Champions Racing held in Superliga opener by Unión (VIDEO)
Racing Club are certainly among the favourites to lift the Superliga title but just as they did in last season’s championship winning campaign, La Academia were unable to kick off […]
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Copa Sudamericana: Independiente take slender lead to Quito (VIDEO)
Independiente midfielder Nicolás Domingo warned of the difficulties that face his side next week in the altitude of Quito after El Rojo managed only a 1-0 win over Universidad Católica […]
Copa Libertadores: Mac Allister hands Boca huge away win over Athletico & San Lorenzo could pay for goalless draw with Cerro Porteño (VIDEO)
It was a dream Boca Juniors debut for Alexis Mac Allister in Curitiba as the Brighton loanee struck a wonderful late winner to hand his new club a vital away […]
Copa Libertadores: River Plate rue last minute penalty miss in Cruzeiro stalemate & Godoy Cruz let two-goal lead slip against Palmeiras (VIDEO)
Defending champions River Plate have it all to do next week in Belo Horizonte after a missed penalty in the last minute resulted in a goalless draw with Cruzeiro at […]
Superliga 2019/20 preview: Club by club guide – transfers, preseason & expectations
The new Superliga season kicks off in only some days and while the AFA do the right thing in continuing to cut the number of top flight teams, Argentina’s top […]
Copa Argentina: Racing shocked by third-tier Boca Unidos (VIDEO)
Racing Club begin their Superliga defence this week but were knocked out of the Copa Argentina on Sunday evening by Torneo Federal A club Boca Unidos. Despite dominating play in […]
Copa Argentina: Ten-man Defensa y Justicia sneak past Gimnasia, Lanús leave it late against Independiente Rivadavia & Estudiantes have no problem with Mitre (VIDEO)
Defensa y Justicia may no longer be in the position to challenge for honours with the departure of Sebastián Beccacece and most of the starting eleven that finished as Superliga […]
Boca Juniors confirm Eduardo Salvio transfer, De Rossi is close while Benedetto, Nández & Pavón’s futures remain uncertain
No one could deny the signings of Alexis Mac Allister and Jan Hurtado weren’t promising, after all Boca Juniors were acquiring two of the Superliga’s top young talents, but neither […]
Copa Sudamericana: Colón dump Argentinos Juniors out after shootout (VIDEO)
There is no doubt that Argentinos Juniors will look back ruefully on their Copa Sudamericana exit after surrendering a first leg away win and missing chances at the penalty spot […]
Copa Argentina: River Plate avoid upset & beat Gimnasia de Mendoza on penalties (VIDEO)
One week before a huge Copa Libertadores last 16 clash with Cruzeiro, Marcelo Gallardo has plenty to ponder after his River Plate side only just edged past Nacional B side Gimnasia […]
Podcast: Copa América review, Scaloni, Messi, U20s & the Women’s World Cup
The usual team of Peter Coates and Tom Robinson [twitter.com/tomrobbo89] are joined by Tim Stillman [twitter.com/Stillberto] to look back on Argentina’s Copa América campaign. The trophy drought goes on but […]
Copa Argentina: Godoy Cruz edge past Huracán in error-strewn shootout (VIDEO)
Neither Godoy Cruz nor Huracán have obviously been practising penalties during preseason as El Tomba sealed a place in the Copa Argentina last 16 on Sunday with a 2-1 shootout […]
Matías Vargas completes €10.5 million transfer to Espanyol
Linked with a move away from Liniers for well over a year, Vélez Sarsfield playmaker Matías Vargas finally made the jump to Europe on Sunday with Spanish club Espanyol agreeing […]
Juventus confirm €26 million Cristian Romero transfer & loan back to Genoa
While Argentina’s deficiencies in central defence were exposed once more at the Copa América, Serie A champions Juventus have shelled out €26 million on a 21-year-old centre-back still waiting for […]
Boca Juniors finally close deal for Venezuelan striker Jan Hurtado
It has been one of the transfer sagas of the window so far but on Thursday afternoon Boca Juniors finally closed the deal for Gimnasia’s Venezuelan striker Jan Hurtado. Following […]
Copa Sudamericana: Argentinos Juniors take first leg lead over Colón (VIDEO)
There are still two weeks before the start of the Argentine league season but Colón and Argentinos Juniors were back to work early in the Copa Sudamericana on Thursday evening. A […]
Superliga 2019/20 fixtures – Champions Racing begin against Unión & the superclásico lands September
With the season due to start at the end of the month, the Superliga finally announced the fixtures for this year’s championship. Champions Racing Club kick off the new season […]
Tata Martino exorcises cup final demons to lift Gold Cup & gives Argentina further cause for regret
While Argentina are left to bemoan refereeing decisions after another Copa América disappointment, former coach Gerardo Martino is finally celebrating an international title as his Mexico side defeated the United […]
Argentina seal third-place but Lionel Messi fumes over CONMEBOL ‘corruption’ after red card (VIDEO)
Ordinarily a rather unnecessary affair, the third-place play-off at this year’s Copa América was not without drama but it wasn’t Argentina’s 2-1 victory over Chile that generated the headlines rather […]
Argentina player ratings v Brazil: Lionel Messi unable to inspire victory
It could have been worse after the defeat to Colombia left some wondering whether Argentina would make it out of the groups but on Tuesday evening, La Albiceleste’s Copa América […]
