Round 12 River Plate 1–2 Aldosivi Buenos Aires
Cavenaghi 48' Summary Furios 22'
Zunino 84'
Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Pablo Díaz
5 November 2011 Round 13 Gimnasia (Jujuy) 1–4 River Plate San Salvador de Jujuy
Minici 87' Summary Cavenaghi 24' (pen.), 50', 68', 90' Stadium: Estadio 23 de Agosto
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Pablo Lunati
13 November 2011 Round 14 River Plate 0–2 Atlético Tucumán Buenos Aires
Summary Rodríguez 13'
Montiglio 22'
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Gabriel Favale
19 November 2011 Round 15 Guillermo Brown 1–4 River Plate Puerto Madryn
Bottino 88' Summary Ocampos 35'
Domínguez 46'
Cavenaghi 57', 78'
Stadium: Estadio Raul Conti
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Carlos Maglio
26 November 2011 Round 16 River Plate 1–1 Rosario Central Buenos Aires
Cavenaghi 78' Summary Castillejos 48' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Hector Baldassi
3 December 2011 Round 17 Boca Unidos 1–0 River Plate Corrientes
Cristian Núñez 90' Summary Stadium: Estadio José Antonio Romero Feris
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Alejandro Toia
12 December 2011 Round 18 River Plate 1–0 Patronato Buenos Aires
Sánchez 71' Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei
5 February 2012 Round 19 Almirante Brown 1–1 River Plate Isidro Casanova
Vega 24' Summary Cavenaghi 13' Stadium: Estadio Fragata Presidente Sarmiento
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Carlos Maglio
12 February 2012 Round 20 Chacarita Juniors 0–2 River Plate La Plata
17:00 (UTC−03:00) Summary Toledo 33' (o.g.)
Ocampos 39'
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Luis Álvarez
18 February 2012 Round 21 River Plate 3–0 Independiente Rivadavia Buenos Aires
19:10 (UTC−03:00) Sánchez Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 11'
Cavenaghi 27'
Domínguez 75'
Trezeguet 88'
Summary Ayala Red card 84' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 61,321
Referee: Germán Delfino
27 February 2012 Round 22 Sportivo Desamparados 1–4 River Plate San Juan
21:15 (UTC−03:00) Anívole 82' Summaty Ponzio 20'
Ro. Funes Mori 50'
Ra. Funes Mori 68'
Trezeguet 90'
Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Saúl Laverni
20 March 2012 Round 23 River Plate 0–0 Quilmes Buenos Aires
Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Pablo Lunati
7 March 2012 Round 24 Defensa y Justicia 3–3 River Plate La Plata
Díaz 8'
Ra. Funes Mori 53' (o.g.)
Bustamante 61'
Summary Ocampos 2'
Trezeguet 49', 68'
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei
17 March 2012 Round 25 River Plate 3–0 Deportivo Merlo Buenos Aires
18:15 (UTC−03:00) Trezeguet 39'
Cavenaghi 71', 90'
Summary Stadium: Estadio José Amalfitani
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pablo Díaz
24 March 2012 Round 26 Gimnasia (La Plata) 0–0 River Plate La Plata
18:15 (UTC−03:00) Goux Red card 77' Summary Stadium: Estadio Juan Carlos Zerillo
Referee: Alejandro Toia
31 March 2012 Round 27 River Plate 3–0 Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires
Ra. Funes Mori 77'
Trezeguet 81', 84'
Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
8 April 2012 Round 28 Atlanta 1–0 River Plate Buenos Aires
Lorefice 34' Summary Ra. Funes Mori Red card 45+1' Stadium: Estadio José Amalfitani
14 April 2012 Round 29 River Plate 2–0 Huracán Buenos Aires
González 58' (o.g.)
Cavenaghi 81'
Summary Ferrero Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 60'
Tavio Red card 83'
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
21 April 2012 Round 30 River Plate 1–0 Instituto Buenos Aires
Trezeguet 56' Summary Damiani Red card 65' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
29 April 2012 Round 31 Aldosivi 1–1 River Plate Mar del Plata
Briones Red card 64'
Gigli 84'
Summary Domínguez 61' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio José María Minella
4 May 2012 Round 32 River Plate 1–0 Gimnasia (Jujuy) Buenos Aires
Trezeguet 67' Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
12 May 2012 Round 33 Atlético Tucumán 2–4 River Plate San Miguel de Tucumán
Fondacaro 7'
Barone 83'
Summary González 30'
Trezeguet 36' (pen.), 67'
Sánchez 85'
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro
19 May 2012 Round 34 River Plate 2–2 Guillermo Brown Buenos Aires
Cavenaghi 33'
Villalva 78'
Summary Bottino 17'
Zanni 90'
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
26 May 2012 Round 35 Rosario Central 0–0 River Plate Rosario
Summary Stadium: Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
10 June 2012 Round 36 River Plate 2–1 Boca Unidos Buenos Aires
Ocampos 78'
Ro. Funes Mori 88'
Summary Friedrich 81' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
16 June 2012 Round 37 Patronato 1–0 River Plate Paraná, Entre Ríos
Acosta 7'
Boggino Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 86'
Summary Stadium: Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella
23 June 2012 Round 38 River Plate 2–0 Almirante Brown Buenos Aires
Trezeguet 49', 88' Summary Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: A. Toia

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 River Plate (C, P) 38 20 13 5 66 28 +38 73 Primera División
2 Quilmes (P) 38 20 12 6 62 21 +41 72
3 Instituto (Q) 38 19 13 6 56 28 +28 70 Promotion Playoff Matches
4 Rosario Central (Q) 38 20 9 9 49 33 +16 69
5 Boca Unidos 38 16 9 13 55 48 +7 57
Updated to match(es) played on June 23, 2012. Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Copa Argentina

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8 December 2011 Round of 64 Defensores de Belgrano 0–1 River Plate San Juan, Argentina
Summary Domínguez 25' Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
6 March 2012 Round of 32 Sportivo Belgrano 0–2 River Plate Catamarca, Argentina
21.10 (UTC−03:00) Summary Aguirre 61'
Ro. Funes Mori 85'
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Catamarca
Attendance: 20.000
Referee: Diego Ceballos
11 April 2012 Round of 16 Quilmes 1–2 River Plate San Juan, Argentina
22.10 (UTC−03:00) Cauteruccio 87' Summary Trezeguet 26'
Villalva 76'
Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
16 May 2012 Quarterfinals San Lorenzo 0–2 River Plate Salta, Argentina
Summary Villalva 48'
Ro. Funes Mori 79'
Stadium: Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 24 June 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total Primera B Nacional Copa Argentina
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Argentina ARG Leandro Chichizola 22 0 18+0 0 4+0 0
GK Argentina ARG Daniel Vega 21 0 20+0 0 1+0 0
DF Argentina ARG Jonathan Maidana 36 0 36+0 0 0+0 0
DF Argentina ARG Agustín Alayes 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0
DF Uruguay URU Juan Manuel Díaz 29 2 27+0 2 2+0 0
DF Argentina ARG Luciano Abecasis 21 0 17+0 0 4+0 0
DF Argentina ARG Alexis Ferrero 11 0 8+3 0 0+0 0
DF Argentina ARG Carlos Arano 8 0 7+0 0 1+0 0
DF Argentina ARG Luciano Vella 18 0 16+0 0 2+0 0
DF Paraguay PAR Adalberto Román 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Argentina ARG Leandro González Pirez 13 0 6+3 0 3+1 0
DF Argentina ARG Germán Pezzella 6 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
DF Argentina ARG Ramiro Funes Mori 21 2 17+1 2 3+0 0
DF Argentina ARG Diego Martínez 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF Uruguay URU Carlos Sánchez 35 4 35+0 4 0+0 0
MF Argentina ARG Martín Aguirre 33 5 17+12 4 3+1 1
MF Argentina ARG Nicolás Domingo 12 0 7+1 0 4+0 0
MF Argentina ARG Lucas Ocampos 38 7 31+6 7 0+1 0
MF Argentina ARG Alejandro Domínguez 36 5 30+4 4 2+0 1
MF Argentina ARG Ezequiel Cirigliano 28 0 26+1 0 1+0 0
MF Ecuador ECU Juan Cazares 4 0 0+0 0 0+4 0
MF Argentina ARG Mauro Díaz 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0
MF Argentina ARG Cristian Ledesma 7 0 2+1 0 4+0 0
MF Venezuela VEN César González 15 2 6+6 2 2+1 0
MF Argentina ARG Leonardo Ponzio 20 1 19+0 1 0+1 0
FW Argentina ARG Fernando Cavenaghi 38 19 37+0 19 1+0 0
FW Argentina ARG Daniel Villalva 17 3 1+12 1 3+1 2
FW Argentina ARG Rogelio Funes Mori 27 6 8+14 4 5+0 2
FW Argentina ARG Gustavo Bou 6 0 0+6 0 0+0 0
FW Argentina ARG Andrés Ríos 17 1 6+8 1 2+1 0
FW France FRA David Trezeguet 21 14 13+6 13 2+0 1
FW Argentina ARG Luis Alfredo Vila 2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
Players who appeared for River Plate no longer at the club:
FW Argentina ARG Fabián Bordagaray 2 1 0+2 1 0+0 0
MF Argentina ARG Facundo Affranchino 7 0 0+6 0 1+0 0

Top scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name Primera B Nacional Copa Argentina Total
1 FW Argentina Fernando Cavenaghi 19 0 19
2 FW France David Trezeguet 13 1 14
3 MF Argentina Lucas Ocampos 7 0 7
4 FW Argentina Rogelio Funes Mori 4 2 6
5 MF Argentina Martín Aguirre 4 1 5
MF Argentina Alejandro Domínguez 4 1 5
7 MF Uruguay Carlos Sánchez 4 0 4
8 FW Argentina Daniel Villalva 1 2 3
9 DF Uruguay Juan Manuel Díaz 2 0 2
Own Goal 2 0 2
DF Argentina Ramiro Funes Mori 2 0 2
MF Venezuela César González 2 0 2
13 FW Argentina Fabián Bordagaray 1 0 1
FW Argentina Andrés Ríos 1 0 1
MF Argentina Leonardo Ponzio 1 0 1
FW Argentina Daniel Villalva 1 0 1
TOTALS 68 7 75

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name Primera B Nacional Copa Argentina Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Uruguay MF Carlos Sánchez 9 1 0 0 9 1
Argentina MF Martín Aguirre 7 0 2 0 9 0
Argentina MF Ezequiel Cirigliano 8 0 0 0 8 0
Argentina MF Leonardo Ponzio 7 0 0 0 7 0
Argentina DF Jonathan Maidana 7 0 0 0 7 0
Uruguay DF Juan Manuel Díaz 5 0 0 0 5 0
Argentina DF Luciano Vella 5 0 0 0 5 0
Argentina DF Luciano Abecasis 4 0 1 0 5 0
Argentina MF Alejandro Domínguez 5 0 0 0 5 0
Argentina DF Ramiro Funes Mori 3 1 1 0 4 1
Argentina FW Fernando Cavenaghi 4 0 0 0 4 0
Argentina DF Alexis Ferrero 3 0 0 0 3 0
Argentina MF Lucas Ocampos 3 0 0 0 3 0
Argentina FW Rogelio Funes Mori 2 0 1 0 3 0
Argentina DF Leandro González Pirez 3 0 0 0 3 0
France FW David Trezeguet 2 0 0 0 2 0
Argentina DF Germán Pezzella 0 0 2 0 2 0
Argentina MF Cristian Ledesma 1 0 1 0 2 0
Argentina DF Agustín Alayes 1 0 0 0 1 0
Argentina MF Nicolás Domingo 1 0 0 0 1 0
Argentina FW Andrés Ríos 1 0 0 0 1 0
Argentina DF Carlos Arano 1 0 0 0 1 0
Argentina GK Daniel Vega 1 0 0 0 1 0
Argentina FW Andrés Ríos 0 0 1 0 1 0
Argentina DF Diego Martínez 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 82 2 9 0 91 2

Team kit

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These are the 2011–12 River Plate kits.

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): Petrobras & Tramontina

Source: [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Acquisizione a titolo definitivo dei diritti alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Erik Manuel Lamela" (PDF) (in Italian). asroma.it. Retrieved 6 August 2011.[permanent dead link]