Otamendi is living a real nightmare at River Plate | OneFootball

Nicolás Otamendi returned to the starting lineup, but he was unable to prevent another defeat for River Plate. The Argentine club lost 1-0 to Tigre in the 4th round of the Clausura and reached a historic low. The former Benfica captain played the full 90 minutes in central defense and was on the pitch when Ignacio Russo scored the only goal of the match in the 78th minute, securing all three points for the home side.

The defeat against Tigre had particularly serious consequences for the club’s history. River Plate recorded its sixth consecutive defeat in Argentine competitions, setting the worst run in the club’s history. The streak began on May 24 with a 3-2 home defeat to Belgrano in the Apertura playoff.

That was followed by a 3-0 win over Blooming in the Copa Sudamericana, but that victory does not interrupt the negative run because it came in an international competition. After the break for the Club World Cup, River lost again, this time 3-1 to Aldosivi in the Argentine Cup.

From that point on, the situation worsened in the Clausura. The Argentine side lost its first four league matches against Barracas Central, Gimnasia La Plata, Rosario Central, and Tigre. There is also one particularly striking detail: all four defeats in the Clausura ended with the same scoreline, 0-1.

The presence of the former Benfica player has not, however, been enough to halt the results crisis. River Plate is therefore going through the worst spell in its history in Argentine competitions, while Otamendi tries to help the team turn the negative run around.

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