Club Atlético
River Plate

TICKETS: Tickets for River vary in price depending on the channels you go through. Purchasing through the club is the cheapest. To purchase directly with the club, you will need to become a member (socio). You can do this online by visiting Formá parte del más grande. Match tickets usually go on sale a week or so before each home fixture and are purchased online via River Plates official website.

PRE MATCH: Given the size of the stadium fans usually take the beers they have purchased in advance to a number of areas. A popular spot for fans that arrive by the Subte is on the Avenida Del Libertador (6900 – 6800) between the streets of Ibera and Quesada.

HISTORY IN A NUTSHELL: Formed in 1901 River Plate first started playing football in the Boca neighbourhood of Buenos Aires which is also home to their fiercest rivals Boca Juniors. They moved to their current home in 1938 after a spell in the Recoleta area of Buenos Aires between 1923 - 1937. 

They won their first title in 1914 and have gone onto be crowned champions of Argentina thirty-eight times. They also boast four Copa Libertadores titles and one Copa Sudamericana title. 
Plenty of footballing icons have represented the club including Alfredo Di Stefano, Ariel Ortega, Marcelo Gallardo, Javier Saviola, Marcelo Salas and more recently Julian Alvarez.

DID YOU KNOW?: Winning the Copa Libertadores final against arch-rivals Boca Juniors in 2018. The game was postponed after crowd trouble involving fans pelting the Boca Juniors team bus as it arrived at El Monumental with rocks resulting in injuries to some of the players. The tie was postponed and moved to the Bernabeu in Madrid where they ran out 3-1 winners and thus becoming known as the eternals.

TOP TIPS: River Plate offers stadium tours every day other than match days from 10am. 

Access to the stadium varies, to help ease congestion, depending which stand your tickets are for. Check ahead of the game on the official website to see which streets provide the best access. Upon entering the stadium you will go through three checkpoints. Allow at least an hour for this to ensure you don’t miss kick off.

The Subte stops running around 11pm in Buenos Aires. For night games that finish late you can walk back towards the Subte and stop off at a bar (there are plenty near Congresso de Tucuman station) for a drink or snack, wait for the crowds to die down and order an uber back to your accommodation.