Players who played for Newell's Old Boys and River Plate

20 players have played for both Newell's Old Boys and River Plate, according to Wikidata. The best known include David Trezeguet, Gabriel Batistuta and Ariel Ortega. 11 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including David Trezeguet. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1947 (Francisco Lombardo), the most recent in 2014 (Lucas Boyé).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Newell's Old Boys special (in French)Today's games with its 102 players. River Plate special (in French)Today's games with its 264 players.

The full list (20 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityNewell's Old BoysRiver Plate
David TrezeguetForwardFrance2013–20142012–2014
Gabriel BatistutaForwardArgentina1988–19891989–1990
Ariel OrtegaForwardArgentina2004–20061991–2012
Santiago SalcedoForwardParaguay2006–20092008
Sergio GoycocheaGoalkeeperArgentina1997–19981982–1994
Jorge SolariMidfielderArgentina1960–19611964–1969
Juan Eduardo EsnáiderForwardArgentina20052002
Santiago SolariMidfielderArgentina1994–19951996–1998
Américo GallegoMidfielderArgentina1974–19801981–1988
Abel BalboForwardArgentina1987–19881988–1989
Lucas BoyéForwardArgentina2015–20162014–2015
Eduardo BerizzoDefenderArgentina1988–19931996–2000
Mauro RosalesMidfielderArgentina1999–20042007–2010
Fernando BelluschiMidfielderArgentina, Italy2002–20052006–2007
Leonardo PonzioMidfielderArgentina2000–2003since 2012
Leonel VangioniMidfielderArgentina2006–20122013–2016
Claudio Daniel HusaínMidfielderArgentina2005–20092000–2004
Francisco LombardoDefenderArgentina1947–19511960–1961
Leandro FernándezDefenderArgentina2002–20042005–2006
Cristian Gastón FabbianiForwardItaly, Argentina20082009

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Newell's Old Boys

Boca Juniors18Independiente15Estudiantes11

With River Plate

Boca Juniors32Rosario Central26Racing Club25Independiente23San Lorenzo de Almagro21Nacional21Huracán21Argentinos Juniors20