European Trip of CA River Plate 1951/52

 

 
09.12.1951	Bilbao		Athletic Bilbao	  	5-2	River Plate 	  
23.12.1951	Madrid		Real Madrid	  	3-4	River Plate
25.12.1951	Madrid		Atlético de Madrid	3-3	River Plate
03.01.1952	Naples		SSC Napoli	  	1-2	River Plate
09.01.1952	Rome		AS Roma		  	1-1	River Plate
16.01.1952	Turin		Torino FC	  	3-3	River Plate
17.01.1952	Milan		Internazionale/AC Milan	3-3	River Plate
20.01.1952	Lugano		Lugano FC		0-9	River Plate
23.01.1952	Genoa		Genoa/Sampdoria		3-3	River Plate
25.01.1952	La Spezia	Arsenal Spezia		1-8	River Plate
27.01.1952	Geneva		Servette FC		3-4	River Plate
29.01.1952	Paris		Racing Club Paris	3-3	River Plate
02.02.1952	Manchester	Manchester City		3-4	River Plate
14.02.1952	Vigo		RC Celta de Vigo	3-3	River Plate
17.02.1952	Lisbon		Benfica/Sporting	0-5	River Plate
 
 
 
 
Match details
 
[Dec 9]
Athletic Bilbao		5-2	River Plate		[at San Mamés, Bilbao]
  [López Panizo 9, 14, Gainza 15, Venancio 60p, Tini 85; Loustau 18, Pizzuti 23]
 
Athletic Bilbao:	C.Cedrún; Canito, S.Areta; J.Garay, Manolín, Nando; 
			R.Iriondo, V.Pérez García, Tini, J.López Panizo, A.Gainza. 
			Coach: J.Iraragorri.
River Plate: 		A.Carrizo; J.Ramos, L.Soria; N.Yácono, J.Venini (P.Sola)(J.C.Spada), H.Ferrari;
			S.Vernazza, J.J.Pizzuti, W.Gómez (E.Prado), A.Labruna, F.Loustau.
			Coach: J.M.Minella.
 
Referee:		J.de Mazagatos (ESP).
 
 
[Dec 23]
Real Madrid		3-4	River Plate		[at Chamartín, Madrid]
  [Molowny 42, Palinho 58, 63; Vernazza 34, W.Gómez 60, Pizzuti 43, 73]
 
Real Madrid: 		J.Adelarpe; G.Alonso, J.Oliva; J.Navarro, M.Muńoz, J.M.Zárraga; 
			L.Molowny, Joseíto, Palhíńo, A.Gausí (P.Arsuaga), M.Cabrera. 
			Coach: H.Scarone.
River Plate: 		A.Carrizo; J.Ramos, L.Soria; N.Yácono, J.Venini, H.Ferrari (P.Sola); 
			S.Vernazza, J.J.Pizzuti, W.Gómez, A.Labruna, F.Loustau.
			Coach: J.M.Minella.
 
Referee: 		R.Azón (ESP).
 
 
 
[Dec 25]
Atlético de Madrid	3-3	River Plate		[at Metropolitano, Madrid]
  [Silva 4, Mencía 25, Escudero 46; W.Gómez 11, 27, Labruna 65]
 
Atlético de Madrid:	F.Argila; Tinte, A.Gutiérrez; M.Santana (R.Cobo), J.J.Mencía, R.Mújica; 
			J.Juncosa, S.Estruch (A.Sánchez), A.Silva, D.Méndez, A.Escudero. 
			Coach: H.Herrera.
River Plate: 		A.Carrizo; A.Pérez, L.Soria; N.Yácono (A.Montes), J.Venini, H.Ferrari (P.Sola); 
			S.Vernazza, J.J.Pizzuti, W.Gómez, A.Labruna (E.Prado), F.Loustau.
			Coach: J.M.Minella.
 
Referee:		M.Asensi (ESP).
 
 
 
[Jan 3, 1952]
SSC Napoli		1-2	River Plate		[at Partenopeo]
  [Mártire 73; A.Labruna 3, 25]
 
Napoli: 		Casari (Dreossi); Del Fratti, Cornaschi; Scopigno, Gramaglia, Granata;
			Kriezta, Formentin, Arce (Mártire), Amadel, Magoni.
River Plate: 		A.Carrizo; J.Ramos, L.Soria; N.Yácono, J.Venini, H.Ferrari; 
			S.Vernazza (Respuela), J.J.Pizzuti, W.Gómez, A.Labruna, F.Loustau.
			Coach: J.M.Minella.
 
Referee: 		Grillo (ITA).
 
 
 
[Jan 9]
AS Roma			1-1	River Plate		[at Olímpico Roma]
  [Zecca 49; Vernazza 46]
 
AS Roma: 		L.Albani (F.Risorti); A.Eliani, A.Cardarelli (Nardi); I.Acconcia, K.Nordahl, R.Bortoletto; 
			R.Merlin, G.Perissinotto, L.Bettini (E.Capacci), A.Zecca (S.Sundqvist), A.Tre Re. 
			Coach: G.Viani.
River Plate: 		A.Carrizo; J.Ramos, L.Soria (A.Montes); N.Yácono, J.Venini, H.Ferrari; 
			S.Vernazza, J.J.Pizzuti, W.Gómez, A.Labruna, F.Loustau.
			Coach: J.M.Minella.
 
Referee:		U.Scameglia (ITA).
 
 
 
[Jan 16]
Torino FC		3-3	River Plate		[at Comunale, Turín]
  [Hjalmarsson 19, 64, Pratesi 26; Vernazza 8, 25p, Labruna 44]
 
Torino FC: 		Romano; Grava (Bersia), Farina; Pozzi (Pacchi), Nay (Giuliano), Picchi (Giraudo);
			Pratesi, Amalfi, Motta, Hjalmarsson, Giammarinaro. 
			Coach: M.Speroni.
River Plate: 		A.Carrizo (Rocha); J.Ramos (Pérez), L.Soria; N.Yácono (Montes), J.Venini (Spada), H.Ferrari (Sola); 
			S.Vernazza (Respuela), J.J.Pizzutti (De Zorzi), E.Prado, A.Labruna (S.Vernazza), F.Loustau (Zárate).
			Coach: J.M.Minella.
 
Referee: 		Silvano (ITA).
 
 
 
[Jan 17]
Combined Inter/ACMilan	3-3	River Plate		[at San Siro, Milan]
  [Skoglund 6, Broccini 27, Lorenzi 89; Prado 37, Vernazza 71, Loustau 90]
 
Combined Inter/ACMilan:	Buffon (Ghezzi); Silvestri (Giovannini)(Menegotti), Giacomazzi (Tognon); Grosso (Pardulazzi), Fattori (Annovazzi), M.Neri; (Bonomi)
			Armano (Frignani), Wilkes (Gren), Broccini (Lorenzi), L.Skoglund (Liedholm), Renosto II (Nyers).
River Plate: 		Rocha; J.Ramos, L.Soria (Pérez); N.Yácono (Montes), J.Venini, H.Ferrari; 
			S.Vernazza, J.J.Pizzuti (De Zorzi), E.Prado, A.Labruna, F.Loustau.
			Coach: J.M.Minella.

Referee: 		Ciccardi (ITA).
 
 
 
[Jan 20]
Lugano FC		0-9	River Plate	
  [A.Labruna 10, E.Prado 28, 34, F.Loustau 35, W.Gómez 60, 65, R,Zárate 80, 89, A.De Zorzi 82]
 
Lugano FC: 		Corrodi; Tamburini, Bachiarelli; Villa, Bergamini, Petrini; 
			Kauer, Teoreano, Boma, Lankemberg, Bernasconi.
River Plate: 		A.Carrizo; J.Ramos, L.Soria; N.Yácono, J.Venini, H.Ferrari; 
			S.Vernazza, J.J.Pizzuti (A.de Zorzi), E.Prado (W.Gómez), A.Labruna, F.Loustau (R.Zárate). 
			Coach: J.M.Minella.

Referee: 		Gidi (SWI).
 
 
 
[Jan 23]
Combined Genoa/Sampdoria 3-3	River Plate		[at Luigi Ferraris]
  [Basseto 3, 40, Pravisano 28; Labruna 6, Pizzuti 38, W.Gómez 87]
 
Genoa/Sampdoria: 	Moro (Gualazzi); Azimonti (Gratton), Ballico (Fommel); Corradini, Oppezzo (Costa), Cello;
			Frizzi (Lucentini), Bassetto (Gotti)(Bernardis), Rossetti, Pravisano, Sabbatella.
River Plate: 		A.Carrizo (Rocha); J.Ramos (Pérez), L.Soria; N.Yácono, J.Venini (Spada), H.Ferrari (Montes); 
			S.Vernazza (Respuela), J.J.Pizzutti (E.Prado), W.Gómez, A.Labruna (De Zorzi), F.Loustau.
			Coach: J.M.Minella.
 
Referee: 		C.Gambarota (ITA). 
 
 
 
[Jan 25]
Arsenal Spezia 		1-8 (1:2) River Plate		[at La Spezia]
  [? 6; Respuela 36, Pizzuti 39, Prado (3), Labruna ?, De Zorzi ?, Spada ?]
 
Arsenal Spezia:		unknown.
River Plate: 		A.Carrizo; J.Ramos, L.Soria; N.Yácono, J.Vennini (J.C.Spada), S.Vernazza (De Zorzi); 
			Respuela, E.Prado (J.J.Pizzutti), W.Gómez, A.Labruna, F.Loustau. 
			Coach: J.M.Minella.
 
Referee:		unknown.
 
 
 
[Jan 27]
Servette FC 		3-4	River Plate		[at Les Charmilles, Geneva]
  [Fatton 50p, 80, Zuffle 57; Labruna 14, Prado 18, 90, Raspuela 36]
 
Servette FC: 		Parller; Neury, Dutoit; Brunori, Mouthon, Mezzena; 
			Mauron, Eggimann, Zuffle, Pasteur, Fatton.
River Plate: 		A.Carrizo; J.Ramos, L.Soria; N.Yácono, J.C.Spada, H.Ferrari; 
			Respuela, E.Prado, W.Gómez, A.Labruna, F.Loustau.
			Coach: J.M.Minella.

Referee: 		M.Raumberguer (SWI).
 
 
 
[Jan 29]
Racing Club Paris	3-3	River Plate		[at Parc des Princes, Paris]
  [Arnaudenu 19, Moreel 21, Gudmunsson 78; Prado 48, 54, Loustau 50]
 
Racing Club Paris:	R.Vignal, A.Vazquez, M.Salva; R.Bellot, H.Arnaudenu, R.Gabet;
			P.Boulet, L.Sanke, R.Quenolle, A.Gudmunsson, G.Moreel.
River Plate: 		A.Carrizo; J.Ramos, L.Soria; N.Yácono, J.C.Spada, H.Ferrari; 
			Respuela, E.Prado, W.Gómez, A.Labruna, F.Loustau.
			Coach: J.M.Minella.
 
Referee:		unknown.
 
 
 
[Feb 2]
Manchester City		3-4	River Plate		[at Maine Road, Manchester]
  [Meadows 35, Clarke 67p, 74; Labruna 6, 12, Vernazza 26, W.Gómez 42]
 
Manchester City:	B.Trautmann; K.Branagan, J.Hannaway; R.Paul, J.Rigby, R.Phoenix; 
			J.Hart, D.Revie, J.Meadows, I.Broadis, R.Clarke. 
			Coach: L.McDowall.
River Plate: 		A.Carrizo; J.Ramos, L.Soria; N.Yácono (Montes), J.C.Spada, H.Ferrari; 
			S.Vernazza, E.Prado, W.Gómez, A.Labruna, F.Loustau.
			Coach: J.M.Minella.
 
Referee: 		R.Mortimer (AUT).
 
 
 
[Feb 14]
Celta de Vigo		3-3	River Plate		[at Balaídos, Vigo]
  [Mekerle 44, Hermida 51p, 69; Vernazza 5, 19, Loustau 25]
 
Celta de Vigo: 		F.Calvet; Gaitos, Lolín; J.Otero, S.Vázquez, J.Villar; 
			A.Atienza, M.Hermida, Mekerle, P.Olmedo, J.Pineda. 
			Coach: R.Rodriguez.
River Plate: 		A.Carrizo; J.Ramos (A.Pérez), L.Soria; N.Yácono (A.Montes), J.C.Spada, H.Ferrari; 
			S.Vernazza, E.Prado, W.Gómez, A.Labruna, F.Loustau (R.Zárate).
			Coach: J.M.Minella.
 
Referee: 		E.Blanco Pérez (ESP).
Red Cards:		Carrizo, Labruna.
 
 
 
[Feb 17]
Combined Benfica/Sporting 0-5	River Plate		[at Nacional, Lisbon]
  [E.Prado 13, 28, A.Labruna 20, 55, Pizzuti 74]
 
Benfica/Sporting:	Gomes (Bastos); Passos, Artur; Moreira, Felix, José Da Costa;
			Jesus Correia, Travacos, Aguas, Rogerio (Arsenio), Albano.
River Plate: 		A.Carrizo (Rocha); A.Pérez, L.Soria; N.Yácono, J.C.Spada, H.Ferrari;
			S.Vernazza, E.Prado, W.Gómez, A.Labruna, F.Loustau.
			Coach: J.M.Minella.
 
Referee: 		R.Santos (POR).
 

European Trip of CA River Plate 1961

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