Round Eleven of the Torneo 2015 is understandably dominated by the season’s first superclásico but there was also a busy schedule on Saturday which saw three of chasing pack all […]
The Asad family name is as synonymous with Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield as the Maldini name is with Italian Serie A giants AC Milan. Former Albiceleste midfielder Julio Daniel Asad […]
Any of Vélez’s early season optimism probably disappeared a couple of weeks back but on Saturday afternoon Gimnasia became the latest side to stick the boot in a little more. […]
Alejandro Donatti’s stoppage time header sparked wild celebrations inside the Gigante de Arroyito as Rosario Central halted a run of three consecutive draws against bottom half teams to defeat San […]
Independiente’s struggles continued on Saturday evening in Avellaneda as Jorge Almirón’s side produced another lacklustre display in the absence of captain, Federico Mancuello. A drab first half against Gimnasia was […]
Arsenal have reportedly struck a deal with Vélez Sarsfield for 16-year-old, Maxi Romero, one of the prized youngsters from El Fortín’s highly regarded academy. The striker is said to have signed […]
The return from injury of Diego Milito saw Racing capture something like the form that secured them the Transición in 2014 and in tandem with his strike partner, Gustavo Bou, […]
Perhaps after Vélez’s easy opening few fixtures we are beginning to get a glimpse of their true level as they suffered defeat for the second time on Saturday afternoon. A […]
Quilmes earned their first victory of the new season whilst inflicting a first defeat on Vélez in the Estadio Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner thanks to Rubén Ramírez’s late penalty. Lucas Suárez headed Julio César […]
Aside from the drama revolving around River and Boca, a busy Sunday brought four further Primera matches but sadly little action of note and only one winner. Defensa y Justicia […]
Just a matter of a couple of seasons ago, Newell’s against Vélez was perhaps the marquee match of the Primera but with both sides regressing after changes of management, surprisingly Sarmiento […]
The AFA were certainly kind to Vélez when they released the fixtures for this season and for the second week in a row El Fortín had too much for one […]
Racing’s title defence got off to a spluttering start last night in Avellaneda as a rare Sebastián Saja error gave Rosario Central a superb away victory and condemned La Academia […]
After what was a match that should never really have taken place, the AFA got what it would appear they wanted – Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores. Nicolás Colazo’s thunderbolt […]
A summer friendly between two reserve line-ups on the evening that Juan Román Riquelme (more on that shortly) announced his retirement went slightly under the radar. However, Racing Club celebrated […]
After the somewhat shambolic performance of Boca against Racing at the weekend, Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s side gave a much more composed and improved performance as they drew 2-2 with Vélez Sarsfield. Pablo Pérez […]
Vélez Sarsfield are reportedly negotiating with Premier League side, Newcastle in an attempt to bring Jonás Gutiérrez back to the club he began his career. The former Argentina midfielder has returned […]
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 […]
The draw for the Copa Libertadores 2015 took place last night and, at least partially, the group stages were settled. However, with league positions in many countries still to be […]
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 […]
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