With the completion at the weekend of the Promociónes, the 2007-2008 season is now complete in Argentina. Racing, of course, are the most notable survivors of the relegations playoffs, but there have been shocks in other divisions with little-fancied All Boys winning the Primera B championship, and Nueva Chicago losing their playoff to fall down... Continue Reading →
Copa Libertadores: the last sixteen
Wednesday night finally saw the completion of the 2007 Torneo Apertura, as Gimnasia La Plata hosted Arsenal de Sarandí and drew 1-1, the match having been postponed in December due to clashing with the first leg of Arsenal's Copa Sudamericana final. The bigger news, though, is the draw for the first knockout round of the Copa Libertadores,... Continue Reading →
Apertura ’07: Round 14 scores and scorers
Following Tigre's and Lanús's wins on Friday night, it's getting tighter than a nun's proverbials at the top of the table, with both Boca and Independiente dropping points and River winning - wait for it - away from home - to be able to keep dreaming. Three points separate the top four. Just six separate... Continue Reading →