Riquelme, Boselli, and Me
Boca Juniors’ La Bombonera is a stunning, swaying yellow-and-blue cathedral of football nestled in the tight streets of the wonderful Buenos Aires barrio of La…
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Argentina Primera Division – End of Season Review Part One
For the 32nd time in their history Boca Juniors have been crowned champions of Argentina. Los Xeneize were dealt a blow halfway through their campaign when…
Argentina Primera División round-up week 30: Banfield’s miracle and San Lorenzo & Independiente’s missed opportunity
Saturday, June 24 Defensa y Justicia 1-0 Gimnasia La Plata Defensa y Justicia secured themselves continental football as they beat Gimnasia 1-0. DyJ were dominant…
Argentina Primera Division round-up week 28: Sarmiento, Atletico Rafaela and Quilmes relegated, Boca close to title
Thursday, June 15 Colon 2-1 San Lorenzo We kicked round 28 off in Santa Fe as Colon were hosting San Lorenzo. El Ciclon are still…
Copa Argentina round-up: Estudiantes eliminated by 4th tier side and Rosario Central looking for revenge
The Copa Argentina was re-launched in 2011. Since then, Rosario Central have reached the final 3 times, losing all of them. There are still 64…
Argentina Primera División round-up week 27: San Lorenzo edge River Plate, Boca Juniors cruising to the title
Friday, June 2 We started round 27 off in Junin, where Sarmiento were hosting Defensa y Justicia. Sarmiento just edged Defensa y Justicia in a…
Argentina Primera División round-up week 26: Boca Juniors and River plate both drop points, Banfield move to 4th position
Friday, May 26 We started round 26 off in Mar del Plata as Aldosivi were hosting Independiente. Independiente, who have been on fire as of…
Argentina Primera División roundup week 25: Boca Juniors get crucial win, Aldosivi shock San Lorenzo
Friday, May 19 Banfield are flying high this year as they sit in 5th position. They pick most of their points up at home and…
Argentina Primera División round-up week 24: The Clásico weekend!
Friday, May 12 We started this year’s Clásico weekend off with a derby between San Martin and Godoy Cruz. Uruguayan attacker Santiago García gave Godoy…
Argentina Primera División roundup: Independiente continue impressive away record, River ease past Temperley and Quilmes lose again.
Friday, May 5 We started this week off with San Martin vs Quilmes. Quilmes were looking to build on their win from last week and…
Gonzalo Maroni makes his mark for Boca
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…
Argentina Primera División round-up: Boca Juniors youngster shines as Newell’s and Colon continue their hot form
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…
Argentina Primera Division roundup: Important wins for Newell’s and Racing, Belgrano in trouble
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…
Argentina Primera Division round-up: Newell’s and Estudiantes play out dull draw, Quilmes lose again
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…
Argentine Primera Division round-up: Boca remain top, Newells and Estudiantes keep pace, San Lorenzo stumble
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…
San Lorenzo get much needed win as Racing and Boca both get three points
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…