San Lorenzo defeat Boca to close on Newell’s at the top (video)
San Lorenzo against Boca Juniors is always a big deal in Argentine football but with both teams breathing down the neck of league leaders, Newell’s Old Boys, today’s clasico had […]
Category Archives: Torneo Inicial 2013
Saturday: Goals galore as Argentinos, Central and Racing earn big wins! (video)
On Friday it was the weather that dominated proceedings but on Saturday it rained goals and, in the case of Olimpo, red cards. Olimpo were thumped 4-0 in La Paternal […]
Newell’s battle to draw against Colon and Arsenal also lose ground (video)
Dreadful weather conditions across much of Argentina created a rather wet set of Friday fixtures and undoubtedly impacted on the matches. League leaders, Newell’s Old Boys travelled to Santa Fe […]
Boca the big winners as Newell’s and Arsenal slip up (video)
This weekend’s election means that there is no more football until Monday but Friday’s fixtures provided more than enough talking points. Title chasers, Newell’s Old Boys were held by Godoy […]
Lanus may have ended San Lorenzo title hopes – all the action (video)
After two goalless draws in the matches between All Boys and Tigre and then Atletico Rafaela and River Plate, Wednesday’s round of games looked to be a somewhat dull affair. […]
Velez deserve victory against Argentinos (video)
Velez Sarsfield produced an impressive performance in Liniers to comfortably defeat Argetinos Juniors and in doing so record back-to-back wins. Mauro Zarate was a constant threat and having gone close […]
Central shock Newell’s in the Clásico Rosarino (video)
In one of Argentina’s most fierce derbies and one which divides the city of Rosario it was the yellow side of Rosario Central left to celebrate a famous win over […]
Saturday: Lanus and San Lorenzo enjoy big wins (video)
After the midweek catastrophe in the Copa Argentina Final, San Lorenzo responded superbly last night in the Nuevo Gasómetro with a win over All Boys and in doing so, maintained […]
Friday: Merlo can’t halt Racing slump – all the action (video)
The return of Racing legend, Reinaldo ‘Mostaza’ Merlo could not change the current fortunes on the pitch as another limp performance in Avellaneda ended in a 1-0 defeat to Velez […]
Monday: Big win for Godoy Cruz in Lanus (video)
Godoy Cruz recorded their first away win of the season last night by defeating Lanus 1-0. Lanus were missing several key players but in truth it was another disjointed performance […]
Sunday: Newell’s stretch lead with win over River – plus all the other action (video)
Another good weekend for Newell’s Old Boys as those around them dropped points they continued to march on towards possible back-to-back titles. Last night’s 1-0 win over River Plate was […]
Saturday: Arsenal slip up in Sarandi and lose ground on Newell’s (video)
San Lorenzo suffered a blow to their aspirations of winning the Torneo Final last night letting a one goal lead slip in Sarandi allowing Arsenal to snatch a last gasp […]
Golazo’s Torneo Inicial September Awards
Slightly delayed, but as always here are the decisions of Golazo Argentino for Manager of the Month, Player of the Month and Goal of the Month. Read more and feel […]
Arsenal remain unbeaten and Godoy Cruz and Central score important wins
The remaining fixtures of Round 10 produced some significant scores at either end of the table. Arsenal continued their fine start to the season to keep pace with the leaders […]
Ischia walks after just 5 games as Racing lose again
Things continue to get worse for Racing Club, after the worst start to a season since the short championship format began, Carlos Ischia has resigned after overseeing just 5 games. […]
Boca joy in El Monumental
Boca Juniors scored another famous victory in El Monumental yesterday evening thanks to Emanuel Gigliotti’s first half goal. Both sides had chances to add more but River, particularly, were guilty […]
Newell’s march on as San Lorenzo lose ground
Newell’s Old Boys continue to impress and establish themselves as the team to beat in Argentina with yet another routine victory. The league leaders travelled to Quilmes and second half […]
Belgrano defeat Argentinos prompting Caruso fury
Caruso Lombardi was left seething at his sides loss at home to Belgrano and left no uncertainty as to who he blamed for the 3-1 defeat. He blasted referee, Saul […]
Busy Sunday and some significant and surprising results
Newell’s Old Boys bid to win back-to-back league titles continued today with a 2-0 win over Argentinos Juniors. Maxi Rodriguez opened the scoring and then missed a penalty but his […]
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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