Argentine giants River Plate face the drop

Argentine football giants River Plate face the drop after Saturday's home loss to Lanus which ensured the 33-timers champions must negotiate a relegation playoff to avoid demotion for the first time in their history.

The "millonarios" have, despite that nickname, fallen on hard times. Their fate was sealed by the fact that they came bottom at the end of 2008 and then followed up with two 13th-place finishes. ufffd