More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
As I've done in every year of HEGS' existence, always at great inconvenience to myself (seriously, you wouldn't believe how long it takes to pull this information together for such a short post) you'll find here the only single page on the whole internet (I think) with all of Argentina's promotions and relegations, across every... Continue Reading →
Argentine sides enter The Copa Sudamericana on Tuesday night, with Tigre hosting San Lorenzo in the first leg of their preliminary round tie as I type, but I'm buggered if I'm staying up until the thing finishes - the goals will be online on Wednesday night. Given the fuss over the Primera División TV rights... Continue Reading →
After falling out with River Plate over the appalling pitch surface for the recent World Cup qualifier at home to Colombia, the AFA have submitted a request to FIFA that Rosario Central's stadium, El Gigante Del Arroyito, be accredited as an alternative venue. It's possible the qualifier against Brazil could be played there if the... Continue Reading →
Last season they were playing in the Torneo Argentino A, the third division section for clubs not affiliated to the AFA, but on Sunday Atlético Tucumán ensured their city will continue to have Primera División representation next season by thrashing relegation-threatened Talleres de Córdoba 4-1 to confirm the B Nacional title. Atlético's last appearance in... Continue Reading →
That headline could have gone atop an article on Tuesday night's European Cup semi-final first leg, but it doesn't. In Primera B, also on Tuesday, there was a vital clash. Córdoba played host to the city clásico between Belgrano and Talleres, two sides with wildly differing fortunes at present, and it wasn't a pretty one.... Continue Reading →
There may have been no matches in Primera A the weekend just gone, but the lower divisions carried on as normal, unaffected by the performances (or otherwise) of the world's national teams. Now, then, seems as good a time as any to have a quick look at how the first month or so of lower... Continue Reading →
With the completion at the weekend of the Promociónes, the 2007-2008 season is now complete in Argentina. Racing, of course, are the most notable survivors of the relegations playoffs, but there have been shocks in other divisions with little-fancied All Boys winning the Primera B championship, and Nueva Chicago losing their playoff to fall down... Continue Reading →
San Martín de San Juan might be in the automatic relegation zone with just three matches left of the Primera A season, but another high-altitude club with the same name will be in the top flight in Argentina next season, after San Martín de Tucumán drew 2-2 with Chacarita Juniors to confirm promotion. In Avellaneda,... Continue Reading →
Unión de Santa Fé beat Chacarita Juniors by a solitary goal on Sunday to derail the visitors' hopes of moving into the top two of B Nacional, and instead took second place for themselves. Juan José Serrizuela's 41st minute header separated the sides, to make up for Rubén Ferrer having two earlier goals disallowed (the first incorrectly). San... Continue Reading →
Yes, it returns at last, a week or two later than promised, for which I apologise - here's what's been happening in the AFA-affiliated lower divisions! Monday night saw Chacarita Juniors hold on to third place in the B Nacional, as they beat Atlético Rafaela 1-0 in La Paternal to end a run of five... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 