Bouncing back

The pressure won’t need turning up any further in La Bombonera tomorrow, but just in case, San Lorenzo have twisted the screw a little tighter by bouncing back from defeat to Estudiantes last week, beating the other La Plata side, Gimnasia, by a goal to nil. A lesser side, after losing their unbeaten record, might [...]

Not at the races

Racing were winning against Colón in Santa Fé, thanks to a superb swivel-and-strike from Gonzalo Bergessio, but fell asleep defending a free kick with just seven minutes remaining, allowing Diego Reynoso to head in unchallenged for the equaliser. Afterwards, Colón could have taken all three points with a couple of good chances, but La Academia’s luck [...]

The time is coming

Pretty soon, all the talk will be over. Boca Juniors host River Plate on Sunday, and now the weekend’s other football is finally upon us, the talk is all but over. The match will kick off at 4:10pm in Argentina (8:10pm British Summer Time). For more details on this and a full list of the weekend’s [...]