When El Rojo downed the Old Lady to be crowned world champions
Ahead of Independiente’s Copa Sudamericana semi final, Stephen Brandt takes a look back to El Rojo’s famous side of 1973. The 1970s was a golden era for Independiente, as they […]
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Racing inflict first defeat on Boca with Benedetto facing long lay-off, Central & Tigre earn opening wins & Unión slip up (VIDEO)
Just when the title race was already looking sewn up, Boca Juniors dropped their first points of the season in defeat to Racing Club and leading scorer Darío Benedetto ruptured […]
Argentina under-15s fight back to lift South American championship with victory over Brazil (VIDEO)
Diego Placente was part of an Argentina under-20 side that lifted the World Cup in 1997 but on Sunday evening, the former left back led La Albicelete’s under-15s to a […]
Argentina with little time and a lot to do ahead of World Cup
The easy part for Argentina was qualifying for the World Cup, the hard part will be getting a starting XI that can make some World Cup waves Hangovers still likely […]
Independiente down ten-man River Plate & Blandi brace gives San Lorenzo victory over San Martín (VIDEO)
Independiente travel to Paraguay this week for their Copa Sudamericana semi final so the visit of fellow grande River Plate to Avellaneda was less than ideal. However, River’s goalkeeping woes […]
Defensa y Justicia claim deserved victory over Lanús & Temperley take point away to Banfield (VIDEO)
Ahead of the biggest week in the club’s history Lanús can certainly be excused taking their eye off the Superliga but Jorge Almirón’s rotation allowed Defensa y Justicia to take […]
Diego Placente’s Argentina under-15s storm into Sudamericano final with victory over Peru (VIDEO)
It is still early days but the first success in the new era of Argentina’s youth teams could be around the corner as the under-15s cruised into the final of […]
Colón up to third with victory over Argentinos Juniors, Belgrano snatch win over Newell’s & Arsenal take point off Atlético Tucumán (VIDEO)
After the unexpected drama of round eight’s 3-3 draw, Colón returned to form on Friday evening with a much more familiar 1-0 win over Argentinos Juniors in La Paternal. A […]
Nacional B review: Villa Dálmine claim top spot after goal-laden round (VIDEO)
Our man for the Nacional B, Darren Paul returns to provide an update on life outside the Superliga… Round eight is in the books and round nine is on the horizon in […]
Argentina let lead slip to suffer defeat to Nigeria (VIDEO)
Without Lionel Messi, Argentina are clearly below full-strength and there are clearly more important matters than results when organising friendlies in a World Cup year but the nature of Tuesday’s […]
Sergio Agüero: A place in the record books & forever in the hearts of Man City supporters
By Neil Chappell Some people remember where they were when President Kennedy was shot; when the World Trade Centre in New York was attacked or when Princess Diana died. I […]
River Plate book Copa Argentina final spot after victory over Deportivo Morón (VIDEO)
After the bitter disappointment of their Copa Libertadores semi final exit and Superclásico defeat, River Plate were in desperate need of a lift. With victory over Nacional B outfit Deportivo […]
Sergio Agüero nets winner as Argentina seal friendly win over Russia (VIDEO)
There is still a great deal of work to do for Jorge Sampaoli but his Argentina side got useful minutes on the clock as they inaugurated Russia’s redeveloped Luzhniki Stadium […]
Atlético Tucumán seal Copa Argentina final spot & defeat spells the end for Montero at Central (VIDEO)
Another chapter in what has been an incredible 18 months in the history of Atlético Tucumán’s was completed on Friday evening as El Decano sealed a place in the Copa […]
All the goals from round eight: Boca take firm grip on Superliga after Superclásico victory in El Monumental
A little later than usual as I am currently away but here is a recap from a dramatic round of action in the Superliga. Events in the Monumental rightly took […]
Racing unable to find a way past Libertad crash out of Copa Sudamericana (VIDEO)
The mouthwatering prospect of a clásico de Avellaneda in the Copa Sudamericana semi final is gone after Racing Club failed to overturn their first leg defeat to Libertad on a […]
Lanús complete incredible comeback to stun River Plate & claim historic Copa Libertadores final spot (VIDEO)
An unadventurous display in the Estadio Monumental last week resulted in a 1-0 defeat so when River Plate snatched a two-goal lead in Tuesday’s second leg against Lanús, the identity […]
All the goals from round seven: As cup commitments produce slip-ups Boca Juniors remain imperious at top
In case you missed any of the goals from round seven of the Superliga season, here are all the results, all the goals and how the table looks afterwards…. Banfield […]
Next Generation: Simeone serves reminder of class, Ponce impresses & Joaquín Correa back in the goals (VIDEO)
Simon Penrose returns with the latest update in his ‘Next Generation’ series. Updates from his player focus and who else has been impressing in Europe this week? After a busy week involving […]
Argentinos Abroad: Dybala & Higuaín strike for Juve, Gio Simeone impresses & Ponce, Mancini, Cabral & Chucky all score in cup competition (VIDEO)
Champions Juventus ensured that they didn’t lose any further ground on Inter and Napoli at the top of Serie A after a 4-1 win over Spal. A sensational Federico Bernardeschi […]
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