Newell’s suffer penalty heartbreak in Brasil
Newell’s Old Boys lost out on their place in the Copa Libertadores Final as they squandered their first leg lead in Belo Horizonte against Atletico Miniero and ended up experiencing […]
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Velez win the Superfinal and are champions once again
Lucas Pratto’s first half goal was enough to give Velez Sarsfield victory in Mendoza last night against Newell’s Old Boys. They are now crowned the season champions, somewhat ludicrously after […]
Superfinal preview: Velez vs Newell’s
Saturday night is the much maligned Super Final between Velez Sarsfield, champions of the Torneo Inicial in 2012, and Newell’s Old Boys, the new Torneo Final Champions. A place in […]
Newell’s Old Boys – more than worthy champions
The championship may only have been sealed in midweek with Lanus’s failure to defeat Estudiantes, but Gerardo Martino’s men have been the stand out side in Argentina this year and […]
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 win to close in on title as Lanus thrash River
After weeks of comatose like performances, Lanus suddenly came back to life to end River Plate’s dreams of winning the title. The free scoring Lanus of the opening 6 weeks […]
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 […]
Newell’s slip to keep the title race alive
Monday night’s football kept the title race open as Newell’s Old Boys missed the opportunity to go 6 points clear at the top of the table. Their 2-1 defeat in […]
Libertadores: Newell’s defeat Boca after epic penalty shootout
Last week’s goalless draw in La Bombonera was a tight and tense affair and tonight’s second leg in Rosario was no different. Neither team could score the decisive goal and […]
Sunday: Lanus lose ground on River and Newell’s
After a football free Saturday due to 25 de Mayo celebrations, Sunday was crammed with 5 games and the top 3 all in action and it was Lanus who were […]
Boca and Newell’s can’t be separated in Libertadores first leg
La Bombonera was packed to the rafters for this Copa Libertadores Quarter Final first leg and despite not witnessing any goals it was still a pretty exciting affair. Both sides […]
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 […]
Copa Libertadores: Revenge in Brasil for Boca to set up clash with Newell’s
The last 16 of the Copa Libertadores saw two Argentine sides progress to the Quarter Finals where they will meet each other, guaranteeing one semi finalist. Boca Juniors travelled to […]
Weekend Roundup: Newell’s go top as Lanus are held by Independiente
A later than normal weekend review but all the goals as always. On Saturday, Boca Juniors miserable run continued as they were comprehensively beaten by San Lorenzo to make it […]
Sunday’s football has implications at both ends of the table
Independiente finally got back to winning ways in Brindisi’s second game in charge with a 3 – 1 win over Argentinos Juniors in Avellaneda. The result lifts them back above […]
Friday: Newell’s go top with win over Velez and Racing Colon ends in draw
On Wednesday night Newell’s Old Boys and Velez Sarsfield will meet again, this time in the Copa Libertadores last 16, and it will be Newell’s who will feel more confident […]
Libertadores: Last 16 sees one all Argentine tie and a replay of last year’s final
With all the group games finishing last night we finally got to see the 16 teams that have qualified to the knockout stages of this year’s competition. Four of the […]
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 […]
Libertadores: Newell’s qualify despite heavy loss
Newell’s Old Boys qualified for the next round of this year’s Copa Libertadores last night, making it to this stage for the first time in 7 years. However, they didn’t […]
Lanus held in La Bombonera and River take advantage to close the gap
The league’s top three sides were in action yesterday and it was River Plate who profitted the most as leaders Lanus could only draw and Newell’s Old Boys were defeated […]
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