Category: Argentina
2019 Copa Libertadores Second Round Preview
The Copa Libertadores reaches its critical knockout phase on Tuesday. Tom Nash previews the upcoming second round ties.
So here is the full program [...]
Assessing River Plate’s Latest Crop Of Future Stars
River Plate’s famous youth academy is producing another batch of youngsters who will begin to get more first team opportunities over the coming months [...]
Introducing Argentina’s Copa de la Superliga
Argentina has long been famous for domestic football schedules which foreigners find bizarre and unfathomable. On 12 April, yet another new competitio [...]
Messi’s Late Run – Red Wine For His Men
Kazan. June 30th 2018. The last time Lionel Messi played international football prior to tonight's friendly against Venezuela.
On that day Argentin [...]
River Plate And Colombia Rocked By Quintero Injury Lay-Off
All was well in the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires on Sunday evening. A fine summer afternoon was coming to a close, and the locals were happy after [...]
Busy Summer Transfer Window Awaits Argentine Clubs As Stars Move On
The summer transfer window has now arrived for clubs in the Southern Hemisphere. This is traditionally the time of year when they favour recruitment, [...]
River Plate Crowned 2018 Copa Libertadores Champions
It was long, drawn-out, and controversial, but on Sunday night in Madrid, River Plate were crowned winners of the historic Superclasico final of the [...]
Weary Argentines Prepare For The Copa Libertadores To Finally Be Decided
Around 11pm on the night of October 31st, Boca Juniors striker Dario Benedetto scored a goal in a game vs Palmeiras in São Paulo.
This was no ordinar [...]
Copa Libertadores In Madrid – The Final Insult
José de San Martín, liberator and national hero of Argentina once said: “You will be what you must be, or else you will be nothing”.
After Conmebol [...]
A Special Day Turned Sour At The Copa Libertadores ‘Super Final’
Monday 26 November was supposed to be a very special day for the fans of either River Plate or Boca Juniors.
A new working week was meant to begin w [...]