Riquelme 99% to resign with Boca as Recife wait in the wings
Boca President, Daniel Angelici has said that the deal to keep Juan Román Riquelme at La Bombonera for another 18 months is 99% done. After weeks of contract talks and rumours, […]
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Sánchez Miño to Torino may allow Boca to move for Sunderland’s Scocco
Boca Juniors are reportedly close to selling 24-year-old midfielder, Juan Sánchez Miño to Italian side, Torino in a deal worth €4.5 milli0n. The funds generated from this deal could allow Boca […]
Superclásico victory for River in México (VIDEO)
It appears judging by the swathes of empty seats inside the Estadio Azteca last night that Mexicans cared as little about an Argentine “friendly” Superclásico, less than two weeks before […]
Torneo Final Review – Team, Manager and Goal of the season plus anything else of note (VIDEO)
With relegation finally decided it is time to look back on the Torneo Final. River Plate were crowned champions for the 35th time in their history while we said goodbye […]
Boca eye Sunderland’s Scocco & Catania’s Bergessio
Despite a strong finish to the Torneo Final Boca Juniors do not look to be resting on their laurels when it comes to recruitment. Obviously the contract saga of Juan […]
Copa Argentina draw throws up two historic ties
The Copa Argentina draw for the last 32 drew heavy weights, Boca Juniors and River Plate against two of Argentina’s most historic sides. Boca Juniors will face Huracán while River […]
River win the title while a thrilling relegation battle ends in a playoff (ALL THE GOALS)
While the title deciding games may not have had the drama of the earlier relegation battle, River Plate announced their return to the top of Argentine football. Their 5-0 thrashing […]
River close in on title as Gimnasia lose in Quilmes while Riquelme perhaps says goodbye to Boca (VIDEO)
River Plate took a substantial step towards claiming the Torneo Final, their first top flight title since Diego Simeone’s 2008 Clausura, with a 2-0 win over relegated, Argentinos Juniors in […]
River join Gimnasia at the top with win over Racing plus wins for Arsenal and Boca (VIDEO)
River Plate may have a new folk hero as reserve keeper, Leandro Chichizola saved a last minute penalty to ensure River held on to their 3-2 lead against Racing Club. […]
Godoy Cruz, the big winners as River and Estudiantes fail to close the gap and Boca batter Arsenal (VIDEO)
Three games to play and it is advantage Gimnasia in the title race, albeit a very slight advantage, as Estudiantes and River Plate both dropped points. Estudiantes welcomed title chasing/relegation […]
Wins for River, Racing, Arsenal and Boca have implications in the title race and the relegation dogfight (VIDEO)
River Plate are alone at the top of the table thanks to their latest victory in El Monumental over Vélez Sarsfield. Teo Gutiérrez was able to pounce on a terrible blunder […]
Wednesday: Colón back to the top after win over Newell’s and Estudiantes and River draw (VIDEO)
Colón were the big winners from Wednesday night’s round of fixtures as they claimed a famous victory over Newell’s Old Boys in Rosario. Lucas Alario’s second half header moved Colón […]
Sunday: Central win El Clásico Rosarino and San Lorenzo go top after River lose in Belgrano and Boca batter Godoy Cruz (VIDEO)
An action packed Sunday kicked off in Rosario and once again it was Rosario Central who claimed the local bragging rights with a tightly contested 1-0 against bitter rivals, Newell’s […]
River Plate celebrate a Superclásico victory in La Bombonera (VIDEO)
After 10 years, goals from Manuel Lanzini and Ramiro Funes Mori were able to give River Plate victory in La Bombonera. A spectacular Juan Roman Riquelme free kick did level the scores […]
Sunday: Estudiantes edge the Clásico Platense; All Boys beat River; Argentinos snatch draw with Boca; Newell’s see off Racing and Arsenal draw with Central (video)
A huge day of Primera action had a number of talking points but despite interesting results around Buenos Aires, it seems correct to start in La Plata and the Clásico […]
Better late than never…the rest of Round 7 (video)
Apologies for not updating this earlier but here are the rest of the goals from Round 7. Besides, better than anything I could write you can listen to a roundup […]
Round 6 Review – All the talking points and goals from midweek (VIDEO)
Yet another full round of midweek games means that the Torneo Final is already 6 rounds in. Big wins for Newell’s, San Lorenzo, Quilmes, Boca and Lanús but interestingly since the […]
Saturday: Vélez beat Boca and Colón go top with another win! All the action (VIDEO)
Four matches on Saturday and four winners, including two more away wins and a few surprises. Vélez Sarsfield kicked things off against Boca Juniors and thanks to Mauro Zárate’s fifth goal of […]
Sunday: Colón stun River, Boca edge Estudiantes, San Lorenzo win and Newell’s drought ends (VIDEO)
Sunday’s action threw up some surprising results and some interesting talking points, none more so than Colón‘s 3-1 win over River Plate. Despite Ramon Diaz’s side bossing possession it was a […]
Round 3 Review – All the talking points and goals from midweek (VIDEO)
In a bid to wrap up the Torneo Final early prior to the World Cup there has been a midweek round of fixtures in the Primera Division. Estudiantes continue to […]
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