Shambolic CONMEBOL under fire after suspension scandals
When is a win, not a win? When it is in South America with its prime competitions being delegitimised due to database disorganisation Some sort of scandal, misdemeanour or embarrassing […]
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Defensa y Justicia edge past flat Independiente & a late Rodrigo Aliendro piledriver gives Atlético Tucumán victory over Colón (VIDEO)
Independiente still don’t know if their goalless first leg against Santos in the Copa Libertadores will be awarded as a 3-0 win but with thoughts clearly on Tuesday’s rematch, Ariel […]
Racing ease past Patronato & Matías Suárez scores Bergkamp-esque golazo in Belgrano win over Estudiantes (VIDEO)
Racing’s attention may have been on the scandal surrounding ineligible players in the Copa Libertadores and their own last 16 tie with River Plate but Eduardo Coudet didn’t allow his […]
Copa Argentina: Lanús shocked by Atlético de Rafaela (VIDEO)
Watching a side that lifted the Primera title and reached the Copa Libertadores final being swiftly dismantled while dropping down the league has been a painful experience for Lanús supporters and […]
Copa Sudamericana: Nicolás Blandi gives San Lorenzo first leg lead over Nacional (VIDEO)
San Lorenzo can count themselves lucky to still be in this year’s Copa Sudamericana after only an administrative error by Deportes Temuco saw El Ciclón progress in the last round. […]
Copa Libertadores: Santos frustrate Independiente but an administrative error may yet hand El Rojo victory (VIDEO)
It was far from the spectacle that a clash of two South American giants promised but all of Santos’ hard work in preserving a goalless draw in Avellaneda looks like […]
Copa Sudamericana: Banfield hold out for first leg draw with Defensa y Justicia (VIDEO)
The Copa Sudamericana last 16 got underway on Tuesday evening with the all-Argentine clash between Defensa y Justicia and Banfield but with one side seemingly content to leave with a […]
Argentinos Abroad: Ángel Correa nets Atleti LaLiga opener, Papu Gómez returns with brace & Jonathan Silva scores maiden Leganes goal (VIDEO)
After his decisive cameo in Atlético Madrid’s Super Cup victory and a spot back in the Argentina squad, Ángel Correa maintained his fine start to the season with the opening […]
Team & Goal of the week: Superliga 2018/19 Round Two
The Superliga is back and so too is the Golazo Team & Goal of the week! With thirteen matches to choose from here are the eleven that impressed from round […]
Superliga 2018/19: All the goals from Round Two – Bauza’s Central go top as Boca slip up
The new Superliga season is now two weeks in and if you missed any of the highlights over the weekend, here is a quick recap of all the fixtures from […]
Estudiantes end Boca’s run at the top with shock victory & Unión spoil San Martín’s party (VIDEO)
December 11th 2016. A run of 617 days. That is how long Boca Juniors have been top of Argentina’s top flight but with Monday afternoon’s defeat to Estudiantes in Quilmes, […]
Argentinos Abroad: Sergio Agüero hits hat-trick, Driussi nets brace while Paredes & Vázquez celebrate golazos (VIDEO)
“Sergio Agüero is one of the best, best, best strikers in the world, without a doubt,” Pep Guardiola stated after the Argentine striker scored his ninth Premier League hat-trick in […]
Argentinos Abroad: Lionel Messi nets Barcelona’s 6000th league goal, Cáseres impresses, Alario & Chucky on target while Lamela serves reminder (VIDEO)
A new LaLiga season but the same old Lionel Messi as Barcelona made a winning start to their title defence with a 3-1 win over Alavés. Messi had struck the […]
Racing see off Vélez while Lanús comeback to claim draw with San Lorenzo (VIDEO)
After throwing away their two-goal lead last week in Tucumán and the row that was created in the aftermath surrounding Ricardo Centurión it hasn’t been the easiest week for Racing […]
Aldosivi strike late to beat Huracán, Colón salvage draw from Tigre & San Martín (SJ) edge Patronato (VIDEO)
It’s likely to still be a long season back in the top flight and relegation is expected to a threat throughout but promoted Aldosivi recorded an impressive victory over Huracán in […]
Franco Vázquez: How former Italian international El Mudo finally got Argentina shot
After previously representing Italy, Franco Vázquez finally got the nod from his country of birth in Argentina’s latest squad and Jimmy Lee returns to take a closer look at the […]
Get to know SIX newcomers to the Argentina squad: Kannemann, Franco, Di Plácido, Vargas, Palacios & Pity
After a disastrous World Cup, Jorge Sampaoli’s departure and the AFA’s wait to name a permanent successor, September’s friendlies against Guatemala and Colombia are a bit of a free swing […]
Armani breaks record but Belgrano frustrate River, Banfield edge Gimnasia, Defensa y Justicia cancel out El Decano & Argentinos Juniors unable to find way past Godoy Cruz (VIDEO)
Franco Armani wrote himself into the River Plate record books with yet another clean sheet but it was César Rigamonti, his opposite number in the Belgrano goal, who played the […]
Newell’s hold Independiente in entertaining draw & Central edge Talleres (VIDEO)
After their triumphant return from Japan with the Suruga Bank trophy Independiente finally got their Superliga campaign underway but allowed Newell’s Old Boys to twice come from behind to claim […]
Emiliano Rigoni completes Atalanta loan move
After a year in Russia with Zenit St. Petersburg, Emiliano Rigoni has joined Serie A club Atalanta on loan with an option to make the move permanent. The 25-year-old forward […]
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