Sunday is clásico day this weekend, with River hosting Racing in the country's oldest derby before Gimnasia visit Estudiantes - as a genuine away team, for the first time in a few years - in the La Plata derby. Boca - who beat Newell's 4-2 in the remaining match from round two on Thursday afternoon [. Click to continue reading...

Real Salt Lake announced Wednesday that the club has reached an agreement on a contract extension with Javier Morales, a deal that will keep the Argentinean midfielder in Utah through 2012. As part of the deal, RSL has purchased Morales' contract rights from UD Vecindario, a team in the Spanish Segunda Division B. Click to continue reading...

The goals from the second weekend of Torneo Apertura action are online now (with Newell's vs. Boca to follow on Wednesday night), and can be viewed through the TN sportsblog by clicking here. Read on, as usual, for the running order of this video clip and for my personal favourite strikes of the weekend, taken [. Click to continue reading...

Only nine matches this weekend, due to Boca travelling to Spain to take part in Barcelona's Copa Joan Gamper (they lost 3-1, after leading); the Xeneize will travel to Newell's on Wednesday evening. Champions River got their first win of the campaign, as did Independiente. Argentinos tonked Vélez at home, and Colón did likewise to [. Click to continue reading...

Il dirigenti del River Plate hanno accontentato il 'Cholo' Simenone regalandogli l'attaccante Santiago Salcedo, proveniente dal Newell's old Boys. Il giocatore arriva in prestito con opzione di acquisto. I Millonarios pagheranno 1 milione di dollari per il prestito. Salcedo dovrebbe arrivare domani a Buenos Aires per sottoporsi alle visite mediche e per unirsi ai nuovi compagni. Click to continue reading...

Ricardo Caruso Lombardi has stepped down as manager of Rosario club Newell's Old Boys, one week before the start of the 2008 Torneo Apertura. The manager has left the club after ten-and-a-half months in charge, probably a result of a poor relationship with club president Eduardo López and certain senior players, although for his own part he [. Click to continue reading...

One of the winter's longest-running transfer sagas has finally come to an end on Friday with the news that the apple of Diego Simeone's eye, Newell's Old Boys' Paraguayan striker Santiago Salcedo, has left Rosario to join River Plate. The champions have been ceded Salcedo's registration by Fernando Hidalgo and Eduardo López, a pair of businessmen who've just [. Click to continue reading...

After an unsuccessful attempt to bring back Roberto Ayala, River have finally achieved the incorporqtion of Facundo Quiroga. The 30-year old Argentine defender has been the main target to reinforce River's defense for the last three years, yet Aguilar had never been successful in completing his objective till now. Click to continue reading...

River Plate have made their first incorporation by bringing in Robert Flores. The 22-year old midfielder may not be known outside of his native country, but in Uruguay he was praised by both fans and critics alike, gaining him a strong comparison to the legendary Enzo Francescoli. In his first season as a starter for River Plate of Uruguay (yes, his now ex-club holds the same name as us), he shined and was even chosen as the best player of the tournament by a group 100 of the country's best journalists. Click to continue reading...

The schedule for the 2008-2009 season of the Argentine Primera Division has been released. River will begin the Torneo Apertura 2008 in Santa Fe, where they will face Colon. Many difficult matches will follow this one, but the one that everyone is curious about (the Superclasico) will be played on the 10th round (October 19th) in the Monumental. Click to continue reading...

Se viene la 19ª fecha del apasionante torneo Clausura y TyCSports.com te ofrece todas las estadísticas, los números más relevantes y las curiosidades de los partidos del fin de semana. Descubrí el historial de tu equipo, las rachas, las máximas goleadas en el profesionalismo y muchos datos más. Click to continue reading...

Many false rumours are being thrown around in the transfer market nowadays, but with the highly likely departures of Radamel Falcao Garcia and Sebastian Abreu, Aguilar is said to be seriously considering reinforcing the squad with a new striker.

To the surprise of many, one of the "stronger" names will actually be one that is well known to River fans already. Click to continue reading...

Direct running, a few jinky turns and an exquisite chip makes for a fantastic goal from the Argentinian league scored by Santiago Salcedo of Newell's Old Boys. Click to continue reading...