Primera team & goal of the week: Round Twenty-Two
Team of the week returns with fourteen matches to choose from so here are the eleven that impressed from round twenty-two along with our Player of the round and pick […]
Category Archives: torneo final 2014
Benedetto on fire as Boca thump Quilmes, Más scores at both ends in San Lorenzo draw & Lanús still struggle (VIDEO)
Supporters were questioning the role of Darío Benedetto as Boca’s number nine following last weekend’s draw with Godoy Cruz but the 26-year-old emphatically answered his critics with a stunning first […]
Torneo Final Review – Team, Manager and Goal of the season plus anything else of note (VIDEO)
With relegation finally decided it is time to look back on the Torneo Final. River Plate were crowned champions for the 35th time in their history while we said goodbye […]
Atlético Rafaela send Colón to the Nacional B after playoff win (VIDEO)
A Rodrigo Depetris header and some curious refereeing decisions saw Colón relegated to the Nacional B in Rosario yesterday afternoon. With safety on the line it was always going to […]
Vélez qualify for the Libertadores with entertaining win over San Lorenzo (VIDEO)
AFA’s wonderful scheduling meant Vélez Sarsfield’s trip to San Lorenzo took place 24 hours after River had secured the Torneo Final trophy but both sides managed to produce a thoroughly […]
River win the title while a thrilling relegation battle ends in a playoff (ALL THE GOALS)
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 […]
Central qualify for the Copa Sudamericana as Argentinos and All Boys say farewell to the Primera (VIDEO)
Obviously Sunday’s matches are really all that matters this weekend but before the final day drama commences there were two matches to catch up on from earlier. Rosario Central ended […]
River close in on title as Gimnasia lose in Quilmes while Riquelme perhaps says goodbye to Boca (VIDEO)
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 […]
Verón bids farewell and Estudiantes go top as Colón and Atletico fail to win making relegation even tighter (VIDEO)
The more meaningful matches in the title race might be later today but Estudiantes have ensured that they will be in the mix on the final day after a crushing […]
Olimpo ensure safety and complicate things for Godoy Cruz (VIDEO)
Olimpo’s latest victory in Bahía Blanca ensured their safety in the Primera Division while Godoy Cruz will be watching other results nervously this weekend. After a nervy first half, the […]
River join Gimnasia at the top with win over Racing plus wins for Arsenal and Boca (VIDEO)
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. […]
Estudiantes put pressure on the top and the relegation battle gets even tighter (VIDEO)
Perhaps the only significant result in the title race was Estudiantes victory in Santa Fe against a Colón side, unbeaten in 8 at home. Franco Jara pounced on a defensive […]
Lanús miss the chance to pressure Gimnasia with Tigre draw (VIDEO)
Lanús have made a very good fist of balancing their Copa Libertadores and Torneo Final commitments but the goalless draw against Tigre last night may prove costly in their efforts […]
Godoy Cruz, the big winners as River and Estudiantes fail to close the gap and Boca batter Arsenal (VIDEO)
Three games to play and it is advantage Gimnasia in the title race, albeit a very slight advantage, as Estudiantes and River Plate both dropped points. Estudiantes welcomed title chasing/relegation […]
Gimnasia lead the table but condemn Argentinos, Quilmes beat Racing to cling to Primera and Zárate stars in Vélez win (VIDEO)
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 […]
Banega scores stunner as Newell’s defeat Tigre (VIDEO)
Éver Banega gave a timely reminder to Argentina of his talents, following the injury to Fernando Gago, with an excellent performance capped with a superb , long-range winner for Newell’s […]
Gimnasia go top with crushing victory over All Boys as rivals, Godoy Cruz thump Rafaela (VIDEO)
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 […]
Wins for River, Racing, Arsenal and Boca have implications in the title race and the relegation dogfight (VIDEO)
River Plate are alone at the top of the table thanks to their latest victory in El Monumental over Vélez Sarsfield. Teo Gutiérrez was able to pounce on a terrible blunder […]
Valencia gives Olimpo big win over Quilmes and provides Saturday’s only goal (VIDEO)
Adolfo ‘Trencito’ Valencia’s impressive run of form continued yesterday, as the 22-year old, on loan from MLS side, Portland Timbers scored his sixth goal of the campaign and more importantly […]
Gimnasia join the title race and pile the pressure on Racing while Godoy Cruz earn a huge win (VIDEO)
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 […]
