While everyone is talking about the upcoming Superclásico, Independiente Rivadavia has quietly risen from obscurity to the top of Argentine football

Both teams are on an upward trend and looking for bragging rights and a consolidating step

Lionel Messi’s club coach said that the decision was due to ‘personal reasons’

The defender will miss at least six weeks, while the goalkeeper was taken out as a precautionary measure

A clip showing the moment Ignacio Lago received the message quickly reached over 1 million views

The AFA president and four other executives are accused of failing to deposit funds within a legal deadline

The two pre-World Cup friendlies will likely serve to test lineup alternatives and could be the last time captain Lionel Messi features for the national team

Giants like Boca Juniors, River Plate and Racing are in the mix, alongside debutants like Platense, Independiente Rivadavia and Barracas Central

Unusual names are listed among the hard core of Scaloneta players, with a few notable absentees