Boca Juniors will attempt to make it to their second consecutive final and their 6th since 2000, when they face Brazilian side Fluminense at the famed Maracanã stadium. You can watch the game live on FSE at 8:30PM ET. The first leg in Argentina ended in a 2-2 draw last week; the winner will face [...]

With the seasons in Europe over, the Champions League final this Wednesday, and the Copa Libertadores and Primera coming to a close, we can at last look ahead to the national team over the summer. With international friendles, World Cup Qualifiers, and the China Olympics, it’ll be a busy summer for the albiceleste.
So with [...]

Leave your comments below for tonight’s massive game in Buenos Aires, when Boca will host Mexican club Atlas at Vélez Sarsfield’s Estadio Amalfitani after the Bombonera was suspended from hosting home matches last week. You can watch it live on Fox Sports Español at 6PM ET, or delayed at 10PM.
Riquelme, Palermo, Marioni - IMO this [...]

Two more teams from Argentina were eliminated from the Copa Libertadores last night, first Estudiantes who despite winning 2-1 last night at home to LDU Quito, lost 3-2 on aggregate, while Lanus meanwhile drew with Atlas in Mexico 2-2, but also went out 3-2 over both legs. After Arsenal’s woeful display in the group stage, [...]

It’s not going well for Argentina in the Copa this year. Both Lanús and Estudiantes lost yesterday in the first round of 16 matches, and as in the group stage, there are serious questions about the odds of one of the 5 remaining teams making it deep into the competition.
While Estudiantes will most certainly blame [...]

The latest installment of the growing Offside Podcast was released today, where I talk a little about the Copa Libertadores and the Clausura in Argentina. In the coming weeks, I’ll try to focus more on Argentina’s chances in the knockout stages, as well as which teams will fight it out for the title.
Also, if you [...]

Two of the best football writers around take different looks at the current state of Argentine football.
Gregory Sica focuses on the poor start from Argentina’s top clubs participating in this years Copa Libertadores. While I think it’s a little early to call this years campaign a total disaster, I agree that teams, especially San Lorenzo, [...]

The group stages of the Copa Libertadores begin this week, with 4 teams from Argentina, San Lorenzo, Estudiantes, River Plate, and Lanús all scheduled for matches in South America’s biggest club competition. Last years winners Boca Juniors will debut next Wednesday, as will Arsenal de Sarandí.
Which of these teams has the best chance of advancing [...]