South American Futbol - Libertadores, Sudamericana, World Cup 2010

Uruguay: Defending champions Nacional were held to an unexpected 1-1 draw by Tacuarembo at the Centenario stadium on Friday night. After conceding a first-minute strike former Valencia winger Mario Regueiro earned Nacional a point with thirty minutes remaining in the game. Uruguay´s most popular club, Penarol, claimed their second consecutive victory of the season, beating [...]

Uruguayan striker Sebastian Fernandez struck in the 74th minute to give defending champions Banfield a 1-0 victory over River Plate at the Monumental stadium in the opening round of the Argentine Clausura championship on Sunday. Banfield dominated much of the play and were well worth the three points, as they look to win back-to-back championships [...]

Brazilian international Robinho has finally arrived in Brazil to take on his latest assignment at former club Santos, where he was loaned to by Manchester City. The player doesn´t want to lose any time, as he expects to be in top form to confront the 2010 World Cup, and has already commenced physical work at [...]

Is the best form of defense a good offense? While Argentina’s greatest concern ahead of the 2010 World Cup continues to be its vulnerable defense, head coach Diego Maradona is more than aware that if his team wants to be a force in South Africa, it needs to take full advantage of the abundance of [...]

Key players Despite a devastating World Cup qualifying campaign in which it won only eight of 18 matches, Argentina is deep and talented at every position. Its greatest strength is easily its attack, where FIFA World Player of the Year Lionel Messi is the clear standout. Messi was in extraordinary form in leading Barcelona to [...]

The qualification round of the 2010 Copa Libertadores treated fans to a number of interesting results, which leaves all of the return legs wide open. With everything to play for all twelve teams which are participating know that they have great chances of advancing to the group stage of South America´s biggest club competition next [...]

River Plate beat arch-rivals Boca Juniors 3-1 on penalty kicks after both teams tied 1-1 in regulation time at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza on Sunday night. It was River´s second consecutive victory over Boca, which eleviated pressure on the squad, and added further misery to that of Boca´s. Boca were hoping to avenge [...]

River Plate won the first superclasico of the year after a well-deserved 3-1 victory over Boca Juniors in Mar del Plata on Wednesday. Los Millonarios were by far the better side on the night and could have won the match by a much greater difference, as they failed to convert several clear-cut opportunities in the [...]

Argentina`s two most popular clubs  — River Plate and Boca Juniors — will clash in the first superclasico of the year at the Jose Maria Minella stadium in Mar del Plata on Wednesday night. Both teams performed poorly last season, and will be hoping to kick off 2010 with a derby victory. The Argentine giants [...]

Boca Juniors striker Martin Palermo said that “many players have passed through the phase of (Diego) Maradona and each one will fight for a place,” in Argentina`s World Cup squad. Palermo, who scored a crucial goal as Argentina beat Peru in a World Cup qualifier last year, is hoping to take part in his first [...]