The first week of the season is over and with it we can see a little bit more of the same.
Boca and River have won their respective matches and will fight for the title like every six months.
In Argentina there are 5 clubs considered big powers. Historically these teams are the ones with more titles, more supporters and of course, more media coverage.
This weekend, all of them have won.
On Friday, Racing played horribly but managed to beat Nueva Chicago 2-0.
Saturday saw their bitter rivals, Independiente (the club where Kun AGÜERO used to play) beating Colon de Santa Fé. Independiente came from one goal behind to win 4-1 and send a message to all the other clubs.
Early on Sunday, San Lorenzo de Almagro (managed by Oscar RUGGERI) travelled to the north of our country to face the newly promoted Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy and they won 1-0 in a tricky venue.
Later on, Boca Juniors played to a goal-less first half against Banfield but Martin PALERMO (2) and Sebastián BATTAGLIA provided the fire for BASILE’s team to win 3-0, with another fine performance by Fernando GAGO in the centre of midfield.
And to finish the weekend for the “5 Grandes”, River Plate won away against Lanus. Ariel ORTEGA made a comeback for his former team but it was Gonzalo HIGUAIN who sent a cross for an own goal by VELAZQUEZ and then scored himself to put River 2-0 up.
In other news, Juan Sebastian VERON made his second coming for Estudiantes de La Plata and was active in the creative process for his team’s one and only goal in their defeat of Quilmes.
Cristian ‘KILY’ GONZALEZ is another ex-Inter playing again in Argentina. But he had another kind of luck. His team, Rosario Central, lost against Belgrano de Córdoba and KILY saw the red card in his first match in Argentina after his European experience.
Newell’s Old Boys shocked everyone by easily defeating Velez Sarsfield 3-0.
Argentinos Juniors (Diego MARADONA’s first club) won 1-0 against new boys Godoy Cruz de Mendoza, while on Saturday, Arsenal (not the one from Highbury, of course!) defeated Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 3-1.
Did you get to see any of the action?
What do you think of the start of this season in Argentina?
