News of profesional

Title joy for Vélez Sarsfield after decade-long drought

16-12-2024 07:44 Vélez Sarsfield crowned champions of the 2024 Liga Profesional de Fútbol after defeating title rivals Huracán 2-0 on the final day of the season.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Can underdogs break up Superclásico dominance of Argentina’s top flight?

09-08-2024 13:04 In a cash-starved league like Argentina's where player and coaching turnover is at astronomical levels this by definition gives the Buenos Aires heavyweights the advantage almost before a single ball is kicked.

by Dan Edwards

Football in Argentina

Clubs ready their wallets as Liga Profesional de Fútbol pauses

14-06-2024 12:30 Last call for league football before Copa América kicks off – let transfer silly season begin!

by Dan Edwards

Football in Argentina

Thrilling start as Argentina's top flight kicks off (again)

17-05-2024 11:28 There was certainly no shortage of goals in this first round of Liga Profesional fixtures.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Copa de la Liga deals up surprise Vélez-Estudiantes final

02-05-2024 19:42 Vélez Sarsfield and Estudiantes will be gunning for the title in Sunday’s final, a match-up that cannot fail to evoke memories of the sides’ most recent glory days over a decade ago

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Copa de la Liga Profesional qualification goes down to the wire

11-04-2024 21:58 Conceived in 2019 as a hybrid stopgap to plug a few holes in the fixture schedule, the Copa de la Liga Profesional has taken on its own life as a worthy tournament in its own right.

by Dan Edwards

SEASON PREVIEW

Agüero confident Tevez can spring a surprise with Independiente

27-01-2024 09:25 Ex-Independiente star believes the unpredictable nature of domestic football in Argentina opens the door for Carlos Tevez's side.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Copa de la Liga Profesional returns – and anything could happen

27-01-2024 09:22 As we saw last year, the format of Argentina’s Copa de la Liga Profesional owes itself to the odd surprise. Forecasting what could happen is a fool’s game – and so here are some predictions.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Minnows Deportivo Riestra make it to top flight for first time

04-12-2023 14:04 Top-flight rookies Deportivo Riestra have been promoted to Argentina’s highest tier of professional football for the first time in their 92-year history.

Football in Argentina

Cancel your plans... Argentina's famous 'Round of Clásicos' is back

28-09-2023 08:20 Footballing rivals go head-to-head in the famous ‘Round of Clásicos,’ an invention that ranks right alongside the ballpoint pen, heart transplants and Lionel Messi in the pantheon of great Argentine gifts to the world.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Buckle up, this relegation dogfight is going to be one wild ride

20-09-2023 23:21 Argentina’s relegation battle is becoming a dizzying roller-coaster ride, week by week.

by Dan Edwards

Football

New coach for Millonarios, but victory song remains the same

28-07-2023 17:31 River Plate clinch the title at the first time of asking with new coach Martín Demichelis.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL

In a rush to the not-too distant future

15-06-2023 13:48 Martín Demichelis has River Plate on an imperious path to title, but there’s no rest for anyone in modern football – everyone keeps looking ahead.

by Dan Edwards

Football in Argentina

Rookie bosses ready for unpredictable River-Boca Superclásico

04-05-2023 15:14 Nine years and a month have passed since the last time River took to the field against Boca Juniors without Marcelo Gallardo leading them out. But ‘El Muñeco’ is gone now, leaving both sides in the unusual situation of having two rookie coaches centre-stage in Argentina's most celebrated club fixture.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Boca find relief in Libertadores, River recreate domestic form

19-04-2023 23:45 Victory places Boca's Libertadores quest back on track, but the Xeneize were not the only team in desperate need of a win this week.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Crisis club Independiente creep ever closer to disaster

13-04-2023 23:37 Racked with problems on and off the pitch, seven-time Copa Libertadores winners Independiente have been plunged into crisis.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Time moves fast in Argentine football, with little margin for error

16-03-2023 23:06 With just over a quarter of the 2023 campaign now complete a number of front-runners have reared their heads above the rest, while at the other end the fight to beat the drop has begun in earnest.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL

Demichelis gives River no reason to regret his appointment

10-03-2023 10:55 How to replace a living club legend, a man who delivered more success than almost any of his predecessors? That was the dilemma River Plate faced this summer after Marcelo Gallardo moved on, but optimism is running high.

by Dan Edwards

Liga Profesional de Fútbol - LPF

New season fails to ignite, despite the warm welcome

02-02-2023 14:19 Argentina’s Liga Profesional de Fútbol slumbers back into gear after a long, revelry-filled summer break.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Pre-season fails to ignite despite euphoria of World Cup win

13-01-2023 13:21 There are still two weeks to go before the Liga Profesional kicks off again, but the first sneak look at the upcoming Liga Profesional de Fútbol was about as sobering as they get.

by Dan Edwards