More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
There were two Superliga games on Friday and just one on Saturday, due to a thunderstorm sweeping over Greater Buenos Aires in the early hours of Saturday which caused San Lorenzo v Atlético Tucumán and Estudiantes (who are playing home games in Quilmes at the moment) v Newell's Old Boys to be called off. The... Continue Reading →
After a high-scoring start to the sixth round of Superliga action, things settled down on Saturday and Sunday, but we still only had to sit through one 0-0 draw. In the biggest match of the round, Boca Juniors hosted River Plate in the superclásico and River put in a textbook Big Game Away Performance to run... Continue Reading →
The Supercopa Argentina was played on Wednesday night, and for a change it was all but impossible for it not to feel like at least a bit of an occasion. That was because however pointless the trophy, the identities of the two clubs playing for it guaranteed that this would be a big (if not necessarily... Continue Reading →
Boca Juniors host River Plate in the centrepiece of this weekend's round of clásicos in Argentina, and it's being shown in Argentina on three TV channels - meaning you've got three official streams to choose from. The game kicks off at 16:15 Argentine time (add four hours for the UK, 5 for Central Europe, and take... Continue Reading →
The new television situation for the Primera in Argentina means three different channels are showing the superclásico this afternoon (in case you stumble on this page in months or even years' time, this is the 6th March, 2016 superclásico I'm talking about). My Twitter followers inform me that at the moment, ten minutes before kick off, only... Continue Reading →
The sixth round of the 2016 Torneo de Transición is upon us, and it's a big one, because on Sunday River Plate host Boca Juniors in the superclásico. It will be Guillermo Barros Schelotto's second match in charge of Boca, as he looks to turn around the fortunes of the team he's inherited from Rodolfo Arruabarrena.... Continue Reading →
Four links here, three audio and one written. It's just under a week since River Plate players were attacked with home-made pepper spray by a Boca Juniors barra brava, causing the cancellation of the second half of their Copa Libertadores last sixteen superclásico, and Boca's disqualification from the tournament (as well as first degree burns to four... Continue Reading →
They took their sweet time announcing it, but CONMEBOL finally tweeted the above photograph on Saturday night, confirming that Boca Juniors have been disqualified from this year's Copa Libertadores after the acid spray attack on River Plate's team prior to the second half of Thursday night's last sixteen second leg. As well as the expulsion... Continue Reading →
I can't quite work out how to start here, so let's just dive in, as I don't plan on this being a long post. It's been a bad day for Argentine football; on Thursday morning, Banfield youngster Emiliano Ortega died from a head injury he'd picked up last week playing on loan for lower division... Continue Reading →
Unlike last week's first leg, TV Pública have realised before kick off that they're not allowed to broadcast outside Argentina for the second leg of this Copa Libertadores last sixteen tie between Boca Juniors and River Plate (River have a 1-0 advantage from the first leg), so your options for a stream this evening are... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 