More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
No sooner has the seventh round finished, than the eighth is upon us in this 2011 Torneo Apertura. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will see between them another ten top flight matches in Argentina, with Boca Juniors looking to consolidate their new status as out-and-out league leaders when they host Estudiantes de La Plata on Thursday... Continue Reading →
An action-packed eleven days in the 2011 Torneo Apertura begins shortly with Independiente v Colón de Santa Fe kicking off the seventh round of the competition. The eighth will follow hot on its heels in midweek, before the ninth round next weekend. Later on this weekend, highlights include a clash between the two joint leaders:... Continue Reading →
This weekend's Apertura fixtures are spread over four rather than three days, with Argentinos not playing Lanús until Monday evening. League leaders Atlético Rafaela take on Newell's Old Boys tonight to get the round started. Lanús are one of the two sides on eleven points, just one behind Rafaela; the other are Boca Juniors, who... Continue Reading →
The fifth round of the Torneo Apertura is already upon us as I type, since I hadn't realised it was beginning so early on Friday afternoon. Newell's Old Boys are already playing Colón de Santa Fe. Later in the weekend Gio Moreno will return to action at last for Racing, against the team he injured... Continue Reading →
The fourth round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura sees champions Vélez beginning life without Santiago Silva with a home tie against All Boys. All of their four co-leaders are also at home; Racing host Arsenal de Sarandí tonight, Lanús welcome Tigre tomorrow afternoon, whilst on Sunday Colón play Unión in the first Santa Fe clásico in... Continue Reading →
'What's this?!' I hear you cry. 'Hasn't the second round of matches only just finished?' Yes, dear reader, it has, but here in Argentina that doesn't really matter. This weekend is a long one (Monday is a bank holiday, I forget exactly why), so matches will carry through over the next four days. Champions Vélez... Continue Reading →
The second round the Torneo Apertura has already kicked off I'm afraid, thanks to my laziness in starting work today. As I type, Arsenal de Sarandí have just beaten Atlético Rafaela. Later in the week we'll have Boca Juniors at home to Unión tonight, Lanús at home to Independiente tomorrow, and a potential cracker on... Continue Reading →
The first round the 2011 Torneo Apertura in Argentina's top flight kicks off this evening, and for the first time since 1908, a season gets underway in Argentina which won't include River Plate in the country's top division. The club who replaced them by beating them in the playoffs, Belgrano de Córdoba, open their campaign... Continue Reading →
The final round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura is upon us in Argentina, and with it an historic day. Never before since the short championships were introduced in 1992 have we gone into the final day without a single one of the relegation places decided. Quilmes, Gimnasia and Huracán fight between one another for one... Continue Reading →
If Saturday wasn't already going to be a maddening enough day for fans of all the clubs involved in the relegation dogfight in Argentina, events on Friday made sure it would become just a little more nail-biting for fans of two clubs in particular. They were, of course, the two clubs in the fight who... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 