More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
The twenty-second round of Superliga action ended on Monday night with yet another late winner for Defensa y Justicia, who emerged victorious from a five-goal thriller against Banfield thanks to Nicolás Fernández's hat trick. The win meant that Defensa have qualified for the Copa Libertadores for the first time in their history – they'll be in... Continue Reading →
The sixth round of Superliga 2018–19 action started promisingly, with five goals in the first game and four in the second. San Lorenzo took an early lead, trailed at the break and stormed back in the second half to win 3-2, with youngster Adolfo Gaich bagging his first goal for the club and Franco Mussis... Continue Reading →
The first evening of action in the third round of Superliga games of the 2018–19 season involved an unusual four matches, including two of the Big Five. Racing, in between the two legs of their Copa Libertadores tie with River Plate, rotated plenty of players but still got a 3-0 win away to Patronato; at... Continue Reading →
On Thursday lunchtime, the Superliga Argentina de Fútbol finally released the fixture list for the coming season, which will kick off on Friday, 10th August. Like last season, teams will all play each other just once (with twenty-six teams in the league, there's not time for everyone to play everyone else twice), with the championship... Continue Reading →
On Sunday, only two Superliga matches were played, due to Gimnasia v Boca Juniors and Racing v Arsenal being postponed after torrential rain swept across the north of Buenos Aires province in the early hours of Sunday morning. In the games that did happen, Patronato and San Lorenzo drew a dull game 0-0 in Paraná... Continue Reading →
The twenty-fourth round of Superliga matches ended on Monday evening. In the evening game, Colón hosted Patronato, and with two first-half goals from Javier Correa, followed by late strikes from Alan Ruíz and Gustavo Toledo, handed them a 4-0 pasting which is Patronato's second heaviest defeat of their debut top flight season. Later, Defensa y... 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 →
The twenty-second round of Superliga action got underway on Friday evening in Victoria, where Tigre claimed a 2-0 win over Gimnasia with goals from Jacobo Mansilla and Diego Morales. That win, combined with Temperley's draw at home to Lanús and Olimpo's defeat away to Banfield, means doesn't leave them mathematically safe just yet – Olimpo's... Continue Reading →
Monday evening brought the last two matches of the twenty-first round of Superliga action. In Bahía Blanca, relegation strugglers Olimpo and Temperley played out a 1-1 draw which suits neither of them in terms of survival: Olimpo are now 13 and Temperley 14 points behind Tigre (who are outside the relegation zone), with the same... 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 →
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