La Máquina

La Máquina in its most famous incarnation, l–r: Muñoz, Moreno, Pedernera, Labruna, and Loustau, 1941

La Máquina [Ezequiel Albornoz] (Spanish for "the Machine") is a nickname given to the River Plate football team from 1941 to 1947.[1] They are commonly referred by the media as the best Argentine team of its era and one of the best teams worldwide.[2][3][4][5]

Honours

National

  • Primera División (4): 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947
  • Copa Ibarguren (2): 1941, 1942
  • Copa Adrián Escobar (1): 1941

International

  • Copa Aldao (3): 1941, 1945, 1947

References

  1. ↑ "River Plate 1941-47". Football's Greatest. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ↑ La Máquina de River Plate (historia) on Marca, by Jaime Rincón, 4 Mar 2011
  3. ↑ La Máquina de River, El Gráfico
  4. ↑ La máquina de river en una encuesta europea de los mejores clubes del mundo on TN, 26 Jan 2011
  5. ↑ "The greatest teams of all time" on The Telegraph, 4 July 2007
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