Here are all the goals from the fourth round of matches in the Primera championship, which include two wonderful matches as San Lorenzo pipped Vélez Sarsfield by the odd goal in five, Independiente and Racing produced a thrilling finish to what had otherwise been a deadly dull clásico in Avellaneda, Boca Juniors thrashed Newell's Old Boys... Continue Reading →
Racing v Independiente: watch the clásico de Avellaneda, and listen to me commentate on it!
At 3pm Argentine time (7pm BST, 2pm EDT) this Sunday, the second biggest derby in Greater Buenos Aires - and maybe Argentina - kicks off, with league champions Racing hosting Independiente in the clásico de Avellaneda. After my attempts to talk over the two recent Copa Libertadores superclásicos apparently passed muster, I've been invited to provide English-language... Continue Reading →
Torneo Apertura 2011: round 10 fixtures
This weekend is a big one in the 2011 Torneo Apertura. Leaders Boca Juniors host Tigre, one of the chasing pack. Champions Vélez Sarsfield will be seeing if they can make it two wins in a row at home to San Martín de San Juan, and on Monday Godoy Cruz host San Lorenzo in Mendoza.... Continue Reading →
Torneo Clausura 2011: round ten fixtures
The tenth round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura gets underway in a few hours' time when Quilmes host Newell's Old Boys. If it will be hard to avoid the temptation to give that one a miss (they've looked by some distance the two worst teams of 2011 so far), the weekend's other fixtures more than... Continue Reading →
In the fifteenth episode of Hand Of Pod Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba discuss what we can only term a startling revelation from Racing full back Iván Pillud. We round up all the salient points from the Torneo Clausura in the weekend just gone, discuss Ariel Ortega's latest indiscipline (and wonder how much longer he's... Continue Reading →
Clausura 2010: round 5 Saturday goals
Saturday's biggest match was the first ever clásico de Avellaneda to be played at the new Doble Visera, and it was a good result for the home side, with Independiente winning by just one goal - and that from the spot. Darío Gandín scored the crucial penalty as El Rojo won 1-0. In the day's... Continue Reading →
Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 6 fixtures
The biggest match of the weekend takes place on Saturday, when Racing travel the couple of hundred yards to the new Estadio Libertadores de América to take on Independiente in the clásico de Avellaneda. Boca Juniors, bizarrely, are in action on Friday night, against Estudiantes. Joint leaders Vélez and Colón are away to Huracán and... Continue Reading →
The Torneo de Verano begins
Independiente and Racing Club played out a pre-season clásico de Avellaneda down by the seaside in Mar del Plata on Saturday night, and the result wasn't an encouraging one for Racing fans hoping their side will be able to keep up appearances in the Clausura and avoid another relegation battle. With goals from Hernán Fredes,... Continue Reading →
At the death
Independiente's poor start to the season continues, whilst for Racing, the next fixture might just be looked upon with a little more optimism. El Rojo were leading as the away team in El Cilindro thanks to a Daniel Montenegro strike five minutes before the break, but as the match looked like it was dying, with... Continue Reading →
Apertura ’08: Round 3 fixtures
The third weekend is already upon us, with Boca returning to league action after their holiday in Catalunya by hosting Lanús. The champions are away to Banfield on Saturday, whilst it's an all-Santa Fe Province clash between Rosario Central and Colón which kicks the weekend off. Estudiantes, having finally won a match on Wednesday night... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 