MONDAY: San Lorenzo claim second win while Lanús are held by Belgrano (VIDEO)
San Lorenzo joined the four other sides that have won both matches so far at the top of the table after a 2-1 victory over Defensa y Justicia in Florencio […]
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Boca president fuels talk of early Tevez exit from Juve
Carlos Tevez recently confirmed that his contract with Juventus would be his last and that when it expires at the end of the 2015/16 season he would return to Argentina […]
SUNDAY: Orión sees red but Boca still too much for Temperley (VIDEO)
The result may have been what virtually everyone expected but Boca’s trip to Temperley but there was a little more to the supposed mismatch than South American giants squashing the […]
SUNDAY: Buonanotte helps Quilmes draw at River and Independiente snatch point from Sarmiento (VIDEO)
The faces of both River’s and Independiente’s players as they trudged off their home pitches clearly illustrated that the disappointing draws were certainly two points dropped. Independiente had earlier hosted newly […]
SUNDAY: Newell’s edge Aldosivi while the two newly promoted clashes end all square (VIDEO)
Seven of the ten newly promoted sides were in action on Sunday with mixed results but certainly the clash in Mataderos provided one of the weekend’s most entertaining matches. Nueva […]
Saturday: Vélez too much for Crucero del Norte and San Martín earn draw with Gimnasia (VIDEO)
The AFA were certainly kind to Vélez when they released the fixtures for this season and for the second week in a row El Fortín had too much for one […]
Saturday: Olimpo hold Racing and Central win ill-tempered clash with Tigre (VIDEO)
On Tuesday night, Racing made a devastating return to the Copa Libertadores as the partnership of Gustavo Bou and Diego Milito tore apart Deportivo Táchira but on Saturday evening in […]
Saturday: Arsenal blunder allows Huracán victory and Estudiantes fight back against Godoy Cruz (VIDEO)
Involvement in the Copa Libertadores is undoubtedly going to take its toll on Huracán but after last weekend’s defeat to Unión, El Globo would not have wanted to wait too […]
Woeful Atlético Rafaela thumped at home by Banfield (VIDEO)
Both sides suffered demoralising defeats over the opening weekend to newly promoted sides but things went from bad to worse for Atlético Rafaela on Friday night as they were soundly […]
River suffer Libertadores defeat in the altitude of Bolivia (VIDEO)
All of the pre-match discussion centered on River combating the extreme altitude in Oruro, Bolivia and the suggestion that the players would be taking viagra in an effort to tackle […]
Late goals give San Lorenzo a much needed Libertadores victory over Danubio (VIDEO)
Every tournament needs one, and in this year’s Copa Libertadores the ‘group of death’ is undoubtedly Group Two. Holders, San Lorenzo are joined by Brazilian heavyweights, Corinthians and São Paulo and so with […]
Boca enjoy opening Libertadores victory in Chile (VIDEO)
Boca Juniors’ Libertadores campaign got off to a perfect start yesterday evening against Chilean side, Palestino in the stadium of Unión Española. Goals from Andrés Chávez and Sebastián Palacios provided Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s […]
Racing thrash Deportivo Táchira to start Libertadores campaign (VIDEO)
Racing may have found goals hard to find in their opening day league defeat to Rosario Central but they had no such worries on their return to the Copa Libertadores. […]
5 Talking points from the Primera Round one
1. A 30-team Primera División is exhausting! Not for the players themselves but for the Argentine football enthusiasts and writers who have a colossal 15 matches to sit through between […]
Monday: Estudiantes edge Arsenal and Nueva Chicago fail to punish Belgrano (VIDEO)
Round one of the mammoth 30-team Primera came to an end last night and, oddly enough for the Argentine top flight, perhaps the results were as expected. Estudiantes edged Arsenal […]
Sunday: River prove too much for spirited Sarmiento (VIDEO)
Sarmiento played the role of spirited underdogs superbly but ultimately paid the price of being one of those teams that would never have been promoted to the Primera legitimately facing […]
Sunday: Boca ease to victory over Olimpo and Argentinos surprise Atlético (VIDEO)
Boca’s title credentials were never likely to be put under any real scrutiny by Olimpo in La Bombonera but Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s resurgent side came through their first match comfortably. Fernando […]
Sunday: Unión profit from Huracán blooper and Lanús begin with win in Quilmes (VIDEO)
Huracán may have breezed through their Copa Libertadores qualification but perhaps their exertions have left some of their defenders a little fatigued after a calamitous clearance and mixup at the back […]
Brilliant Messi shines in Barca rout and more records tumble (VIDEO)
Lionel Messi’s incredible form continued in the Camp Nou earlier as he struck his 31st career hat-trick in Barcelona’s 5-0 demolition of Levante. Since missing out on the Ballon D’or […]
Saturday: Temperley celebrate 28-year wait for Primera victory while Crucero del Norte curse missed chances (VIDEO)
After relegation and financial ruin, simply being back in the Primera División is a cause for celebration for Temperley but last night they went one better by defeating Banfield in […]
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