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 →
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 brought five matches and eleven goals in the Superliga. In the 11am kick off, there was unusually low score, with Huracán beating Tigre 2-0 to cement their continental qualification hopes. At (late) lunchtime, goals from Brian Mansilla and Lautaro Martínez helped Racing win against their manager Eduardo Coudet's old club, Rosario Central, 2-0, before... 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 →
Friday evening saw two clashes of potentially vital importance to the Copa Sudamericana qualification race. Argentinos Juniors beat already relegated Olimpo 1-0 through an early goal from Leonardo Pisculichi, while later on, in La Plata, Belgrano won by the same scoreline against a second-string Estudiantes side, courtesy of a Mauro Guevgozián goal. In a tight... Continue Reading →
There were two games yesterday evening in the Superliga. In Rosario, Newell's Old Boys hosted Talleres and got a rather surprising victory, beating them 2-1 thanks to a winner from Jerónimo Cacciabue to prevent Talleres from going third and to lift themselves to twenty-second. Later, Vélez Sarsfield and San Lorenzo were involved in an entertaining... 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 →
Friday's and Saturday's matches in the twenty-third round of Superliga action have seen an ever-tightening race for the continental spots, and the relegation picture get a whole lot clearer: defeats for Temperley and Olimpo on Saturday mean both are relegated with five matches to play, and Chacarita Juniors are now the only team left in... 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 →
(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 →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 