More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata lost the first leg of their Promoción last year away to Atlético Rafaela 3-0, but still stayed up. This week, they lost the first leg 1-0 away to Atlético Rafaela, but after a dramatic second half they've kept their place in the Primera División, winning 3-1 in La Plata for... Continue Reading →
All Boys had played Central in Rosario thirteen times without winning a single match before Sunday, but they've just completed a 3-0 win in El Gigante Del Arroyito which gives them a place in the Primera División for next season and relegates Central to Nacional B. The last time Central were relegated, Argentinos Juniors won... Continue Reading →
A bit of a paradox, this torneo corto (short championship), because in spite of it only lasting 19 matches, it's been an absolute epic. We've seen four teams in contention for the title, two of whom couldn't have been expected to do so well at the turn of the year, as well as the (sort... Continue Reading →
Wednesday afternoon and evening saw the first legs of the two Promoción playoff matches to decide whether Gimnasia La Plata and Rosario Central remain in the Primera División, or are replaced by All Boys and Atlético Rafaela. In the afternoon match, All Boys were winning against Central 1-0 thanks to a header from Mauro Matos,... Continue Reading →
The first big transfer story of the Argentine post-season has broken not here in Buenos Aires, but England. Why did I move down here again? The Star, a highly-regarded British news publication* claimed on Monday that Sir Alex Ferguson, the manager of Manchester United no less, wants to give River Plate actual money - in... Continue Reading →
Argentinos Juniors claimed the title; Vélez Sarsfield claimed the final Copa Sudamericana place. The relegation playoffs are scheduled to start on Wednesday and will involve Rosario Central and Gimnasia La Plata against, respectively, All Boys and Atlético Rafaela. You can see all the heroes and villains of the round right here, as ever. Primera División... Continue Reading →
HEGS' first championship finale based in Argentina has been an eventful one. 25 years after their second and last domestic title, and one week after that astonishing comeback from the dead against Independiente, Argentinos Juniors beat Huracán 2-1 away to seal their place as champions of the Bicentennial Torneo Clausura 2010. Goals from Juan Mercier... Continue Reading →
Vélez qualified for the Copa Sudamericana on Saturday despite a 0-0 draw with Central, by virtue of Lanús' 1-0 loss away to Independiente. Gimnasia demonstrated why they're in relegation trouble by throwing away a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with already relegated Atlético Tucumán, whilst Racing beat Chacarita Juniors 2-1 away. River Plate, saying adios... Continue Reading →
Godoy Cruz claimed what manager Omar Asad said was a 'moral championship' with a 2-1 win over Arsenal in Sarandí to round off a great half of the year for the mendocinos on Friday afternoon. After that, San Lorenzo beat Newell's 2-1 in a match far more notable for its second half than its first,... Continue Reading →
After the madness and midweek distraction of the World Cup preliminary squad list, it's back to business for one last push in the domestic league: the final round of a nailbiting 2010 Torneo Clausura is upon us, and either Estudiantes de La Plata or Argentinos Juniors will be crowned the champions of Argentina's bicentenary on... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 