Sunday evening saw the 2013 Torneo Inicial come to a close with two matches which saw the only four teams with chances of the title play each other. Leaders San Lorenzo - who started the day with 32 points - visited Vélez Sarsfield (30), whilst Newell's Old Boys (30) hosted newly-crowned Copa Sudamericana winners Lanús... Continue Reading →
A BIG goal round-up: all the strikes from rounds 15 & 16, plus Brazil B beat Argentina Z in a friendly shoot-out
Last week was a busy one, and with just a one-day break between the midweek fifteenth round of Torneo Inicial action and the weekend sixteenth, I was too busy and too lazy to get a video up. So, here's a huge catch-up post. Thirty-eight league goals from two rounds which have seen Newell's Old Boys... Continue Reading →
Inicial: Newell’s stay top, River Plate thrash Godoy Cruz & much more (video)
The tenth round of the 2012 Torneo Inicial brought a few goals - not as many as last week, but still a fair few - and one very notable surprise. The shock in question was Belgrano's 3-1 win at home to Boca Juniors, which complicates Julio César Falcioni's life as Boca manager still further. Boca's... Continue Reading →
A glut of golazos in round 9 of the Inicial (video)
The ninth round of the Torneo Inicial saw no shortage of goals - thirty-five of them in ten matches, in fact - and moreover a fair few spectacular ones. The most surprising scorelines came in Liniers and Rafaela, where Colón beat Vélez Sarsfield 4-2 and Rafaela beat Argentinos Juniors 5-3 respectively. There were two 4-0... Continue Reading →
Torneo Inicial 2012: All the round 3 goals, including second wins for Boca & River (video)
The third round of the 2012 Torneo Inicial had its fair share of delays due to torrential rain which hit Buenos Aires and the Argentine litoral* late last week. It eventually got underway on Saturday, though, and Boca Juniors beat All Boys 3-1, a little fortunately. There was a thumping 2-0 win for Racing over... Continue Reading →
Torneo Inicial 2012: champions Arsenal start with a win & Vélez thrash Argentinos (videos)
Friday night brought the start of the 2012-13 season in Argentine football, with champions Arsenal de Sarandí kicking things off against Unión and claiming a 1-0 win thanks to a goalkeeping howler from Alejandro Limia (who later saved a penalty). Afterwards, Vélez Sarsfield hosted Argentinos Juniors, beating them 3-0 with two headed goals from centre... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 