Daily Archives: Sunday, 25 February 2007

Playing away

Posted on Sunday, 25 February 2007 by

River Plate and San Lorenzo both begin their temporary exiles today, as a result of stadium suspensions following recent troubles. River host Racing at Vélez’s gorgeous José Amalfitani, whilst former River managerial legend Ramón Díaz will occupy the home bench … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Domestic, Fixtures, River Plate, San Lorenzo

Golazo

Posted on Sunday, 25 February 2007 by

Martín Palermo has achieved every footballer’s dream, and emulated David Beckham. Yesterday against Independiente he knocked in this rather impressive effort from the halfway line to seal Boca’s 3-1 win over Independiente. If you see a better one this weekend, … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Domestic, Goal videos, Results

Roman ruler

Posted on Sunday, 25 February 2007 by

A week after making his debut, Juan Román Riquelme decided to show up this week, and laid on two assists for Rodrigo Palacio and Neri Cardozo to help Boca to a 3-1 away win against Independiente, in Racing’s ground. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Domestic, Independiente, Results

At last!

Posted on Sunday, 25 February 2007 by

Two long-awaited firsts for Argentines in Europe on Saturday: Gonzalo Higuaín scored his first goal for Real Madrid, to level the Madrid derby 1-1 (which is how it ended), and Javier Mascherano, following the exile at West Ham and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentines abroad, Boca Juniors, River Plate