Tuesday evening finally brought an end to the 'weekend' of Primera action in Argentina, with Newell's Old Boys' 2-0 win over Godoy Cruz closing a round which had seen River Plate and Boca Juniors go clear as joint-leaders of the table ahead of the superclásico at La Bombonera in just under two weeks. All the... Continue Reading →
Argentine Primera: a just over half term report on all the teams so far
The last 'short championship' (as we currently know them at least) of the era is now eleven matches in in Argentina, and with eight games to go I thought it was time to try and get back to posting something - anything - here. So ahead of the twelfth round of games, which kicks off... Continue Reading →
Second chance to watch: River Plate v Boca Juniors from Sunday, 5th October
In case you missed Sunday's superclásico, I won't mention the score here - though I will reveal, as you'll discover pretty early in this video, that it was played in comically atrocious conditions (not so comic for those of us who were there, mind). Anyway; if you missed it, or if you want to rewatch it... Continue Reading →
Watch River Plate v Boca Juniors live – free and legal!
I can't embed the video this time round as I'm going to the game and thus won't be online when the stream goes live, but as they did last time, Fútbol Para Todos are streaming today's superclásico to the whole world, live and in HD via YouTube. The stream will be on this page, starting shortly before... Continue Reading →
Torneo Inicial 2013: all the previews you need!
The 2013-14 season is almost upon is in Argentina; Godoy Cruz host Argentinos Juniors in about three-and-a-half hours to get the opening weekend of the Torneo Inicial underway. No doubt you'll be wanting some previews. I have a written one in three parts for you, and an audio one, so here we go. If reading... Continue Reading →
Apertura 2011: Tigre get a win to keep the fight going (video)
Tigre beat Newell's Old Boys by a goal to nil on Friday afternoon, to keep their battle against relegation alive and, incidentally, move joint second of the 2011 Torneo Apertura (albeit temporarily). Carlos Casteglione got the goal with nine minutes to go until half time with a header from a free kick. In the day's... Continue Reading →
Apertura 2011: Rafaela and Unión return to Primera and announce their intentions (video)
The 2011 Torneo Apertura got underway on Friday night, and Atlético Rafaela and Unión de Santa Fe, two of the newly-promoted sides, were both in action, and both showed they'll be no pushovers this season. Rafaela got things going with a 2-0 win over Banfield, scoring twice very early on and hanging on in spite... Continue Reading →
Torneo Apertura 2010: The fixtures in full
The AFA have finally deemed to release the fixtures that were supposed to come out at a civilised hour on Wednesday, and so just as I was about to go to bed, I've typed them all up for you. The 2010 Torneo Apertura will begin with champions Argentinos Juniors hosting the team at whose stadium... Continue Reading →
Torneo Apertura 2009: Round 1 scores and scorers
River Plate began the Apertura as they mean to continue it, conceding a chaotic goal to Banfield after just a minute and looking largely toothless in an attempt to get back into the game. Clausura runners-up Huracán scored a cracker but still lost to Lanús, and Boca were 2-0 down at home to Argentinos at... Continue Reading →
