End of season grades for all the Argentine Primera sides….
The 30-team Primera will kick off in February and so with the last short tournament now done and dusted we take a look back over how each of the twenty […]
Category Archives: Torneo transicion
Torneo Transición Awards – Manager, Player, Team and Goal of the season (VIDEO)
Apologies for the delay and the brevity of the Torneo Transición review and awards. I may be away at the moment but it would not be the end of the […]
Racing crowned champions of Argentina (VIDEO)
Racing knew that victory in El Cilindro against Godoy Cruz ensured them the long awaited Primera title, but with it being Racing that was far from a certainty. However, another […]
Gimnasia defeat Boca in La Bombonera and Bernardi says farewell to Newell’s with bore draw (VIDEO)
The important matter of the title deciding matches involving River Plate and Racing remain but on Sunday the last of the Torneo Transición was played out. Boca Juniors finished the […]
Arsenal and Belgrano Saturday’s big winners & Central edge Banfield (VIDEO)
Far be it from me to suggest but a good number of players during Saturday’s final round of Torneo Transición appeared as though they were already on their holidays, and […]
Estudiantes and San Lorenzo end the season with victory (VIDEO)
No relegation and the title deciders being played next weekend mean that it is a bizarre final round of fixtures with more or less nothing to play for except perhaps […]
Newell’s move forward with Gallego but is this a step back?
Newell’s Old Boys confirmed yesterday that Américo Gallego would be returning to the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa as manager ten years after leading them to the Apertura title in 2004. After a […]
Golazo November Awards – Manager, Player and Goal of the Month (VIDEO)
November coming to an end means that South American football is at a crucial part of the season and as such the championship is just one round of fixtures away […]
Arsenal lose home record to Belgrano and Olimpo thump Godoy Cruz (VIDEO)
Arsenal have been unbeaten all season at home and in their final fixture against a Belgrano side who had won just once on the road lose two-nil, such is the […]
Milito double edges Racing to title, River win to stay in race as Lanús fall away (VIDEO)
Racing Club are now just one match away from capturing their first title since 2001, after a Diego Milito inspired 3-0 win away to Rosario Central. River Plate were made to […]
10-man Independiente beat Newell’s and San Lorenzo thump Estudiantes (VIDEO)
Independiente kept their very slim title challenge alive with a superb performance in Avellaneda against Newell’s Old Boys. Playing with 10 men since the 31st minute, after Víctor Cuesta was […]
Gimnasia sweep aside Quilmes and Pratto gets Vélez back on track (VIDEO)
Gimnasia may have the second best defensive record in the Primera but they have found this season hard going as a result of goals at the other end being hard […]
Arsenal claim first away win of the season with victory in Rosario (VIDEO)
It has been a pretty dreadful 6 month period for Newell’s Old Boys, particularly given the high standards they themselves set not all that long ago under Gerardo Martino. Last […]
Calleri double for Boca all but ends Independiente title hopes and Tigre defeat Belgrano (VIDEO)
Independiente’s dreams of capturing the Primera title in their first season back in the top flight were effectively ended in La Bombonera on Sunday evening as an error strewn performance […]
Racing take pole position in title race after edging River (VIDEO)
The gamble that Marcelo Gallardo took by taking a weakened River Plate side to face title contenders Racing Club in El Cilindro certainly did not pay off and now it […]
Lanús bounce back to join River at the top, Godoy Cruz thump Vélez and San Lorenzo lose again (VIDEO)
Sunday’s match between River and Racing might have more of an impact on the title race but Lanús ensured that they will remain in the mix after they bounced back […]
Defensa y Justicia claim gutsy win over Newell’s (VIDEO)
In Florencia Varela, Defensa y Justicia claimed back-to-back wins for the first time this season with a 1-0 win over Newell’s Old Boys. Brian Fernández’s breakaway goal in the second half […]
Segura announces further developments on 30-team Primera División
Luís Segura and the AFA Executive Committee still haven’t worked out exactly how Julío Grondona’s 30-team Primera will work but last night some further details were announced ahead of it […]
Independiente claim big win over Lanús to remain in the title race (VIDEO)
A defeat for Independiente in the Estadio Libertadores de América against Lanús would have ended any hopes of winning the championship but Jorge Almirón’s side produced an exciting and typically […]
River drop two more points, Boca earn draw before superclásico and Newell’s win (VIDEO)
A home draw against Olimpo was not the ideal preparation for River Plate ahead of what is a huge 10 days for the club. Ramiro Funes Mori had a huge […]
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