More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo and - who'd have thunk it? - Tigre will have to play a three-team playoff to decide the 2008 Primera A Torneo Apertura title, after all three won their last matches of the campaign on Sunday to finish on 39 points. Lanús, who beat San Martín de Tucumán, are out of... Continue Reading →
The destination of the 2008 Torneo Apertura title probably won't be decided today - that would require only one of the top three to win - but those who aren't able to watch any of the matches can follow it here. I won't be doing live match reports (if you're wondering why, you try watching... Continue Reading →
The four - yes, four - matches involving championship contenders on the final weekend of the Torneo Apertura 2008 will all be played simultaneously, on Sunday afternoon. The AFA announced on Tuesday that the games would kick off at 5:20pm, bringing them forward almost two hours for security reasons. It'll be an interesting afternoon for... Continue Reading →
The first round of the Copa Sudamericana continued on Wednesday evening, with Argentinos and San Lorenzo playing out a thoroughly dull 0-0 draw in La Paternal in which practically nothing happened and both sides appeared to have decided that, if there really had to be any goals in the tie, they could at least wait... Continue Reading →
Saturday saw the end of Racing's near-historic one-match winning run, and on Sunday it was the turn of another of the 'Big Five' to have an impressive spell brought to an end. Ramón Díaz's San Lorenzo visited Argentinos Juniors in La Paternal and took the lead thanks to an Aureliano Torres penalty, but were denied... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 