Fair to say that Gimnasia‘s eyes were on their upcoming midweek clásico against Estudiantes in the Copa Sudamericana but credit to Defensa y Justicia for ruthlessly taking advantage in La […]
Vélez Sarsfield meeting Newell’s Old Boys should be one of the more attractive fixtures in Argentina but despite a win for either side meaning they would go top, the two […]
River Plate might not have been as fluid as they have been in recent weeks but the result was the same in Mendoza last night. Germán Pezzella’s injury time header gave […]
Sunday’s fixtures undoubtedly dominate this weekend’s Argentine football but on Saturday there were also wins for Newell’s Old Boys, Rosario Central and Gimnasia. Newell’s moved up to second in the […]
After heavy defeats last weekend both Avellaneda clubs needed a boost ahead of Sunday’s clásico and although they both left it late, Independiente and Racing both earned morale boosting victories […]
Vélez Sarsfield swept aside a woeful Independiente in Avellaneda on Saturday night. After a tight first half, Lucas Pratto inspired a four-goal demolition after the break, scoring the first two […]
Newell’s Old Boys followed up their opening day victory in La Bombonera with a 1-1 draw against Gimnasia in the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa. A somewhat stagnant first half in which […]
Three of the ‘Big Five’ were in action on Sunday and enjoyed mixed fortunes on another interesting day in the Primera. Indepediente celebrated a triumphant return to the top flight […]
While the title deciding games may not have had the drama of the earlier relegation battle, River Plate announced their return to the top of Argentine football. Their 5-0 thrashing […]
River Plate took a substantial step towards claiming the Torneo Final, their first top flight title since Diego Simeone’s 2008 Clausura, with a 2-0 win over relegated, Argentinos Juniors in […]
River Plate may have a new folk hero as reserve keeper, Leandro Chichizola saved a last minute penalty to ensure River held on to their 3-2 lead against Racing Club. […]
Gimnasia‘s incredible run of form continued yesterday afternoon in La Paternal but sadly their sixth consecutive victory sent Claudio Borghi’s, Argentinos Juniors side out of the Primera División. Perhaps the […]
Gimnasia went to the top of the table, level on points with River Plate, after a 2-1 win over relegation threatened, All Boys in La Plata. Lucas Licht put Gimnasia […]
Gimnasia boss, Pedro Troglio may have tried his best to play down his sides title chances but with last night’s 1-0 win over Racing in Avellaneda, Gimnasia are now just a […]
River Plate deservedly defeated Atletico Rafaela in El Monumental to go second, ahead of their huge top of table clash with Estudiantes on Wednesday. Second half goals from Carlos Carbonero […]
After Friday night’s attempts to turn anyone off watching Argentine football, Saturday was desperately in need of goals, and an incredible second half in Liniers, saw Vélez Sarsfield hit five past […]
Round 9 came to an end on Sunday night with the Primera taking a day off for Día De La Memoria on Monday and there were big wins for River Plate, […]
A huge day of Primera action had a number of talking points but despite interesting results around Buenos Aires, it seems correct to start in La Plata and the Clásico […]
Vélez Sarsfield were the big winners on Saturday as they came from behind to inflict Belgrano‘s first defeat of 2014. For the first time, Belgrano actually took the lead when Guillermo Farré tapped […]
Yet another full round of midweek games means that the Torneo Final is already 6 rounds in. Big wins for Newell’s, San Lorenzo, Quilmes, Boca and Lanús but interestingly since the […]
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