A home win-heavy weekend of Torneo Inicial action continued on Saturday with three more matches, two of which ended in victories for the hosts after Friday evenings two home tonkings. First up, Newell's Old Boys surprisingly went in 1-0 down at the break against Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, but rallied in the second half to... Continue Reading →
Torneo Final 2013: All the goals from the second round as River & Boca both win amongst others (video)
The second round of the 2013 Torneo Final was played between Wednesday and Friday, since this Sunday Argentina's primary elections take place, and no-one's allowed to have fun in this country on election weekend (seriously; bars aren't even allowed to serve alcohol after 10pm the night before election day, when normally they'd stay open until... Continue Reading →
Rafaela deny All Boys late on; Independiente start life in B Nacional with defeat (video)
Saturday's first Primera match saw Rafaela visit All Boys and claim a late equaliser through a smart volley by Diego Vera to snatch a 1-1 draw, after Mauro Matos had headed the hosts into the lead during the first half. Most eyes, however, were on the Estadio Libertadores de América, where Independiente were hosting Brown... Continue Reading →
Martino to Barcelona; all his Newell’s side’s goals of the 2013 Torneo Final
Well, if anything was going to get me to post something here, it would be a story this big, wouldn't it? Even though this is really just a link - I've written this piece for ESPNFC on Gerardo Martino, the man who left Newell's Old Boys a couple of weeks ago following their Copa Libertadores semi-final... Continue Reading →
San Martín relegated on Torneo Final last day; Boca avoid finishing bottom by a point
Sunday brought the last matches of the 2013 Torneo Final, and the goals scored took the final tally for round 19 up to 30 - the highest of any weekend in the 2012-13 season. San Martín de San Juan lost 3-1 away to River Plate and as a result were relegated; at the same time,... Continue Reading →
Torneo Final 2013: Quilmes win a five goal thriller against Tigre, Racing bow out with a win & more
The final round of the 2013 Torneo Final kicked off on Friday night and continued on Saturday afternoon. So far, we've had four matches and every one of them has gone the way I've predicted in my Hong Kong Jockey Club previews, which might be my best start to a weekend ever. Racing beat already-relegated... Continue Reading →
Why Newell’s are worthy title winners
The final round of the Torneo Final is underway as I type, and Saturday's matches don't really have much importance. The important stuff is on Sunday, when the final relegation spot will be decided. But before that, there's time to celebrate Newell's Old Boys' title win, which has been one of the more well-deserved of... Continue Reading →
Torneo Final 2013: ¡Newell’s campeón!
On Wednesday afternoon, the postponed second half of Estudiantes v Lanús was played (the match was called off at half time on Monday last week after a Lanús fan was shot dead by police). Estudiantes were 2-0 up already from the first half, but following their 5-1 thrashing of River Plate on Sunday, if Lanús... Continue Reading →
Historic win for Lanús ends River’s title hopes & Newell’s have one hand on the trophy (video)
Sunday brought five matches in the penultimate round of the 2013 Torneo Final, including all three of the sides were were still in with a mathematical chance of winning the title. Newell's Old Boys' 3-0 away win over Atlético Rafaela meant that a draw between Lanús and River Plate would hand the rosarinos the title. It... Continue Reading →
Independiente relegated for first time ever as Argentinos & San Martín dare to hope
Saturday saw just three games in the Torneo Final; all were played simultaneously as a tight relegation battle came to a head. Independiente needed all three games to go just the right way, and in the end all three went exactly the opposite ways; Argentinos and San Martín both won (just one of them doing... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 