He then joined Deportivo Italia where he had a brief stint as a Primera División player during the 1986-87 season.

He managed the team for the full Apertura 1999 tournament but was sacked four games into Clausura 2000.

[1] After a season with Quilmes Rivoira travelled to Ecuador to become manager of LDU Quito.

[1] After a poor start to the Primera División season he resigned after 12 games of the Apertura.

[citation needed] On August 14, 2019, he died at age 59 after struggling for a year with colon cancer.