Lanus held in La Bombonera and River take advantage to close the gap
The league’s top three sides were in action yesterday and it was River Plate who profitted the most as leaders Lanus could only draw and Newell’s Old Boys were defeated […]
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Saturday: Not a lot of goals but Independiente are the big losers
After Friday night’s defeat to All Boys, Independiente were praying that results went their way over the rest of the weekend. Sadly for the Avellaneda giants that wasn’t to be […]
Independiente suffer another defeat and the drop moves closer
Independiente are in desperate need of wins having already lost 3 games going into last night’s clash with All Boys in Floresta. With only two wins they have not seen […]
Newell’s nearly there thanks to some Scocco magic
Newell’s Old Boys got the win that was needed last night at home in Rosario and took a huge step towards the knockout stages of this year’s Copa Libertadores. Fresh […]
Almeyda returns as Banfield manager
Matias Almeyda has been unveiled as the new manager of Nacional B side, Banfield. His first appointment since being sacked as River Plate manager after leading them to promotion back […]
Libertadores: Arsenal players fight with police after game
In the wake of their 5 – 2 defeat to Atletico Miniero last night in Belo Horizonte four Arsenal players were detained by police after fighting broke out on the […]
Libertadores: Boca edge towards next round as Ronaldinho demolishes Arsenal
Boca Juniors decided to postpone their 108th birthday celebrations last night in the aftermath of the deadly flooding that has struck the Buenos Aires area but on the pitch they […]
Golazo’s March awards
An eventful month which has seen an Argentinian (and San Lorenzo fan) Pope elected, numerous incidents of football violence, the attempted kidnapping of River Plate player Jonathan Bottinelli and culminating […]
Libertadores: Velez qualify as Tigre hopes look slim
Tuesday night saw the return of the Copa Libertadores and the involvement of two Argentine clubs experiencing mixed fortunes. Velez Sarsfield travelled to Chile to face Deportes Iquique knowing that […]
Pablo Migliore update
Following his arrest yesterday (see previous post) Pablo Migliore has been moved to the high security prison in Ezeiza, rather ironically where he used to visit ex-Boca barra leader, Rafa […]
Leaders Lanus are pegged back after enthralling draw with Quilmes
Lanus were able to maintain their unbeaten start to the season but saw their lead at the top of the table cut to just one point. However, after finding themselves […]
San Lorenzo goalkeeper Pablo Migliore arrested
Following last night’s game with Newell’s Old Boys, San Lorenzo goalkeeper, Pablo Migliore was taken into custody under suspicion of concealing information and hiding Boca fugitive, Maximilian Mazzaro. The case […]
Sunday: Newell’s keep pressure on, Godoy Cruz win thriller and Boca Independiente ends in draw
After the disappointment of Saturday’s action Sunday served up plenty of drama and talking points: Independiente failing to take advantage of Boca playing with 10 men for most the game, […]
Saturday: Narrow wins for Racing and Argentinos; River and Velez bore draw
Saturday was perhaps not the best advert for Argentinian football as the 3 games served up only 2 goals and not really a great deal to talk about. Unfortunately, football […]
Euro news: Messi breaks another record
Lionel Messi’s goal in Barcelona’s 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo made him the first player in La Liga history to score against every other team consecutively. For the 19th game […]
Friday: Colon finally win and Belgrano and Arsenal draw
Without a win this season and Roberto Sensini resigning following their previous defeat Colon needed a break and under interim coach, Pablo Morant they got just that. After squandering a […]
Round 7 preview and Pope Francis a Huracan fan?
After the week off for International duty the Primera division kicks off again this week with some big clashes in Buenos Aires, notably Boca taking on Independiente and River playing […]
Argentina earn hard fought draw in Bolivia
In the extreme altitude of La Paz yesterday afternoon Argentina took another step towards the World Cup in Brazil after a gruelling 1 – 1 draw. One of the hardest […]
The next test: Tuesday’s qualifier with Bolivia (Preview)
On Tuesday afternoon Alejandro Sabella’s team travel to the extreme altitude of La Paz to play Bolivia. Last time they played, under Diego Maradona, Argentina were humiliated, experiencing their heaviest […]
Argentina sweep aside Venezuela edging towards Brazil 2014
Argentina’s fine run of form continued last night in the Estadio Monumental as they crushed Venezuela with a devastating attacking performance orchestrated by captain, Lionel Messi. Alejandro Sabella’s 433 system […]
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