On the horizon – 45 days until start of the Copa América

It’s not long anymore until the prestigious South American tournament returns. June 11 sees the first match of this year’s edition in Chile. The hosts face Ecuador in the opening match. Here is a quick look at all teams for you, with their chances as of right now.   Group A: Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia   Led by Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, Chile strives for glory in their first home tournament since 1991. In addition, they have never won the Copa América before, four second places was the best they could manage so far. The group...

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Schedule for round of 16 is out

Find all the games with local kickoff times here: http://conmebol.com/es/23042015-1241/quedo-establecido-el-programa-de-los-octavos-de-final The first game will already take place in 5 days, when Universitario de Sucre welcome Tigres from Mexico....

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Pathetic São Paulo derby – Anyone need an actor?

One could write about the game between São Paulo FC and Corinthians SP. Or one could take a look at all the pure ridiculousness that took place in the matchup between the Brazilian rivals.   Already in the 20th minute, Emerson from Corinthians was sent off with a straight red card. If you see it on the video I linked you below, you are just going to scratch your head over it like I did. São Paulo’s defender Rafael Tolói fouled Emerson on the wing, so far, so good. The real problem starts then. At first, he tries getting the ball out from underneath...

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Two were stronger – The Strongest crash out of Copa

Wednesday in Porto Alegre, Brazil: It was 1 versus 2 in group 4. Internacional hosted one of Bolivia’s iconic teams, The Strongest. Both teams hoped they could celebrate together after the match, but for that they would most likely need help from La U (Universidad de Chile), who faced third place team CS Emelec.   The game started off quite lively, both teams tried to get up the field as fast as possible, as each of them still had a lot to play for. The first huge chance fell to Brazilian striker Nilmar in the 22nd minute, he put a nice cross...

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Decisions, decisions & the small matter of a Superclásico

As we move closer towards the knockout stages, here’s a roundup of all this week’s decisions and standings in each group.   Group 1 saw, yet again, a 1-0 win from Atlas Guadalajara over Atlético Mineiro, a loss with which Atlas pulled the Brazilians on the brink of elimination along with themselves. Both have 6 points and trail the leading duo Santa Fe and Colo-Colo by 3 (Santa Fe beat them 3-0). The decisive game will most likely take place between Mineiro and Colo-Colo, with the Chileans holding the advantage on goal difference. Atlético...

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Huracán cruz(eiro)-ing to victory – Ábila shines

Tuesday night saw the meeting of two teams still fighting for a place in the next round and especially third place Huracán was under a lot of pressure, after only collecting four points in as many games. Opponents Cruzeiro from Belo Horizonte meanwhile were going into the game as group leaders with 8 points. Nothing much happened in the opening stages and you might as well have went back to the fridge to get a fresh beer and some snacks. The great...

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Have your say - Copa América in June

What do you think? Who will win the Copa América?BrazilArgentinaUruguayParaguayColombiaBoliviaMexicoJamaicaPeruChileVenezuelaEcuador pollcode.com free po...

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Argentina? - Colombia!

When you are the record champion and the defending champion of your country, there is not much doubt that you are a good football club. A club like that exists in the second largest town of Colombia, Medellín: Atlético Nacional. At the beginning of last night they were in third spot of group 7, now they are in first. What happened? A surprising away win at Argentinian favorite Estudiantes. Yulián Mejía was the man of the match, as he was the one...

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Staying alive – San Lorenzo master São Paulo challenge

When everything is on the line in a match, be it in football or any other sport, a championship team comes through and will perform the best in those moments. Now San Lorenzo is just that. As holders of the Copa Libertadores, all eyes were on them on Tuesday night, as they took on São Paulo FC to stay alive in this year’s competition and only a win would really help them. The Estadio Pedro Bidegain was nearly sold out and ecstatic, as the hosts just...

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