River Plate were looking uncatchable at the top of Argentina’s Liga Profesional de Fútbol. They led rivals Boca by a massive 14 points with 16 games remaining, having already strolled to success in Copa Argentina.
After 51 years as a Football Manager, it had long been Robinho Lazaró's dream to lead one of the big Buenos Aires sides. And now he finally had his chance, as underperforming River Plate looked to the title specialist as their saviour.
The early days of Robinho Lazaró's second spell in Chile after joining Universitario, the rival of his former club Alianza Lima, had gone very nicely indeed. His new side won the Apertura league stage after a thrilling final second leg, and he was now focused on strengthening a threadbare squad.
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