Sunday: River and Boca lose to Colon and Estudiantes
River Plate were finally able to field new signing, Teo Gutierrez but were still surprisingly beaten in El Monumental by Colon. Despite bossing the game and having almost 70% possession […]
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No separating Monday’s teams as Round 3 comes to an end
First up, in Floresta, All Boys and Velez fought a pretty even game in which neither side could really grumble with the 1-1 scoreline. Mauro Zarate made his first start […]
Lanus heap pressure on Zubeldia with cup win
Young, under-fire Racing manager, Luis Zubeldia had to face his angry public last night as his Racing side lost again, this time in the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana […]
Boca scrape victory in Cordoba; Argentinos and Estudiantes also win
Boca Juniors kicked off their season with a rather fortunate victory in Cordoba, aided by some generous officiating. Belgrano led early through Sebastian Carrera but were quickly pegged back by […]
Godoy Cruz off to a winning start as Estudiantes let lead slip against Arsenal
The Torneo Inicial is underway and it will be Martin Palermo’s Godoy Cruz who will be most satisfied by their result. In the earlier kickoff in Mendoza, Godoy Cruz ran […]
Saturday’s friendlies – Estudiantes beat Madrid and Boca see off San Luis
Diego Simeone brought his Atletico Madrid side to Argentina as part of their pre-season tour yesterday afternoon but will have been disappointed to see them defeated by a rejuvenated Estudiantes […]
Independiente say sad farewell to the top flight
Saturday’s final fixtures didn’t have a lot riding on them but was a sad day for Independiente as their fans watched their side draw 1-1 in Santa Fe against Colon, […]
Newell’s crowned as Lanus fail to turn around deficit
Celebrations erupted yesterday in Rosario as Newell’s Old Boys were finally crowned the champions of this year’s Torneo Final. Lanus were unable to turn around their game in La Plata […]
Newell’s Old Boys win big on a day when Argentinian football is the big loser again
Sadly, once again, the football has taken a back seat in the news following yet another incident of fans clashing with the police, in this case resulting in the death […]
Independiente fail to take advantage and Godoy Cruz thrash Arsenal
Time is running out for Independiente and yesterday’s home game with Estudiantes was a great opportunity to win and heap more pressure on Argentinos Juniors. However, neither side really did […]
Monday: San Lorenzo relegate Union
San Lorenzo finally ended Union‘s spell in the top flight with a 4-2 win. After racing into a two-goal lead through Gonzalo Veron’s brace it looked like Union would be […]
Boca end historic streak, Newell’s slip up and Godoy Cruz stun Velez
Saturday’s Primera division action produced a number of talking points, notably Boca finally managing to win, a feat they have not achieved for a record breaking 12 games, and Newell’s […]
Estudiantes push Union closer to the brink
Colombian striker, Duvan Zapata’s 66th minute header gave Estudiantes their second win of the campaign and edged Union close to relegation. After a dire first half Estudiantes were much brighter […]
Saturday roundup: Boca lose again to give Estudiantes first win
Boca Juniors are turning out to be the team to play for any struggling side hoping to end any losing streaks as yesterday was the turn of Estudiantes. Without a […]
Quilmes win eases relegation fears and All Boys and San Martin share spoils
Quilmes took advantage of playing the most out of form team in the Primera at home yesterday, chalking up a invaluable 1 – 0 win over Estudiantes. With the three […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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