San Lorenzo crush Gimnasia to go clear in the league
San Lorenzo thrashed Gimnasia in El Nuevo Gasómetro to move 2 points clear at the top of the table, at least until Newell’s play. Juan Antonio Pizzi’s side dominated from […]
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Arsenal go top with win over Godoy Cruz on low scoring Friday
Arsenal De Sarandi climbed to the top of the Torneo Inicial with yesterday afternoon’s victory against Godoy Cruz to further increase the Mendoza club’s relegation worries. Ramiro Carrera’s smart pirouette […]
River Plate do enough to set up Lanus clash in Copa Sudamericana
River Plate managed to turnaround last week’s loss in Ecuador with a 2-0 win in El Monumental. Despite making heavy work of things at times, River’s dominance prevailed and Liga […]
Lanus progress in Copa Sudamericana despite defeat in Chile
It was always going to take an almighty comeback by Universidad de Chile after getting thumped 4-0 in Lanus in the first leg and so, as expected, it proved too […]
Velez ease past Rafaela in Liniers
Velez Sarsfield put their defeat to Belgrano behind them and looked impressive in their demolition of Atletico Rafaela last night in Liniers. A fantastic first half performance saw Velez lead […]
All square in the La Plata clasico; San Lorenzo and River Sunday’s winners
Sunday’s big game was undoubtedly in La Plata where Estudiantes hosted city rivals, Gimnasia. The game ended 1-1 but Gimnasia will look back at some key decisions that may have […]
Saturday has no winners as it’s all square in Bahia Blanca and Rosario
The two newly promoted who have been finding things a little tough since arriving back in the Primera earned themselves deserved draws yesterday. Rosario Central have been pretty awful of […]
Maxi magic breaks Racing’s resolve and Godoy Cruz beat Tigre
Maxi Rodriguez showed last night, in Avellaneda, why he is still one of the top players in Argentina as his wonderful solo effort gave Newell’s Old Boys a late winner […]
Defensive errors cost River in Ecuador
River Plate travelled to Ecuador for the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana Last 16 tie against Liga De Loja but will look back ruefully on a night where mistakes […]
Good night for Argentine sides in Copa Sudamericana as Lanus and Velez both win
Lanus and Velez Sarsfield were both in action last night in the Copa Sudamericana last 16 and both will be happy with the results of their first legs. Lanus thrashed […]
Gimnasia edge Colon in La Plata to wrap up Round 7
The final game of Round 7 was delayed by 24 hours due to rain on Monday night but Gimnasia didn’t let that affect them too much, as they defeated Colon […]
Bianchi’s Boca brush aside Ischia’s Racing – all of Sunday’s other action
Fernando Gago was once again instrumental in Boca Juniors‘ latest win in La Bombonera. The central midfielder was the heartbeat of the side and crucial to his side’s 2-0 win […]
All Boys go goal crazy and Newell’s bounce back to winning ways
Newell’s Old Boys‘ title challenge got back on track yesterday in Rosario despite falling behind to Olimpo. In need of a result after their humbling by Velez last weekend, things […]
Friday: Big wins for Lanus and Belgrano
Argentinos Juniors‘ fine start to the season came crashing back to earth last night as they were thrashed 4-0 in Lanus. Caruso Lombardi’s normally tight defence was ruthlessly exposed by […]
La Seleccion thrash Paraguay to reach the World Cup
Last night in Asunsion, Argentina finally ensured their World Cup Qualification with an emphatic victory over Paraguay. Not usually the happiest of hunting grounds, La Seleccion have not won here […]
Round 6 finishes with more surprises – River score 3 and Boca get spanked by Olimpo
Following a weekend of fairly unpredictable results, Sunday followed a similar pattern. River Plate having scored only twice so far this season and really struggling to create anything suddenly sparked […]
Busy Saturday ends with chaotic clash between Racing and Lanus
Despite the international fixtures this week, the Primera Division showed no signs of letting up and gave us 5 games to look at from Saturday. Racing hosted Lanus, in a […]
Velez thrash Newell’s in Liniers
The two main protagonists in Argentinian football in recent years clashed once again last night in Liniers and it was the hosts, Velez Sarsfield who were left celebrating as they […]
River sneak through after stalemate in El Monumental
River Plate managed to qualify for the next stage of the Copa Sudamericana but once again failed to create too much as their disjointed start to the season continues. The […]
Golazo’s Torneo Inicial August Awards
With the first month of the season complete it is time once again for a look back and the task of deciding who wins the Golazo Awards for August. As […]
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