Sunday roundup: Newell’s keep pressure on the top as River lose ground
Newell’s Old Boys came through a fiery encounter with Tigre to win 3 – 1 and remain just two points behind league leaders Lanus. Two red cards and another goal […]
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Gallego leaves Independiente….Where do Independiente go now?
Last night Americo Gallego parted company with Independiente as the club stand on the brink of relegation. Following Friday night’s 1 – 1 draw with Union, a result which deepened […]
Saturday: Boca thrashed in San Juan, Racing batter San Lorenzo and Lanus edge All Boys in last minute
The earlier kickoff on Saturday undoubtedly brought the major talking point as Boca Juniors were humiliated in San Juan by San Martin, losing 6 – 1. They will point to […]
Fury as the end looms for Independiente
Angry scenes erupted last night in Avellaneda as the red half of the neighbourhood watched their great side fail to secure three points yet again and as a result edge […]
Paper review – Veron, Maradona, Pope Francis plus injury and crime updates
With last night being the first time in some time that there wasn’t a game to write up I’ll take the opportunity to bring a quick review of the stories […]
Arsenal heap further misery on Estudiantes
Monday night’s action saw Arsenal de Sarandi host Estudiantes with the visitors still in search of their first win of the campaign. Despite playing most of the game with 10 […]
Lanus held in La Bombonera and River take advantage to close the gap
The league’s top three sides were in action yesterday and it was River Plate who profitted the most as leaders Lanus could only draw and Newell’s Old Boys were defeated […]
Saturday: Not a lot of goals but Independiente are the big losers
After Friday night’s defeat to All Boys, Independiente were praying that results went their way over the rest of the weekend. Sadly for the Avellaneda giants that wasn’t to be […]
Independiente suffer another defeat and the drop moves closer
Independiente are in desperate need of wins having already lost 3 games going into last night’s clash with All Boys in Floresta. With only two wins they have not seen […]
Golazo’s March awards
An eventful month which has seen an Argentinian (and San Lorenzo fan) Pope elected, numerous incidents of football violence, the attempted kidnapping of River Plate player Jonathan Bottinelli and culminating […]
Leaders Lanus are pegged back after enthralling draw with Quilmes
Lanus were able to maintain their unbeaten start to the season but saw their lead at the top of the table cut to just one point. However, after finding themselves […]
Sunday: Newell’s keep pressure on, Godoy Cruz win thriller and Boca Independiente ends in draw
After the disappointment of Saturday’s action Sunday served up plenty of drama and talking points: Independiente failing to take advantage of Boca playing with 10 men for most the game, […]
Saturday: Narrow wins for Racing and Argentinos; River and Velez bore draw
Saturday was perhaps not the best advert for Argentinian football as the 3 games served up only 2 goals and not really a great deal to talk about. Unfortunately, football […]
Friday: Colon finally win and Belgrano and Arsenal draw
Without a win this season and Roberto Sensini resigning following their previous defeat Colon needed a break and under interim coach, Pablo Morant they got just that. After squandering a […]
Round 7 preview and Pope Francis a Huracan fan?
After the week off for International duty the Primera division kicks off again this week with some big clashes in Buenos Aires, notably Boca taking on Independiente and River playing […]
Monday: Arsenal edge San Martin and All Boys celebrate against Rafaela
On Friday All Boys celebrated their 100th anniversary and the party continued last night as the locals watched their team beat Atletico Rafaela 2 – 1. The carnival atmosphere obviously […]
Round 6: Lanus stretch their lead at the top as River stumble
As the sixth round of fixtures draws nearer there is a lot to catch up on from the weekend’s action so far. Lanus continued their unbeaten start to the season […]
Union’s revival continues at the expense of Tigre
Belief continues to grow for Union who at the start of the season looked dead and buried but after ending their winless run have now gone on to take 7 […]
Monday: Lanus back on top and Quilmes defeat Argentinos courtesy of some wonder strikes
Lanus continued their impressive start to the season with another win but did concede their first goal of the championship. A 2 – 1 win over Arsenal at home put […]
Sunday: River battle to win, Boca manage a draw and Tigre win
Another day’s games overshadowed by violence with scenes of Colon’s hooligans attacking a bus carrying River fans on the freeway dominating the news. Not wanting to dwell too much on […]
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