Argentine football may throw up the unexpected on a regular basis but a relegation candidate against the runaway leaders proved to be the mismatch it appeared on paper as Racing […]
There is still a long way to go in the relegation battle but Belgrano’s victory over Gimnasia on Friday night was not only a first in eight matches but moved […]
River Plate and Boca Juniors experienced contrasting fortunes in the Copa Libertadores this week and although both giants focus on their upcoming semi final second legs, Los Millonarios celebrated victory […]
One only needed to cast an eye over the River Plate starting eleven to know that priority is with the Copa Libertadores semi final next week but Marcelo Gallardo’s side […]
Such has been the number of upsets in this year’s Copa Argentina that River Plate are in the semi finals and are yet to face fellow Superliga competition. For 83 […]
After the bitter disappointment of their Copa Libertadores exit in midweek, Independiente desperately needed to kickstart their Superliga campaign with victory over Patronato. El Rojo were certainly made to work […]
Ahead of a huge Copa Libertadores clash against Cruzeiro with a Copa Libertadores semi final spot on the line, Boca Juniors were able to put a week to forget behind […]
A potential Superclásico semi final was already being discussed and after Boca Juniors’ defeat to River Plate in the league on Sunday, the chance for revenge was supposedly within touching […]
While Sunday’s focus may have been on the Superclásico, Atlético Tucumán continued to quietly go about their business and with a 3-1 win in San Juan, El Decano climbed to the […]
For a while Talleres will have felt that they might be the team to end Unión’s impressive unbeaten home record and La T will certainly sense that they should but after […]
Newell’s Old Boys publicly backed manager Omar de Felippe this week and while frequently changing coaches has hardly helped La Lepra in recent years, defeat to Atlético Tucumán in Rosario to […]
Goalkeeper Franco Armani might be closing in on the professional era record for not conceding and Juan Fernando Quintero might be as a tricky as ever but Marcelo Gallardo has […]
Franco Armani wrote himself into the River Plate record books with yet another clean sheet but it was César Rigamonti, his opposite number in the Belgrano goal, who played the […]
Whether he is still at the club in a week or so remains to be seen but Franco Soldano showed just how valuable he is to Unión once again with […]
River Plate secured the first spot in the last 16 of this year’s Copa Argentina but Gimnasia have swiftly joined them after victory over Olimpo in Neuquén on Sunday. The recently […]
While Nacional B side Club Atlético Brown ensured there was at least one more Copa Argentina upset this year with victory over San Martín de San Juan, Superliga outfits Colón […]
River Plate may only have achieved Copa Sudamericana qualification with Monday’s victory over San Lorenzo but the club’s form and change in fortune since the turn of the year has […]
It is somewhat fitting that Boca Juniors claimed their second consecutive league title with a draw against struggling Gimnasia as Guillermo Barros Schelotto’s side have staggered to the trophy in […]
Independiente sneaked back into the Copa Libertadores’ spots with just a point but will know that it was two dropped with a draw against Gimnasia on Sunday. Forced to play […]
Title challengers up until a couple of weeks ago, back-to-back defeats for Talleres had swiftly seen not only that dream extinguished but their hopeful place in the Copa Libertadores under […]
