After hopes of lifting the Copa Sudamericana were ended last week in Quito, Independiente were now focused on the Superliga and had aspirations of making a long overdue title challenge. […]
Argentina head to the United States for September friendlies against Mexico and Chile and although there will be no sign of the suspended Lionel Messi, coach Lionel Scaloni ensured that […]
The sample size remains too small for any major conclusions but few would have predicted Arsenal to begin their return to the top flight with three straight wins. Sergio Rondina’s […]
Champions Racing Club were presumably hoping to make the most of their free schedule this year to put some distance between themselves and rivals distracted by continental competition before they […]
After back-to-back draws still unbeaten Argentinos Juniors secured their first win of the season with an entertaining 3-2 victory over Banfield in La Paternal on Friday evening. A touching tribute […]
Defeat last week in Venezuela had left an out of form Colón with plenty still to do in Santa Fe on Thursday but a rampant second half display against an […]
Peter & Tom are joined by the legend of South American football punditry Tim Vickery to discuss all things Premier League from an Argentine perspective. Can Mauricio Pochettino finally land silverware with […]
Martín Benítez’s inexplicable error that handed Independiente del Valle an away goal in Avellaneda last week always had the potential to come back and haunt Independiente and in Quito it […]
Daniele de Rossi finally pulled on the blue and gold of Boca Juniors since his sensational transfer yet despite the Italian marking the occasion with a goal, the World Cup […]
By Simon Meehan As a new season of the Superliga kicked off two weeks ago in Argentina, I was hit by one of my periodic bouts of nostalgia. I expect […]
It ended in heartbreak for Argentina’s women a day earlier but Fernando Batista’s under-23s captured Panamerican Games gold on Saturday evening thanks to a three-goal second half blitz that fired […]
Argentina have suffered their fair share of cup final agony in recent years but just like Lionel Messi and Co, La Albiceleste’s women fell just short in their quest for […]
The scoreline may have suggested otherwise but there were no shortage of talking points as Colón slipped to defeat two minutes from time against Zulia in Venezuela. A goalless draw […]
A fantastical Argentine double swoop that could also have seen Paulo Dybala arrive in North London never materialised but Tottenham Hotspur supporters shouldn’t be too despondent after closing a deal […]
No one would have predicted Cristian Pavón leaving Boca Juniors for LA Galaxy on loan one year ago and while the move speaks volumes of just how far the the […]
Just as Argentina’s women did 24 hours earlier, Fernando Batista’s under-23s booked their place in the Panamerican Games Final with an emphatic 3-0 win over Uruguay. Not much was expected […]
Following on the heels of Argentina’s hugely positive Women’s World Cup, a buoyant Albiceleste have now booked a place in the Panamerican Games final following a 3-0 win over Paraguay. […]
Silvio Romero hasn’t been the source of goals Independiente expected when they brought the striker back to Argentina from Club América yet the 31-year-old was unquestionably the hero on Tuesday […]
A weekend free of football lies ahead due to elections in Argentina but with Round Two of the Superliga season done and dusted (kind of) it’s time for the Golazo Team & […]
An element of good fortune was required for Arsenal de Sarandí to begin their season with victory over Banfield but an impressive performance in Mendoza on Monday evening handed the […]
