More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
Two Argentine managers are at the centre of a trans-Andean tug of war today, after Marcelo Bielsa, the Argentine who did such a good job in charge of the Chilean national side that many in his adopted country wanted him to run for president, will step down as manager today. His decision comes after the... Continue Reading →
Vélez Sársfield virtually assured their qualification for the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores on Thursday night, falling a goal down to Colo Colo of Chile before rallying to win 2-1 in front of their own fans with goals from Rodrigo López and Santiago Silva. The visitors' scorer was Ezequiel Miralles, still in the team... Continue Reading →
Lanús have been in imperious form in the league so far, but in the Copa it's been another story entirely, managing just two draws and a loss from their opening three matches. So it was that they went into Tuesday night's match in El Sur against Everton de Viña del Mar needing a win to... Continue Reading →
A Copa Libertadores which can best be described as underwhelming for Argentina's representatives so far continued in frustrating fashion on Wednesday night, as Lanús, who were looking for their first win to take them off the bottom of group 6, crossed the Andes. At the end of a dull first half, Diego González put Lanús... Continue Reading →
Gary Medel isn't coming to Buenos Aires after all, in spite of last week's expectations. Universidad Católica, the player's Chilean club, have rejected Independiente's terms on the deal which had been announced last week to bring one of South America's most exiciting young midfielders to the Primera A. Meanwhile, River are close to a deal... Continue Reading →
Independiente have pulled off a bit of a transfer coup by signing promising young Chilean midfielder Gary Medel from Universidad Católica. Medel, aged 21 and looked on for some time as one of the bright young things of the South American game, makes the trek across the Andes with around US$2.5 million going in the... Continue Reading →
After finally ending a run of six matches without defeat in a 2-1 win over Uruguay on Saturday, Argentina followed it up on Wednesday night by losing to trans-Andean neighbours Chile for the first time ever in a competitive match. It was a win Marcelo Bielsa's team thoroughly deserved, and followed on from Paraguay's one-goal... Continue Reading →
With Messers Tevez and Riquelme suspended, and Sergio Agüero injured, Barcelona's Lionel Messi will be the only one of Argentina's 'fantastic four' (the phrase is Olé's and not, I would like to impress upon you, my own) who will feature against Chile in Santiago on Wednesday night. Agüero, who only picked up a minor knock... Continue Reading →
It's been a mixed pre-Christmas weekend for Argentine footballers in Europe. On the good side, we had Gabriel Heinze and Fernando Gago included in the Real Madrid side who beat Barcelona 1-0 in the Camp Nou, and the irony of two ex-River Plate players, Julio Cruz and Esteban Cambiasso, scoring to down the side who... Continue Reading →
Two transfer stories have dominated the Argentine headlines more than any others today. Andrés D'Alessandro, following four-and-a-half years in Europe for Wolfsburg, Portsmouth and Real Zaragoza, may soon be on his way back to River Plate, whilst a young Argentine who's never played professionally in his homeland is making a move from Chile to Chelsea.... Continue Reading →
