The seven-goal thrashing of Vélez suggested that Boca Juniors were back, last week’s Superclásico draw dampened expectation a little and Sunday’s defeat to Talleres plunged Miguel Ángel Russo’s side back […]
There is little doubt who the best player currently in Argentina and you won’t find him at Boca, River or any of the traditional grandes. Instead a 36-year-old who has […]
Boca Juniors answered their critics in emphatic fashion on Sunday evening with a historic 7-1 victory over Vélez Sarsfield. One win and two draws in the league and a limp […]
Five straight wins in all competitions, three from three in the Copa De La Liga, Vélez Sarsfield appear to be on the right track under Mauricio Pellegrino. Two-nil winners over […]
Back at the Monumental for the first time in almost a year, River Plate enjoyed themselves on a newly laid pitch and made relatively light work of Rosario Central. Rafael […]
Ten years on from sending River Plate down to the Nacional B, Ricardo Zielinski reprised his role as the Millonarios bogeyman. El Ruso’s debut as Estudiantes manager ended in dramatic […]
By Martín O’Donnell The Halcón accomplished their greatest achievement ever when they defeated Lanús in the Copa Sudamericana 2020 final and lifted a continental trophy for the first time in […]
Lifting the Copa Sudamericana at the weekend may have been the first many had heard about Defensa y Justicia so Peter and Tom look back on the historic final win […]
History was to be made whichever side emerged from the Copa Sudamericana semi-final between Defensa y Justicia and Coquimbo Unido and thanks to Braian Romero’s first half hat-trick it will […]
For all the talk in recent years of River Plate benefitting from favourable decisions, Tuesday’s Copa Libertadores semi final saw Marcelo Gallardo’s side denied one of the great comebacks by […]
By Martín O’Donnell It’s an exciting time for Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia just days before the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals. For the first time in the club’s history, the […]
Any suggestion that Boca Juniors and River Plate would be sacrificing the Superclásico in favour of this week’s Copa Libertadores semi-finals proved unfounded as the two sides battled to an […]
The Superclásico may have been absent from the 2020 calendar but January’s fixture is already shaping up nicely. The traditional summer ‘friendly’ will make way for a Copa Diego Maradona […]
It’s advantage Racing Club in the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals after Lorenzo Melgarejo’s powerful header gave La Academia a 1-0 first leg win over Boca Juniors in Avellaneda. In a game […]
Tributes for Diego Maradona were evident across the world but there was not likely to be a more emotional meeting than the scheduled clash between Boca Juniors and Newell’s Old […]
Vélez Sarsfield have looked far from their best under new manager Mauricio Pellegrino so far but with victory over Huracán in Parque Patricios, the Fortineros went top of Group 6 […]
Talleres brought to an end a run of 16 games without defeat since the return of Miguel Ángel Russo as former Boca Juniors academy product Joel Soñora returned to seal […]
It’s only four games but Independiente have quickly found a new hero as new goalkeeper Sebastián Sosa was once again the star man in El Rojo’s 1-1 draw with Colón […]
Lanús booked their place in the Copa Sudamericana last 16 on Wednesday evening in the most dramatic fashion as Nicolás Orsini’s stoppage goal fired El Granate past São Paulo on […]
Racing Club have not been accustomed to losing since Sebastián Beccacece took charge and few would have predicted a visit from Atlético Tucumán would have produced only a second loss […]
