“It is a challenge not to have the best player there. For the team, it is a challenge,” Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza told reporters ahead of Thursday night’s World Cup […]
The World Cup in Russia in 2018 is seen by most as Argentina’s last opportunity for major honours with their so-called golden generation but having leaned so heavily on the same […]
Edgardo Bauza has pulled no surprises for his Argentina squad ahead of October’s World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Paraguay and as promised named largely the same group as the […]
The absence of Lionel Messi was obvious but so too were the likes of Paulo Dybala and Sergio Agüero as Argentina toiled for an hour in Mérida before eventually grinding […]
When Argentina faced Venezuela only a few months ago in the Copa América quarter-finals, La Albiceleste ran out 4-1 winners but there were warning signs and on Tuesday evening in […]
Edgardo Bauza’s tenure as Argentina coach got off to a fine start in Mendoza last Thursday with victory over Uruguay but it came at a price and El Patón must […]
Edgardo Bauza is likely to be pleased with his first match as Argentina coach, not least because of the vital three points gained from victory over Uruguay but the different […]
Victory over Bolivia may have been a hell of a lot easier than it was over Chile in Santiago but Argentina were once more led by their captain and the […]
Argentina made light work of Bolivia in Córdoba to complete a good week for Gerardo Martino’s side and earn a second victory in five days. Lionel Messi scored his 50th […]
Consecutive away victories over Colombia and Chile has put Argentina’s World Cup qualification back on track but given Gerardo Martino’s side are still playing catch up and have so far […]
The state of the playing surface at the Estadio Mario Kempes has been the topic of much discussion over the past two weeks ahead of hosting Argentina’s World Cup qualifier […]
Argentina’s return to World Cup qualification was perhaps not overly convincing but Gerardo Martino’s side claimed an important 2-1 win in Santiago over Copa América champions Chile. It was undoubtedly […]
It wasn’t the type of performance to silence critics but importantly it was a second consecutive away victory and a crucial three points for Argentina. Goals from Ángel Di María […]
Defeat to Ecuador in the Monumental in Argentina’s first World Cup qualifier and the goalless draw with Paraguay that followed left many questioning Gerardo Martino’s position as head coach and […]
Gerardo Martino has named his latest Argentina squad for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia and aside from the absence of Boca Juniors duo, Carlos Tevez and […]
It may have taken the best part of ten years but Argentina midfielder Ever Banega appears to be finally fulfilling the enormous potential he showed as a teenager breaking into […]
It wasn’t a vintage performance and it won’t have anyone suddenly thinking Gerardo Martino is the perfect man for the job but Argentina earned the victory that they were in […]
Argentina earned their first three points of the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign after a hard fought 1-0 win against Colombia in Barranquilla. Lucas Biglia’s first half goal proved to […]
Improved performance or not against Brazil, Argentina are still in desperate need of a win against Colombia on Tuesday afternoon and with key players still missing and the searing heat […]
1) Both sides face a battle for qualification The prospect of a World Cup without either Argentina or Brazil is virtually unthinkable to most but on the evidence of the […]
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