The round of clásicos was by a long way the lowest-scoring weekend in an otherwise goal-packed championship, but there were some goals, including a superb free kick from Santiago García for Godoy Cruz against San Martín in the wine region derby, and two beauties for Lanús to beat Banfield in the Clásico del Sur. All of them... Continue Reading →
Primera 2016 preview: round 9
The ninth round of Primera action is almost upon us, and as ever I've previewed it for The Bubble. Defensa y Justicia v Arsenal de Sarandí might not be a proper clásico but it could well be an interesting match all the same, and there are plenty more fascinating match-ups elsewhere. You can read the full preview... Continue Reading →
Primera 2016 preview: round 6
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 →
2016 Primera, fifth round: all the goals
The goals from the fifth round of matches in the Primera División are up now, and it seems Fútbol Para Todos have listened to my weekly complaints on Twitter (yes, I'm claiming full responsibility here) because they're in HD! There was a 90th-minute winner for Godoy Cruz, a 94th-minute equaliser in the clásico for Huracán at home... Continue Reading →
Argentine Primera: a just over half term report on all the teams so far
The last 'short championship' (as we currently know them at least) of the era is now eleven matches in in Argentina, and with eight games to go I thought it was time to try and get back to posting something - anything - here. So ahead of the twelfth round of games, which kicks off... Continue Reading →
Final round 3 so far: There goes the home dominance…
After the opening matches of the 2014 Torneo Final, I wondered whether the dominance of results favouring the home sides which we saw during the Torneo Inicial was set to continue. Four away wins in the second round of games seemed to suggest otherwise, and now it would appear we have more evidence for the... Continue Reading →
Good wine beats cheap lager (Godoy Cruz beat Quilmes)
I didn't get round to making another post last weekend, because I was working on the tennis and struggled to stay awake during the football, never mind after it to write. But the second round of the 2014 Torneo Final began on Friday night with just the one match, between Godoy Cruz and Quilmes. Godoy had... Continue Reading →
Goals galore as Central down Newell’s in the clásico, Boca draw away to Godoy Cruz & more (video)
Saturday's and Sunday's matches in the Torneo Inicial brought no fewer than twenty goals in seven matches - in fact, twenty goals in six matches, since River Plate v Belgrano ended goalless thanks largely to the incredible profligacy, yet again, of River's forwards. Earlier on Sunday, Rosario Central had shocked league leaders Newell's Old Boys... Continue Reading →
Inicial 2013: Arsenal go (temporarily) top after a low-scoring Friday (video)
There were three matches in the Torneo Inicial on Friday, and only three goals. First, Arsenal de Sarandí got a 1-0 win over Godoy Cruz which took them top of the league on goal difference ahead of Newell's Old Boys, who play on Sunday. All Boys and Rosario Central drew 1-1 in a relegation clash,... Continue Reading →
Inicial 2013: late Maxi Rodríguez golazo keeps Newell’s clear & Godoy Cruz beat Tigre (video)
Friday night saw the eighth round of the 2013 Torneo Inicial begin with Godoy Cruz beating Tigre 2-0 in Mendoza, and a little later league leaders Newell's Old Boys ensured they'll still be top of the table at the end of the weekend thanks to a fantastic late winner from Maxi Rodríguez, which gave them... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 