Driussi brace gives River victory against San Lorenzo (VIDEO)
River Plate came from behind twice thanks to goals from Sebastián Driussi and Rodrigo Mora to earn a 3-2 victory against San Lorenzo in Mar del Plata in the final […]
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Second half blitz sees Aldosivi ease past Gimnasia (VIDEO)
Aldosivi finished their 2015 season in confident fashion and made light work of Gimnasia in Mar del Plata with three second half goals. Former Independiente striker Sebastián Penco opened the […]
One goal and five red cards as River edge a disgraceful superclásico (VIDEO)
The farcical Torneo de Verano or summer friendlies played out the first superclásico of the year and following the contemptible ‘pepper-spray’ incident during the 2015 Libertadores meeting, Boca Juniors and […]
Milito and Bou on target as Racing defeat second-string Boca side (VIDEO)
Ahead of next weekend’s superclásico, Rodolfo Arruabarrena opted to field an entirely reserve eleven for their Torneo de Verano clash with Racing in Mar del Plata and it is safe […]
Is Paulo Dybala poised to join Messi and Ronaldo among the game’s elite?
“He will become like Messi,” declared the Corriere dello Sport after Paulo Dybala produced another virtuoso performance to help Juventus record a tenth consecutive Serie A victory on Sunday. A devilishly […]
Aquino helps Independiente to victory over River Plate (VIDEO)
Neither side fielded what will be considered their first choice elevens come February but for Independiente it was one of those players trying to force his way into Mauricio Pellegrino’s […]
Huracán claim a morale boosting clásico win over San Lorenzo in Mar del Plata (VIDEO)
The term ‘friendly’ is somewhat paradoxical when the summer preseason schedule pits some of Argentine football’s most fierce rivals against one another and while San Lorenzo and new manager Pablo […]
Debutant Messidoro upstages Tevez as Boca defeat Emelec (VIDEO)
Boca Juniors might find it difficult to top the success of last season but Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s side have their sights firmly fixed on the Copa Libertadores and if Saturday night’s […]
Real Madrid eye deal for Boca youngster with transfer ban looming
Real Madrid may still be reeling from the news that they will be hit with a transfer embargo over ‘irregularities in the signing of minors’ but with this January being the […]
Nelson Vivas makes a good start as Estudiantes defeat Racing in Torneo Verano debut (VIDEO)
It’s a summer friendly match so let’s not get read too much into a match missing several of it’s key players and two teams under new management, still implementing ideas […]
San Lorenzo and Independiente begin the summer friendly season with a draw (VIDEO)
There was nothing particularly illuminating about the first summer friendly in Mar del Plata of the year between San Lorenzo and Independiente and as always with these matches both managers […]
Boca icon and former Lanús boss Guillermo Barros Schelotto takes the big step to Serie A with Palermo
Unpredictable Palermo president Mauricio Zamparini has named former Lanús manager, Guillermo Barros Schelotto his sides new coach after a disappointing start to the Serie A season. The 42-year-old has been […]
Lionel Messi sweeps to fifth Ballon d’Or
Lionel Messi has captured a record fifth Ballon d’Or in Zurich after claiming a landslide 41.3 per cent of votes from a panel of journalists, international coaches and captains. An organisation […]
Galatasaray make €8 million bid for Independiente’s Martín Benítez
Having already seen Federico Mancuello and Matías Pisano leave the Estadio Libertadores de América in this window, Independiente will be loathed to lose any more of their starting eleven. However, […]
Former Barça and Real Madrid striker Saviola calls time on his River return
In recent years the Argentine Primera has witnessed a few triumphant returns as the likes of Juan Sebastián Verón, Diego Milito and Carlos Tevez have all come back to where […]
Bournemouth excited by Iturbe signing, but is the hype justified?
There have been only a handful of deals already in this January transfer window but there may not be a more surprising or exciting for the supporters of a club than […]
IFFHS award Gallardo beside Enrique and Guardiola as best coaches of 2015; Messi named best playmaker
The IFFHS (International Federation of Football History & Statistics) has released it’s annual rankings and River Plate manager Marcelo Gallardo has been named the fifth best club coach in world football. […]
Matías Kranevitter is presented as Atlético Madrid’s latest signing – what can Los Colchoneros expect?
As the deal between River Plate and Atlético Madrid was completed back in August, the official presentation of Matías Kranevitter as an Atleti player this morning hardly feels like news […]
Martino admits Messi is highly unlikely to play at Rio Olympics; hope for several youngsters though
When Lionel Messi played his part in Argentina’s Olympic gold medal winning side in 2008, it was hoped that it would be the first of many international honours. La Albiceleste […]
Complicated Torneo 2016 fixtures released – 2 groups of 15, plenty of clásicos and a bloody mess
Reversing Julio Grondona’s hair-brained scheme for a 30-team Primera División and eventually get back to a sensible number of top flight clubs playing over a year long championship that runs […]
