More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
If proof were needed that Chacarita Juniors really haven't been good enough for the top flight this season, it came on Friday evening with the manner of Temperley's opening goal in a 2-1 win for the visitors between two already relegated teams. More pertinent to what's left of the season was the clásico del cuyo in... Continue Reading →
Saturday brought some interesting Superliga results, none more eye-catching than Vélez Sarsfield's improvement in one of the very first matches of the afternoon to tonk relegated Temperley 4-2 away from home, thanks to two second half goals from Lucas Robertone. Meanwhile, San Martín and Lanús were drawing 1-1 in San Juan. Talleres got their Copa... Continue Reading →
Sunday's Superliga matches began with a bang in Santa Fe, where Unión hosted Tigre and the two teams ended up sharing the spoils after a remarkable end to the game. The hosts led 2-0 until the 83rd minute, only to be pulled back to 2-2 with two goals in little over a minute. Unión retook... Continue Reading →
(Well it's not like I get many chances to reference Shuggie Otis in a headline, is it?) The Superliga season still has six matches to run, but continental qualification could be the only live issue for most of the run-in. Boca Juniors are eight points clear at the top, and in the relegation table –... Continue Reading →
There was a virtual coronation and an actual relegation in Sunday's Superliga matches. Boca Juniors didn't claim the title, but Pablo Pérez's ninety-second minute winner against second-placed Talleres did mean they extend their lead at the top of the table to nine points (eight, if San Lorenzo win their game in hand against Independiente on Wednesday)... Continue Reading →
The twentieth round of the Superliga got underway on Friday evening with just two games, because we've now moved off the summer calendar, meaning more matches can be fitted in on Saturday and Sunday. In Rosario, Central had a hard time of it against Chacarita Juniors, and were being held 1-1 until 20-year-old Agustín Maziero... Continue Reading →
A family birthday meant I had a very full weekend and barely had time to watch most of the nineteenth round of Superliga action; nor did I manage to get these videos up on the evening the Superliga YouTube account published them, as I've been trying to do lately. So here are no fewer than... Continue Reading →
This weekend's matches in the Superliga saw Boca Juniors handed an advantage in the title race, as both San Lorenzo and Talleres, the league leaders' two closest competitors, drew their matches. That gives Boca the chance to open up an eleven point lead if they beat Argentinos Juniors later today. Godoy Cruz won away from... Continue Reading →
The seventeenth round of Superliga action continued over the weekend, with goals in largely short supply. Indeed, the scorelines on Saturday and Sunday were low, with one exception. Lanús and Rosario Central drew 1-1, the two goals coming just two minutes apart; Vélez Sarsfield were poor but River Plate were even worse as Gabriel Heinze's... Continue Reading →
The fifteenth round of Superliga matches is underway, and the weekend got off to a promising start when Defensa y Justicia put four past relegation-threatened Chacarita Juniors. It wasn't all plain sailing; after taking a 3-0 lead they almost threw it away by letting two goals in, before finally putting the game beyond doubt in... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 