Club Atlético River Plate.
Argentine professional sports club based in Buenos Aires
Argentina Defender Otamendi Announces International Retirement
Argentina defender Nicolas Otamendi has retired from international football after a 17-year spell that yielded a 2022 World Cup title and two Copa America trophies, finishing with 139 caps. He announced the decision on social media, noting his last match was the 2026 World Cup final loss to Spain and expressing pride and gratitude to fans and family as he moves on to River Plate.
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About Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate (CARP) is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English-language name for the city's estuary, Río de la Plata. River's home stadium, the Monumental, is the largest in South America. River had the highest average home attendance of any association football club in the world in 2023 with 84,567. With more than 350,000 members at the end of 2023, River is one of the largest sports clubs by membership. It repeated this achievement in 2024 and 2025. With 72 official titles to date, River Plate is one of the most successful clubs among Argentina’s traditional Big Five of Argentine football.
Everything about Club Atlético River Plate →- Country
- Argentina
- Headquarters
- Buenos Aires
- Inception
- May 25, 1901
- Website
- https://www.cariverplate.com.ar/