Could this be the end for Zanetti?…or perhaps a return to Argentina
Inter Milan’s long serving Argentine Javier Zanetti ruptured his achilles tendon in Sunday’s defeat to Palermo. At the age of 39 this could call time on the great career of […]
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Lanus drop more points making it tight at the top and Tigre pip Argentinos
Lanus drew 0 – 0 away to Union to go level on top with Newell’s on 22 points but will be disappointed to see their lead cut. However, they remain […]
Huracan fans attack the team
Argentine football has been getting some coverage on the BBC so I thought I had better add the news here. Following their Copa Argentina defeat to Godoy Cruz on Wednesday […]
Libertadores: The great Luxemburgo involved in a fight
In the week that saw the Argentina under 17s fight with their Uruguayan rivals and Huracan fans attack the team after their cup defeat, it shows that even the most […]
Paper roundup: Brindisi dominates the headlines and Migliore breaks his silence
The football news is currently being dominated by the plight of Avellaneda giants, Independiente and their recent appointment of Miguel Angel Brindisi. His work has already begun and Brindisi has […]
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 […]
Gallego leaves Independiente….Where do Independiente go now?
Last night Americo Gallego parted company with Independiente as the club stand on the brink of relegation. Following Friday night’s 1 – 1 draw with Union, a result which deepened […]
Saturday: Boca thrashed in San Juan, Racing batter San Lorenzo and Lanus edge All Boys in last minute
The earlier kickoff on Saturday undoubtedly brought the major talking point as Boca Juniors were humiliated in San Juan by San Martin, losing 6 – 1. They will point to […]
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 […]
Bad news for Migliore
Update: San Lorenzo’s goalkeeper, Pablo Migliore has been denied release and been charged with ‘aggrevated concealment’ regarding the whereabouts of Maxi Mazzaro, the Boca hooligan wanted by police in connection […]
Saturday: Not a lot of goals but Independiente are the big losers
After Friday night’s defeat to All Boys, Independiente were praying that results went their way over the rest of the weekend. Sadly for the Avellaneda giants that wasn’t to be […]
Almeyda returns as Banfield manager
Matias Almeyda has been unveiled as the new manager of Nacional B side, Banfield. His first appointment since being sacked as River Plate manager after leading them to promotion back […]
San Lorenzo goalkeeper Pablo Migliore arrested
Following last night’s game with Newell’s Old Boys, San Lorenzo goalkeeper, Pablo Migliore was taken into custody under suspicion of concealing information and hiding Boca fugitive, Maximilian Mazzaro. The case […]
Coloccini enjoys his time off in Buenos Aires
Newcastle captain, Fabricio Coloccini is obviously making the most of his time back in Argentina while he recovers from his back injury. There were no signs of pain as he […]
AFA decide upon light punishment
Following the recent episodes of violence and the resulting talk of banning away support the AFA have announced pretty soft punishments and in fact not really done anything with regards the […]
AFA to vote on banning away support after increased violence
The AFA Executive committee are due to meet tonight to discuss the proposed ban of all visiting supporters in a bid to control the football violence that has dominated the […]
Velez bounce back with win over San Martin
After two consecutive defeats in the league Velez needed a victory in the Jose Amalfitani Stadium last night. The visitors, San Martin, themselves in need of a victory as they […]
February Awards
The first month of the new season has seen some great goals and some good performances so here is the Golazo Argentino pick of the bunch. Goal of the month, […]
El Rojo win Avellaneda bragging rights and fight out of relegation
Sunday afternoon saw the first of the big derby games of this tournament when the neighbourhood of Avellaneda is split red and blue for the clash between Independiente and Racing. […]
Saturday: Boca and Velez continue to struggle as Lanus win again
Boca‘s form doesn’t improve as they slump to another defeat away to All Boys. Poor defending and a lack of attacking threat saw them lose 2 – 0 in Floresta. […]
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