Monthly Archives: April 2007

A bit late now, chaps

Posted on Thursday, 26 April 2007 by

It’s been a long time in coming – 214 days – but Ariel Ortega was finally back in the starting lineup for River Plate on Wednesday night. It seems almost as long since River last won a match in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Copa Libertadores, Fixtures, Results, River Plate

Playing catch-up

Posted on Wednesday, 25 April 2007 by

The final match of the ninth round of the Clausura finally took place this evening, with Nueva Chicago seeing off Banfield by 2-1 in Mataderos. This was the match that had been called off 27 minutes in with the score … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Banfield, Domestic, Nueva Chicago, Results

Cutting the Mostaza

Posted on Wednesday, 25 April 2007 by

Each week I write a column on the latest Argentine happenings for the lovely people at Voice Of Football. This week, an overview of the La Plata derby, a brief rundown of which Argentine clubs are still in and which … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Copa Libertadores, Domestic, Estudiantes, Gimnasia, Racing Club, Results

A news roundup

Posted on Tuesday, 24 April 2007 by

Seasoned visitors to this site will have noted that the updates over the weekend weren’t quite as extensive as usual. This was due to me taking a couple of days off. I do apologise. The biggest story while I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Diego Maradona, Domestic, Former players, Racing Club | 2 Comments

The goals of week 11

Posted on Monday, 23 April 2007 by

23 goals from nine matches this weekend (although only eight appear here since one finished 0-0), and they’re all available right here and right now. Just click here to view TyC’s Show de Goles for week 11. Read on for … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Goal videos, Independiente, Newell's Old Boys, Racing Club, River Plate, San Lorenzo, Vélez Sarsfield

Week 11 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 23 April 2007 by

A lot of 2-1 wins this week, with San Lorenzo, Boca, River and Estudiantes all prevailing by this scoreline whilst two other matches came within a goal of it. Just to even things out, Racing and Belgrano chipped in last … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Independiente, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Nueva Chicago, Quilmes, Racing Club, Results, River Plate, San Lorenzo, Vélez Sarsfield

Victory to the ‘visitors’

Posted on Monday, 23 April 2007 by

The La Plata derby is effectively played on neutral ground these days, what with both clubs sharing the Estadio Unico de La Plata, and today it was Gimnasia’s turn to be at home, so Estudiantes played the part of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Domestic, Estudiantes, Gimnasia, Results

Playing to form, and aganst it

Posted on Sunday, 22 April 2007 by

There was one surprising occurence on Saturday, and one not-very-surprising-at-all. For the third time in the last month, Quilmes have had a match called off. Their match away to Lanús started on a waterlogged pitch and lasted just nine minutes before referee … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Domestic, Independiente, Lanús, Nueva Chicago, Quilmes, Results

Week 11 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 20 April 2007 by

This weekend’s outstanding fixture, by some distance, is the La Plata derby. Gimnasia will be the home team in the Estadio Unico this time round (the two sides share it), as they look to avenge the 7-0 spanking handed out … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Independiente, Newell's Old Boys, Nueva Chicago, Quilmes, Racing Club, River Plate, San Lorenzo, Vélez Sarsfield

Gimnasia out of the Copa… just.

Posted on Friday, 20 April 2007 by

Hearty apologies go out to all fans of Gimnasia La Plata who visited today hoping to see how their side did last night. As mentioned in the Vélez post, Gimnasia’s match simply took place too late at night for me … Continue reading →

Posted in Copa Libertadores, Gimnasia, Results