River striker Lucas Alario welcomes reported Liverpool bid
River Plate striker Lucas Alario has reportedly been the subject of a $8 million bid from Premier League side Liverpool and while the 23-year-old has revealed his happiness with the […]
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Lanús ensure Barros Schelotto has an unhappy return with Boca & River snatch a last gasp draw with Banfield (VIDEO)
Lanús bounced back from their first defeat of the season last weekend against Racing to go back to the top of Zona Two with victory over Boca Juniors. Two goals […]
River settle for point after being seconds away from historic victory in La Paz (VIDEO)
Very few sides come away from La Paz with three points, in fact you need to go back almost 50 years for the last time an Argentine club managed it, […]
Part Two: Argentina’s best young players: 40-31 #Golazo50
Continuing our look at the best young players in Argentina, we now reveal positions 40 to 31 (in case you missed it 50-41 is available here). All the players are eligible […]
Five talking points from Round Seven of the Primera – plus ALL the goals
Defeat to Estudiantes in the clásico costs Pedro Troglio his job Gimnasia’s recent record against bitter rivals, Estudiantes is woeful but the manner of defeat in the Estadio Unico was […]
Colón thrash injury-ravaged River & Atlético Tucumán snatch a point against Aldosivi (VIDEO)
Even with just Eder Álvarez Balanta missing, River Plate were a little short defensively so when Marcelo Gallardo was robbed of Jonathan Maidana, Gabriel Mercado and Leonel Vangioni through injury for […]
River earn draw with São Paulo after goalkeeping howler (VIDEO)
Despite scoring in the most fortuitous of circumstance, River Plate were good value for a point against a São Paulo side desperate for victory after their opening day defeat at home […]
Part One: Argentina’s best young players: 50-41 #Golazo50
There is no coincidence that perhaps the two greatest footballers to have graced the earth hail from Argentina; almost since the British first brought football to the banks of the […]
Five talking points from Round Six of the Primera – plus ALL the goals
Boca’s problems are clear as another superclásico fails to live up to the billing Argentine football’s biggest match once again disappointed after River Plate and Boca Juniors played out a […]
River fail to take chances as superclásico ends goalless (VIDEO)
Argentine football’s biggest match once again failed to live up to it’s billing after River Plate and Boca Juniors played out a fiercely contested but ultimately rather dull superclásico. Marcelo […]
Five talking points from Round Five of the Primera – plus ALL the goals
Boca’s defeat to Racing kicks off huge week and spells the end for El Vasco Since defeat in La Bombonera to Atlético Tucumán, Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s job had hung by a thread […]
River edge Independiente thanks to late Alario goal (VIDEO)
Lucas Alario’s late goal in the Monumental handed River Plate a vital victory over Independiente as Marcelo Gallardo’s side aim to kickstart their title challenge and keep pace with Rosario […]
River Plate ease to victory in Venezuela and Central snatch a last gasp point from Nacional (VIDEO)
Copa Libertadores champions River Plate have failed to maintain the incredible form that saw them lift the trophy in August but whilst they stutter domestically, Marcelo Gallardo’s side cruised to […]
Five talking points from Round Four of the Primera – plus ALL the goals
Boca’s resurgence is too much for woeful Newell’s Boca’s 4-1 battering of Newell’s capped a strange week at both clubs: Boca’s ugly victory over San Martín in midweek saved Rodolfo […]
Rosario Central fight back to draw with River Plate in a thriller (VIDEO)
If Sunday’s earlier clásico had been enough to turn viewers off Argentine football, River Plate’s visit to Rosario Central proved to be the perfect antidote. Central have enjoyed a wonderful […]
Godoy Cruz beat River in the Monumental and Atlético Tucumán chalk up a third straight win (VIDEO)
River Plate’s indifferent start to 2016 continued last night in the Monumental after Leonardo Pisculichi’s first half red card proved costly. Los Millonarios were already trailing after Diego Viera had […]
Five talking points from Round Two of the Primera – plus ALL the goals
With Barros Schelotto waiting in the wings, Arruabarrena looks on borrowed time A summer that consisted of two superclásico defeats, a lacklustre goalless draw with Temperley on the opening weekend, […]
D’Alessandro’s return ends in defeat as Belgrano stun River (VIDEO)
It would have been easy to get carried away after River Plate demolished Quilmes in their opening fixture and for Sunday’s visit to Belgrano were able to hand a second […]
Five talking points from Round One of the Primera – plus ALL the goals
1. Title challengers Boca and San Lorenzo’s summer hangovers continue ahead of Supercopa 2015’s champions and runners up, Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo endured a difficult preseason, which included Torneo […]
River thrash Quilmes, Lanús snatch late win over Estudiantes and Sarmiento inflict new blow to Vélez (VIDEO)
River Plate made the most of the rain delay that pushed their season opener against Quilmes back until Monday evening and although the ill-discipline of Los Cerveceros played a part, […]
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