Team & Goal of the week: Round Twenty Four
Team of the week returns and with fourteen matches to choose from here are the eleven that impressed from round twenty four, along with our Player of the round and […]
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All the goals from Round 24: Boca with one hand on the trophy but competition for cup qualification remains fierce (VIDEO)
Boca Juniors may have left the door ajar several times this season but finally appeared to close the title challenge on Sunday evening with victory over Newell’s Old Boys. Godoy […]
Defensa y Justicia punish poor Independiente & Colón make light work of Patronato (VIDEO)
While Independiente manager Ariel Holan cuts a concerned figure after another disappointing defeat, Juan Pablo Vojvoda’s Defensa y Justicia go from strength to strength with a third consecutive win over […]
Pavón puts Boca on brink of title with win over Newell’s & River Plate ease past Arsenal (VIDEO)
Boca Juniors have done their best to allow others into the title race but on Sunday surely closed the door for good with victory over Newell’s Old Boys in La […]
Racing young guns prove too much for Central, Huracán push for cup spots with win over Tigre & Unión claim point in Tucumán (VIDEO)
Absolutely flying in this year’s Copa Libertadores, consecutive defeats look to have dampened Racing Club’s chances of qualifying for next year’s tournament via the league but that didn’t stop Eduardo […]
Argentinos Abroad: Lo Celso hands PSG victory, Icardi scores again in Inter win & Paredes nets Olimpíco for Zenit (VIDEO)
Giovani Lo Celso already looks to have done enough to be included in Jorge Sampaoli’s World Cup plans but the midfielder scored the only goal on Sunday as Paris Saint-Germain […]
Argentinos Abroad: Salvio snatches injury time winner for Benfica, Ocampos on target, Biglia injured & Piatti hits hat-trick in MLS (VIDEO)
Benfica’s damaging defeat to rivals Porto in last weekend’s O Clássico may well have seen the title slip through their fingers but Eduardo Salvio ensured that the Eagles lost no further […]
Argentinos Abroad: Record breaker Messi helps Barcelona to Copa del Rey triumph (VIDEO)
The match rightly belonged to Andrés Iniesta but Lionel Messi and his Barcelona teammates produced a masterclass to thrash Sevilla and lift the Copa del Rey for the fourth consecutive […]
Godoy Cruz drop points with draw against Banfield & San Lorenzo edge Chacarita to stay third (VIDEO)
Trailing Boca Juniors by four points, Godoy Cruz had to keep their run of six straight wins going if they were to put the pressure on the leaders but unfortunately […]
Talleres bounce back with a win over Gimnasia that ends Sava’s tenure, Vélez see off 8-man Temperley & Lanús earn point in San Juan (VIDEO)
Title challengers up until a couple of weeks ago, back-to-back defeats for Talleres had swiftly seen not only that dream extinguished but their hopeful place in the Copa Libertadores under […]
Agüero struggling? Icardi back in? Sampaoli’s World Cup number nine gamble
Jorge Sampaoli’s number nine plans have been thrown into disarray with the news that Sergio Agüero is a huge doubt in the race for Russia 2018 Jorge Sampaoli has his […]
Argentinos Juniors up to seventh with win over Olimpo & Belgrano strengthen Sudamericana hopes with victory in La Plata (VIDEO)
Argentinos Juniors may have been satisfied with simply securing their Superliga status in their first campaign back in the top flight but with victory over Olimpo, one of the already […]
Copa Libertadores: Racing thrash Vasco da Gama & River Plate hold for vital win over Emelec (VIDEO)
Racing Club may be unable to keep every element of their mouth-watering attack together after June but for the time being there is no better offensive unit than Eduardo Coudet’s […]
Copa Libertadores: Atlético Tucumán secure historic win in La Paz & Independiente suffer controversial defeat to Corinthians (VIDEO)
After two defeats Atlético Tucumán’s hopes of progressing in the Copa Libertadores already hung in the balance so the last place that Ricardo Zielinski’s would have wanted to go is the […]
Juan Pablo Vojvoda and his Defensa y Justica side: The SuperLiga young guns spreading their wings to fly free in Argentina
by Daniel Fraiz-Martinez While ‘the auspicious wind of change’ as César Luis Menotti termed it, brushes over the Superliga in the form of a mini-coaching revolution. There’s one club in […]
Argentinos Abroad: No place for Argentina but Mauro Icardi nets 25th goal of the season in Inter win (VIDEO)
The talk in Argentina this week is that Mauro Icardi won’t be included in Jorge Sampaoli’s World Cup squad but that didn’t stop the Inter captain doing what he does […]
Manchester City avoid transfer ban over Benjamin Garré transfer from Vélez
The threat of a possible transfer ban has been lifted from Manchester City after the court of arbitration for sport (CAS) ruled in the club’s favour regarding the signing of Benjamin […]
Sergio Agüero undergoes knee surgery & could miss rest of season but be fit for World Cup
Argentina could be heading into another major tournament with question marks over the fitness of first choice striker Sergio Agüero after the Manchester City star underwent keyhole surgery on his […]
Team & Goal of the week: Round Twenty three
Team of the week returns and with fourteen matches to choose from here are the eleven that impressed from round twenty three, along with our Player of the round and […]
All the goals from Round 23: Boca slip up against Independiente as Godoy Cruz close gap, cup qualification hots up & relegation is sealed (VIDEO)
A Boca Juniors stumble has once more opened the door ever so slightly in the title race as in-form Godoy Cruz managed to close the lead at the top to […]
