River Plate followed Boca Juniors out of the Copa Sudamericana last night to emphatically deny CONMEBOL the all-singing, all-dancing, superclásico semi-final they always seem to wish for in this competition. Leading 2-0 at half time and playing well, Diego Simeone's team fell to pieces after the break and their Mexican opponents Chivas came back to... Continue Reading →
Hanging by a thread
That's the state of River Plate's campaign and, perhaps, Diego Simeone's job at the Núñez club on Wednesday night. Having lost the superclásico to Boca Juniors on Sunday, The Copa Sudamericana is all that's left for River to play for. As such, their season started again on Wednesday night - but after dominating possession they... Continue Reading →
Copa Sudamericana: San Luís de Potosí 2 – 1 Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos had a tricky away assignment on Wednesday night, at altitude in Mexico, and compounded the situation by playing pretty poorly for much of the match. San Luís controlled the game for the most part, and put themselves into a two goal lead before half time thanks to goals from Braulio Luna and Tressor Moreno.... Continue Reading →