Frustration for River as slow progress is made in the market
Ramon Diaz has returned from his holiday in Miami and is said to be frustrated at the lack of activity by River Plate following the final fixture in the Torneo […]
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Passarella heads to Europe to tout River talent
River Plate President, Daniel Passarella is travelling to Europe to try and sell some of his club’s assets to the highest bidder, namely the Torneo Final’s breakthrough star, Colombian defender, […]
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 […]
River win leaves Independiente on the brink of relegation
With those around them winning, Independiente knew that this clasico was more ‘must win’ than ever before. With 3 games to go and their own fate not in their hands […]
Argentinos Juniors win has huge implications at both ends of the table
Argentinos Juniors surprise 2-0 win over River Plate has perhaps handed the title to Newell’s Old Boys (if they win tonight) and lifted them away from, what is now looking […]
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 […]
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 […]
Big Sunday: Honours even in Super Clasico and Independiente’s revival continues
La Bombonera hosted this tournament’s super clasico and the result was a 1-1 draw between Argentina’s greatest rivals – Boca Juniors and River Plate. River dominated the first half and […]
Golazo’s April Awards
Slightly late but the much anticipated Golazo monthly awards are here. April has seen the title race hot up as Lanus have faltered and their slip up has seen Newell’s […]
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 […]
Midweek roundup: Advantage Velez in all Argentine Copa Libertadores clash and two big upsets in the Copa Argentina
This week’s midweek football brought us some very surprising results (aside from Barcelona and Real Madrid getting turned over in the Champions League) both domestically and in the Copa Libertadores. Fresh from […]
Independiente on the brink and River show title credentials
Sunday’s games from round 10 of the tournament Final saw Avellaneda giants, Independiente take another step towards relegation as the first game under new manager, Miguel Angel Brindisi had an […]
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 […]
Paper review – Veron, Maradona, Pope Francis plus injury and crime updates
With last night being the first time in some time that there wasn’t a game to write up I’ll take the opportunity to bring a quick review of the stories […]
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 […]
Saturday: Narrow wins for Racing and Argentinos; River and Velez bore draw
Saturday was perhaps not the best advert for Argentinian football as the 3 games served up only 2 goals and not really a great deal to talk about. Unfortunately, football […]
Round 7 preview and Pope Francis a Huracan fan?
After the week off for International duty the Primera division kicks off again this week with some big clashes in Buenos Aires, notably Boca taking on Independiente and River playing […]
Round 6: Lanus stretch their lead at the top as River stumble
As the sixth round of fixtures draws nearer there is a lot to catch up on from the weekend’s action so far. Lanus continued their unbeaten start to the season […]
River player in attempted kidnapping
River Plate player Jonathan Bottinelli was last night rescued by police after his car was stopped by a gang in El Palomar and they attempted to kidnap and rob the […]
Sunday: River battle to win, Boca manage a draw and Tigre win
Another day’s games overshadowed by violence with scenes of Colon’s hooligans attacking a bus carrying River fans on the freeway dominating the news. Not wanting to dwell too much on […]
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