The Argentina Football Federation on Wednesday approved a test return of visiting team supporters for two Argentine league matches this weekend, the first time the ban has been lifted since it was imposed in 2013 due to fan violence and deaths.

Olimpo de Bahia Blanca fans will be permitted to attend the match against Arsenal de Sarandi in Buenos...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Timbers have signed striker Gaston Fernandez and center back Norberto Paparatto, both of Argentina. The Timbers on Wednesday also loaned Colombian forward Jose Valencia to Argentina first-division side Olimpo de Bahia Blanca for a season.

Fernandez and Paparatto will join the club once their transfer and visa documents are complete.

Fernandez, 30, has played for several first-division teams in Argentina, winning season titles with three different clubs. Since 2002,...