More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
There were ten goals in the three matches which brought the end of the fifteenth round of Superliga action Monday evening. In Tucumán, Atlético got a 2-1 win over San Martín de San Juan, thanks to a late headed winner from Javier Toledo; in Victoria, goals from Lucas Menossi and Diego Morales gave Tigre a... Continue Reading →
Monday night didn't have the most enticing set of fixtures of the round, but there were a couple of talking points all the same. Talleres went third in the league thanks to a 1-0 away win over Temperley, with Junior Arias scoring the only goal of the game. Elsewhere, Chacarita Juniors got a 2-0 win... Continue Reading →
Sunday brought the last matches of the 2013 Torneo Final, and the goals scored took the final tally for round 19 up to 30 - the highest of any weekend in the 2012-13 season. San Martín de San Juan lost 3-1 away to River Plate and as a result were relegated; at the same time,... Continue Reading →
Saturday saw just three games in the Torneo Final; all were played simultaneously as a tight relegation battle came to a head. Independiente needed all three games to go just the right way, and in the end all three went exactly the opposite ways; Argentinos and San Martín both won (just one of them doing... Continue Reading →
Friday's Torneo Final matches held little excitement, but Saturday's three games saw 15 (fifteen!) goals, and over both days there were talking points galore. First, there was a 1-1 draw between Independiente and Unión, after which Américo Gallego's resignation was rejected by Independiente's board, only for him to be let go 24 hours later. Argentinos... Continue Reading →
Sunday's and Monday's matches in the 2013 Torneo Final brought thirteen goals and plenty of developments at the business ends of both tables (league and relegation). On Sunday, Independiente and Boca Juniors met in the weekend's second clásico, and drew a frantic match 1-1, a little fortunately for Boca. Next was the third derby of the... Continue Reading →
Monday evening saw the end of the third round of the 2013 Torneo Final, and San Martín de San Juan held Newell's Old Boys to a 1-1 draw. The goals came seconds either side of half time, with San Martín taking the lead in first half stoppage time through Diego García and Newell's equalising right... Continue Reading →
Vélez Sarsfield started their Copa Libertadores campaign on Tuesday night in Guayaquil, Ecuador, away to Emelec, and suffered defeat even as Argentina midfielder Fernando Gago made his debut for his new club. An unfortunate own goal from young striker Facundo Ferreyra, combined with a lacklustre performance by the visitors, was enough to condemn Vélez to... Continue Reading →
The penultimate round of the 2012 Torneo Inicial came to an end on Monday night with a 2-0 win for Estudiantes de La Plata over San Martín de San Juan, as 20-year-old Carlos Auzqui scored the first and second goals of his first team career late on in the match. Earlier, Atlético Rafaela had made... Continue Reading →
