Brazil’s Vanquishers Paraguay Another Stiff Test for Confident Argentina

As ever doggedly determined to ruin the party, Paraguay and Derlis Gonzalez destroyed illusions of a block-buster Argentina-Brazil semi in the Copa America. If anything, Ramon Diaz‘s men will pose an even tougher challenge for the improving Albiceleste than their last-eight victims.  Since the 2015 Copa America draw was made the South American grudge match had loomed large on the calendar... 

Argentina Improving but Need Better Marksmanship to Take Home Copa America

While the best team undoubtedly won on the night, few could understand why Argentina had to resort to the lottery of the penalty shootout to finally take down Colombia in the Copa America quarter-finals. With just two games standing in the way of victory, solving their goal woes will be key if the Albiceleste are to take the trophy home. Rarely has a game between two apparently well-matched sides... 

Argentina Penalty Hero Carlos Tevez Erases Copa Pain of 2011

Four years ago, Carlos Tevez was the villain of the piece as Argentina crashed out of the Copa America on home turf. But fate has a funny way of redeeming itself, and the striker proved to be the Albiceleste hero as he finally ended an epic quarter-final against Colombia in favour of the deserving team.  The shootout was poised at 4-4, and Carlitos‘ position on the list did not exactly... 

A Game of Two Halves: The Key for Argentina in Copa America Test

Will the real Argentina please stand up? So far in the Copa America the star-studded Albiceleste have provided only a series of infuriatingly schizophrenic performances. Now it is time to sustain that talent across the full 90 minutes against dangerous Colombia.  Neither Argentina nor Colombia have shown anything like their full potential in Chile. The problem is perhaps even more acute for Jose... 

Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Argentina’s Debt to Colombia Coach Jose Pekerman

Friday’s Copa America quarter-final between Argentina and Colombia will surely bring up some conflicting emotions for Jose Pekerman. The current Colombia boss has history in coaching his home nation, as well as a personal relationship with the vast majority of his opponents in the last eight, including megastars Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano.  But his effect on the team goes far deeper... 

Grading the Argentina Squad After the Copa America Group Stage

Argentina negotiated their way through Group B of the 2015 Copa America with few problems. The star-studded squad has been far from its best, but their unbeaten record means a first-place finish and the chance to look forward to a quarter-final. Have the Albiceleste’s astros been on top of their game, however? Who has been an asset in this opening trio of matches, and who needs to step up their... 

Argentina Continue Winning Ways but Once More Fail to Shine in Copa America

Argentina’s 1-0 Copa America victory over Jamaica on Saturday was as lopsided a one-goal affair as you are likely to see at the finals of a major international tournament. But the Caribbean nation never gave up, and despite the win, the South American heavyweights were left puzzled at how they failed to kill off the game much earlier.  The game resembled a children’s fairytale. The... 

Centurion Lionel Messi Desperate to Break Argentina Trophy Drought

On Saturday, Argentina captain Lionel Messi will reach a personal milestone when he receives his 100th international cap against Jamaica. But the consummate winner will not let his own landmarks interfere with what is his one and only goal: take home a big trophy for the Albiceleste.  It all started on rather inauspicious terms for the best player in the world. Messi’s international debut,... 

Carlos Tevez Move to Boca Juniors Would Be Biggest Argentina Transfer in History

Even while Carlos Tevez continues training and playing alongside his Argentina colleagues in the Copa America, speculation keeps linking the Juventus forward to a permanent move back to South America. This time, there may just be a little more substance to the reports.  Should the 31-year-old Boca Juniors icon finally put pen to paper and seal a return to his first club, it would no doubt be the... 

Tevez’s 2011 Penalty Miss & Pain of Copa America Failure Must Spur on Argentina

The final image of the 2011 Copa America was an all-too-painful one for Argentina. Striker Carlos Tevez hammered the final nail into the coffin of the campaign with an awful penalty, ensuring that the hosts and favourites would go out at the quarter-final stage to Uruguay. Now, four years later, the Albiceleste face another do-or-die clash against their historic rivals, and again, defeat is not an... 

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