Argentina

Gonzalo Maroni stole the limelight on Sunday evening as Boca Juniors stayed three points clear of the chasing pack in the race for the Argentine title. In a 3-0 victory over Arsenal de Sarandí at La Bombonera the 18-year-old scored a spectacular volley and left the pitch to a standing ovation. Like Juventus’ Paulo Dybala, […]

April 30, 2011. Dortmund. One win away from their first title in nine years, Dortmund had the chance to win the Bundesliga at home with two matches to spare, hosting 6th place Nürnberg. Jürgen Klopp’s young side began nervously. In need of some inspiration, Dortmund fans got their wish midway through the first half when […]

Friday, April 28 We started this week with Quilmes who were facing Talleres. Quilmes had previously lost their last eight games and were desperate for some points. Matías Orihuela opened the scoring for Quilmes in the second half as they managed to hang on to their lead. Talleres definitely deserved from the game more but […]

Friday, April 21 We started this week off in El Pedro Bidegain, where San Lorenzo faced Temperley. A winnable game for Diego Aguirre’s side. The outcome proved to be different as Temperley got a shock 0-1 win. Leonardo Di Lorenzo scored the only goal of the game. San Lorenzo are now in 7th place! They […]

Last weekend Córdoba’s big two clubs – Belgrano and Talleres – clashed in what was the first league meeting between the two for 15 years. The game ended 1-1 but what should have been a celebration of football in the city turned to tragedy as one young fan lost his life. In 2013 the Argentine […]

Friday April 14 We started this week’s football in Parque Patricios, where Huracan hosted Arsenal de Sarandi. After 5 straight losses Arsenal finally got back to winning ways. The game was level late on but Sotelo Sanchez scored from close range to bring all 3 points back to Sarandi. Lanus were disappointing and drew 0-0 […]

If a martian was to land on Planet Earth, it could be forgiven for not knowing that football exists in Argentina, outside of Buenos Aires. But, it does, and in the second city of Cordoba, 400 miles north-west of the capital, more than 52,000 spectators packed the Estadio Kempes to see the local derby on […]

How do you replace Tévez? You don’t. Guillermo knew for sure that the departing idol would be missed in Boca’s game, but he also knew the possible benefits of it. With Carlitos on, it seemed as if every ball had to go through him. And that wasn’t always the best option. With Tévez in China, […]

Unless you were hidden under a rock in January you will know that Carlos Tevez left boyhood club Boca Juniors to join the Chinese Super League (CSL). For years Tevez said he wanted to leave Europe and re-join Boca whilst his legs would still allow it, rather than waiting until Father Time had caught up […]

Argentine Primera División Weekly roundup, Round 18 Saturday, April 1 Newell’s Old Boys vs Atletico Rafaela Newell’s were eager to close the gap between them and league leaders Boca Juniors. Playing at home to Atletico Rafeala, a team sitting in 19th position, you would certainly fancy them to do so. However, it was still goalless […]

Hello, my name is Vincent van Raam and I will be covering everything on the Argentine Primera División. There was no break during the World Cup qualifiers in Argentina and we saw a lot of goals! Before we get into the games I would like to explain a bit about the structure of the league […]