Alianza Lima progressed to the final of the Peruvian Descentralizado tournament after downing Jose Galvez 1-0 on Sunday. Gustavo Costa´s side, leaders of Group A with 75 points, sneaked past Jose Galvez with a strike from Wilmer Aguirre in the 86th minute. Alianza Lima’s win ended Juan Aurich’s title hopes, despite beating Sporting Cristal 1-0 [...]
The Brazilian league is undoubtably the world´s top league when it comes to the production of talented players, that go on to become household names in the elite leagues of European football. The amount of talent that emerges from the country is quite simply mindblowing, but although fresh talent is generally what catches the eye, [...]
Atletico Junior and Deportivo Pereira for Group A, and Deportes Tolima against Atletico Huila for Group B, recorded draws in the third round of the semi-finals of the Colombian Torneo Finalizacion. Junior went 2-1 up against Deportivo Pereira, with goals from Braynner Garcia and Teofilo Gutierrez, with Carlo Preciado scoring for Pereira, but the match [...]
San Lorenzo thrashed Boca Juniors 3-0 in the highly anticipated Buenos Aires derby at the Nuevo Gasometro stadium on Sunday. El Ciclon proved far superior to their opponents and claimed a clear victory in front of their home fans. Diego Simeone´s side won the match courtesy of two first half goals from Gaston Aguirre and [...]
Flamengo are just one win away from claiming their first Brazilian championship since 1992 after downing Corinthians 2-0 at the Brinco de Ouro da Princesa stadium on Sunday. With only one round left to play in the season, Flamengo overtook defending champions Sao Paulo on top of the league standings. With goals from midfielder Ze [...]
Deportivo Quito are just a step away from being crowned national champions after picking up a 1-1 draw at Deportivo Cuenca in the first leg of the final of the Ecuadorian championship on Sunday. Argentine Marco Pirchio put Deportivo Quito ahead in the 58th minute, but Diego Ianiero, who is also from Argentina, earned Deportivo [...]
Colo Colo, Chile´s most popular club, moved closer towards the final of the Chilean Clausura championship after edging La Serena 1-0 in the first leg of the semi-finals. Hugo Tocalli´s side proved superior to their opponents for the majority of the match, and claimed a well deserved but narrow victory. Striker Esteban Paredes scored the [...]
A court case filed by Chilean club Rangers could have put Chilean football in serious problems. But the club dropped a court case that threatened the participation of the national team at next year’s World Cup in South Africa. Rangers had filed a case in court for its demotion from the Chilean first division. The [...]
Diego Maradona, the coach of the Argentine national team, has announced his squad to face Catalunya in a friendly match in Barcelona on December 22. From the 19 players selected by Maradona, the only newcomer is Cristian Alvarez of Arsenal de Sarandi. Due to his two-month suspension from all official activity, Maradona won´t be in [...]
CONMEBOL held on Friday the draw for the 51st edition of the Copa Libertadores at the Football Museum and Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. The ceremony went ahead despite local tournaments still being in course to determine the qualified teams for the competition. This edition will boost the number of participating teams from 38 to [...]
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