Libertadores: Newell’s defeat Boca after epic penalty shootout
Last week’s goalless draw in La Bombonera was a tight and tense affair and tonight’s second leg in Rosario was no different. Neither team could score the decisive goal and […]
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Boca and Newell’s can’t be separated in Libertadores first leg
La Bombonera was packed to the rafters for this Copa Libertadores Quarter Final first leg and despite not witnessing any goals it was still a pretty exciting affair. Both sides […]
Copa Libertadores: Revenge in Brasil for Boca to set up clash with Newell’s
The last 16 of the Copa Libertadores saw two Argentine sides progress to the Quarter Finals where they will meet each other, guaranteeing one semi finalist. Boca Juniors travelled to […]
Golazo’s April Awards
Slightly late but the much anticipated Golazo monthly awards are here. April has seen the title race hot up as Lanus have faltered and their slip up has seen Newell’s […]
Boca take valuable one goal lead to Brasil
Boca Juniors won 1 – 0 in La Bombonera against Corinthians despite the absence of Juan Roman Riquelme. Nicolas Blandi’s goal was enough to give them the precious lead to […]
Tigre take slight advantage to Paraguay
Tigre will be mightily relieved to be taking even the most slender of leads to Paraguay after Olimpia will be aggrieved at two penalty decisions that were not given. A […]
Libertadores: Last 16 sees one all Argentine tie and a replay of last year’s final
With all the group games finishing last night we finally got to see the 16 teams that have qualified to the knockout stages of this year’s competition. Four of the […]
Libertadores: The great Luxemburgo involved in a fight
In the week that saw the Argentina under 17s fight with their Uruguayan rivals and Huracan fans attack the team after their cup defeat, it shows that even the most […]
Botta inspires Tigre as they qualify for the next stage
Last night Tigre were celebrating reaching the last 16 of the Copa Libertadores for the first time in their history. Before last night’s game Tigre knew that they had to […]
Libertadores: Heartbreak for Arsenal and Boca scrape through
Arsenal did all that was required of them last night, winning 2 – 1 in Sarandi against The Strongest but they still found themselves eliminated from this year’s Copa Libertadores […]
Libertadores: Newell’s qualify despite heavy loss
Newell’s Old Boys qualified for the next round of this year’s Copa Libertadores last night, making it to this stage for the first time in 7 years. However, they didn’t […]
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 […]
Libertadores: Velez win group and Tigre keep dream alive with win
Another good night for Argentine sides in The Copa Libertadores last night as Velez Sarsfield confirmed their place in the next round as group winners and Tigre, having looked down […]
Newell’s nearly there thanks to some Scocco magic
Newell’s Old Boys got the win that was needed last night at home in Rosario and took a huge step towards the knockout stages of this year’s Copa Libertadores. Fresh […]
Libertadores: Arsenal players fight with police after game
In the wake of their 5 – 2 defeat to Atletico Miniero last night in Belo Horizonte four Arsenal players were detained by police after fighting broke out on the […]
Libertadores: Boca edge towards next round as Ronaldinho demolishes Arsenal
Boca Juniors decided to postpone their 108th birthday celebrations last night in the aftermath of the deadly flooding that has struck the Buenos Aires area but on the pitch they […]
Libertadores: Velez qualify as Tigre hopes look slim
Tuesday night saw the return of the Copa Libertadores and the involvement of two Argentine clubs experiencing mixed fortunes. Velez Sarsfield travelled to Chile to face Deportes Iquique knowing that […]
Libertadores: A clean sweep for Argentina as Boca and Arsenal both win
In the same week as Argentina celebrated Pope Francis I, Boca Juniors and Arsenal made sure that they had their most successful week of this year’s Copa Libertadores both chalking […]
Libertadores: Velez and Newell’s both win to keep qualification alive
Tuesday night was a good night for Argentina in the Copa Libertadores as both Velez Sarsfield and Newell’s Old Boys ran out winners from potentially difficult games. Velez beat Uruguayans, […]
Libertadores: Tigre keep dreams alive with last gasp winner, Boca lose and Arsenal draw
This week’s round of Copa Libertadores fixtures saw a mixed set of results for Argentine sides. On Wednesday night Tigre managed to maintain perhaps an outside chance of qualification by […]
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