Game Four: v Newell’s Old Boys

Argentinos Juniors  1  Newell’s Old Boys  1

Of course we took neither rain jackets nor umbrellas. Why would we? It was a little overcast when we left home and the first half was clear and bright. It was only as the referee blew his whistle for the start of the second half that the first drops [...]

Game Three: v Lanus

Lanus  3 Argentinos Juniors  6

It’s quite a trek to reach the southern suburb of Lanus. First I had to take the 113 bus to the Argentinos Juniors ground in La Paternal to buy my away ticket, then a half an hour walk to La Paternal station for the train to Retiro, one of the main [...]

Game Four v Newell’s Old Boys

Newell’s Old Boys 0 Argentinos Juniors 1

The first victory of the season and a surge up the table. Not much to complain about there, surely? Well, yes there was actually. Firstly, this was a poor game of poor passing, little cohesion and sparse goalmouth action. There was a barely noticeable burst of promise from Newell’s [...]