La Máquina

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

La Máquina (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]

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  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