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Friday, May 16, 2014

River on verge of title to end years of hurt

River Plate's Cavenaghi celebrates with coach Diaz and teammate Carbonero after scoring a goal against Racing Club during their Argentine First Division soccer match in Buenos Aires By Luis Ampuero BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine league leaders River Plate are going for an eighth successive home win over Quilmes on Sunday (9.30 p.m. BST) that will secure the title and end six years of failure including their traumatic first relegation. River, looking for a record 35th league championship, lead the Final tournament with 34 points, two more than Estudiantes and three ahead of Gimnasia. Coach Ramon Diaz’s team, with few survivors of the side relegated in 2011, are in the best position to pick up their first title since 2008 when Diego Simeone was in charge. A draw with Quilmes will be enough if Estudiantes do not win at Tigre.




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