Argentina

Friday Tigre earned a well-deserved victory over Gimnasia, who’ve been a little out of form as of late. The hosts managed to score twice but it could have been a lot more if it wasn’t for Gimnasia’s goalie Arias. An important victory for Tigre who’ll look to avoid the drop next year. The remainder of […]

Friday Huracan and Banfield shared a point each in the opening game of Fecha 21. Dario Cvitanich’s penalty was cancelled out by a goal from Daniel Montenegro. Both sides don’t really benefit from a draw but they ‘ll be happy not to lose here. A good campaign so far from Huracan who’ve secured safety. Huracan […]

He was a part of the Argentina squad that won the World Cup in 1978 and he is still considered to be one of the greatest winger in the history of argentine football. Yesterday he lost the battle against cancer. This is my tribute to René Houseman. “Don’t worry mom, these feet will save you” […]

Friday Youngster Agustín Maziero helped Rosario Central to a 3-1 victory over Chacarita. The 20-year old came on with the score still tied at 1-1. He put Central in front with a diving header and secured their victory with a furious shot that crashed against the underside of the bar. A good win for Central […]

Friday Banfield picked up a valuable win over Gimnasia in La Plata. The visitors took the lead shortly after halftime via Dario Cvitanich. Mauricio Sperduti sealed Taladro’s victory 8 minutes before the final whistle with Banfield’s second goal of the game. Falcioni’s men have now picked up back to back wins, after not winning any […]

Friday Unsure if we would witness it again this season but Arsenal have finally picked another win. The narrow 2-1 victory over struggling Lanus will be a small morale boost for Sergio Rondina’s men. Relegation to the Primera B seems inevitable but Arsenal won’t go down without giving a fight. Arsenal 2 x 1 Lanus. […]

Friday Huracan got back to winning ways as they narrowly beat Estudiantes in Buenos Aires. Ignacio Pussetto scored the only goal of the game. The 22-year old forward has been a standout for Huracan this season racking up 6 goals and 4 assists. Portuguese giants Benfica were interested in him last summer but a 5M […]

There’s a term used in the football world – “natural finisher” – and it is generally reserved for strikers such as Thierry Henry, the original Ronaldo, Robbie Fowler, Hernan Crespo, and the like. Add to that list Mr Gabriel Batistuta. The Argentine sensation set our tv screens alight, mainly in the 90s, when widespread football […]

Friday Estudiantes form is on the rise and they kept it going with a 2-0 win over Union. Former Portland Timbers attacker Lucas Melano opened the scoring 10 minutes after halftime. Juan Otero doubled Estudiantes’ lead and sealed the victory for the La Plata-based side. Estudiantes are back in the race for a Libertadores ticket […]

Friday Defensa y Justicia ended their poor run of form with a comfortable victory over relegation-threatened Chacarita. Nicolas Fernandez got back on the scoresheet: the talented 21-year old winger has now scored 8 goals in 11 appearances. Not too bad of a contribution from a winger! Defensa were 3-0 up at one point before Chacarita […]

Friday Argentinos Juniors kicked Fecha 14 off with a home game against Defensa y Justicia. Lucas Barrios was a bit unlucky last week but opened the scoring shortly after the break. The panter is well and truly back and his presence up front has been notable. Diego Batallini doubled Argentinos’ lead 30 minutes later securing […]

By many described as a genius on the pitch but a disaster of it. Omar Corbatta was one of the earths most gifted players in the history. He scored a marvellous goal against Chile in 1957. A goal that was described as “the most impossible of play ever”. He was born in the small town […]

Friday Dario Cvitanich was back in the starting lineup for Banfield who massively struggled without his presence up front. El Taladro were facing Tigre away from home and it looked like the game would end in a stalemate. However, late drama happened. Who other than Dario Cvitanich netted his second to earn all three points […]

San Lorenzo San Lorenzo are the only team who’ve managed to somewhat limit their gap with Boca Juniors as they sit 3 points behind them in second. Chilean fullback Paulo Diaz has been the main surprise this season. The versatile defender, who can play on both sides, scored twice and assisted another two in his […]

Lanus Lanus had a great campaign in the Copa Libertadores where they reached the final. They unfortunately lost the biggest game on the continent and have struggled ever since. Their coach Jorge Almiron left the club after the final and has joined Colombian side Atletico Nacional. He’s clearly keen on working with some of the Lanus […]

Welcome to the second part of the Superliga review. This week will contain the next 7 teams in the Superliga, from Colon all the way up to Sudamericana winners Independiente. Let’s get straight into it! Colon de Santa Fe Colon is generally a tough team to break down and this year proves to be no […]

Independiente are one of the most successful South American football teams winning a record 7 Copa Libertadores titles, the South American equivalent of the Champions League. However, most of these titles were won in the 80’s and their continental dominance has become a thing of the past. Independiente even got relegated back in 2013 but […]

Three games of fecha 12 were already played coming into this weekend. Reasons for this vary from other activities in the cities to continental football. River Plate was one of those teams who played their game on the 22nd of November. They beat Union 2-0 at home, one of the few positive results from Gallardo’s […]

Friday Union de Santa Fe drew 1-1 with Belgrano in the opening game of Fecha 11. Belgrano are doing much better than last year and sit just outside the Copa Sudamericana spots. Union are still flying high in 3rd. Defensa y Justicia beat Godoy Cruz in an absolute goal thriller. On fire striker, Nicolas Fernandez […]

Banfield are heavily missing Dario Cvitanich’s presence up front and were defeated in front of their home-fans on Friday. Defensa y Justicia just edged them in Florencio Varela in a narrow 0-1 victory. Banfield probably deserved more from this game but their issues up front continued as they couldn’t find the net despite having more […]