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“When I start something, it is to finish it.” Those were the words of Argentina’s iconic midfield general, Javier Mashcherano on the eve of another World Cup qualification campaign. There […]
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Tevez linked with sensational return to Juve after Boca fail to pay wages
After at least a year of constant press rumours regarding Carlos Tevez’s return to Boca Juniors resulted in the 31-year-old departing Turin with a year left on his deal, it […]
Napoli make €4 million enquiry to Vélez for midfielder Lucas Romero
The name of Lucas Romero is one that has been very familiar to followers of Argentine football for more than a couple of years and according reports in Italy, Napoli […]
Golazo September 2015 Awards – Manager, Player and Goal of the Month (VIDEO)
With the season drawing to a close, September was packed with significant events and results and matters at both ends of the 30-team league are beginning to look clearer. Crucero del […]
Monday: Aldosivi punish Lanús and Banfield hold Racing in entertaining goalless draw (VIDEO)
It has not been a good week for Lanús – eliminated from the Copa Sudamericana on penalties on Thursday and on Monday night, resoundly beaten by Aldosivi in Mar del Plata. Guillermo […]
Sunday: Vélez suffer new low with defeat to Chicago; Clásico santafesino ends goalless; Godoy Cruz celebrate victory (VIDEO)
Vélez’s season simply needs to end after Sunday brought yet another defeat and this time it was at home to a Nueva Chicago side that look destined to be relegated […]
Sunday: Independiente brush River aside and Newell’s see off Huracán (VIDEO)
Independiente struggled to get past Olimpia in the Copa Sudamericana on Wednesday night but on Sunday in Avellaneda, Mauricio Pellegrino’s side had no such troubles in sweeping past River Plate. […]
Sunday: Boca take six point lead at the top after nervy victory over Crucero del Norte (VIDEO)
Saturday’s draw between San Lorenzo and Rosario Central very much handed the initiative to Boca Juniors in the title race and with Sunday visitors to La Bombonera being Crucero del […]
Saturday: Argentinos surprise Tigre; Estudiantes win in Junín; Olimpo hold Gimnasia; Arsenal draw with Rafaela (VIDEO)
Argentinos Juniors haven’t enjoyed the best run of form since the restart of the league in July but on Saturday afternoon in La Paternal, Los Bichos enjoyed a surprising 2-1 […]
Saturday: San Lorenzo and Central battle to draw, handing title advantage to Boca (VIDEO)
Without question the weekend’s biggest match took place on Saturday evening in Bajo Flores and saw the two main rivals to Boca Juniors’ title challenge face off, desperate to stay on the […]
Friday: Quilmes can’t stop winning and Belgrano make final push for the Libertadores spots (VIDEO)
Facundo Sava could not have imagined that life as Quilmes manager would have been so simple when he took over a side that had won only four times in seventeen […]
River Plate, Independiente and Huracán all progress to the Copa Sudamericana Quarter-Finals (VIDEO)
All three Argentine clubs from Wednesday night’s Copa Sudamericana progressed to the quarter-final stage but surprisingly it was Huracán who made the lightest work of qualification. El Globo drew 1-1 […]
Racing keep the slimmest of title hopes alive after holding onto victory against Godoy Cruz (VIDEO)
After Racing’s visit to Mendoza was suspended due to crowd trouble, La Academia still needed to complete the match against Godoy Cruz. On Wednesday evening, already leading 1-0 from before […]
Monday: Young Denis Rodríguez helps Newell’s win in La Plata and Arsenal beat Temperley (VIDEO)
It might be a little early to suggest that Newell’s have turned a corner but after eight matches without a win, Lucas Bernardi’s side chalked up back-to-back wins with a […]
Sunday: Boca ease four points clear with victory over Banfield; Independiente earn draw in Lanús and Sarmiento beat San Martín (VIDEO)
A four point lead at the top of the Primera with four rounds to play, Boca Juniors now have the title to lose. In-form Banfield were the visitors to La […]
Sunday: Central thump Gimnasia to maintain title challenge; Quilmes’ fine run continues and Vélez hold Huracán (VIDEO)
There is no sign of Rosario Central’s title challenge losing momentum and on Sunday afternoon in the Gigante de Arroyito, Eduardo Coudet’s side swept aside Gimnasia to keep on the heels […]
Saturday: Racing and River earn narrow victories over Argentinos and Crucero del Norte (VIDEO)
Oscar Romero’s last minute strike gave Racing victory against Argentinos Juniors in Avellaneda and Gonzalo Martínez scored shortly after half time for a largely reserve River Plate side to defeat […]
Saturday: Tigre hold San Lorenzo to dent title hopes and Belgrano return to winning ways away to Colón (VIDEO)
Sebastián Rincón’s late header snatched victory away from San Lorenzo and if results go against them tomorrow could have serious repurcussions on the title race. Martín Cauteruccio headed Los Cuervos […]
Saturday: Ten-man Unión stun Atlético Rafaela from two down and Nueva Chicago beat Aldosivi (VIDEO)
Trailing by two and down to ten men after Diego Villar’s first half sending off, few would have expected Unión to get much from their trip to Atlético Rafaela. However, […]
Friday: Olimpo claim victory in Bahía Blanca over Godoy Cruz (VIDEO)
Walter Acuña’s second half goal after pouncing on a defensive error was enough to give Olimpo a win against Godoy Cruz in Bahía Blanca on Friday night. Olimpo 1 – […]
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