Posted on Thursday, 3 May 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre
Each week I write a column for the excellent UK website Voice Of Football. This week’s column talks of Diego Maradona’s brush with death, Boca’s Copa Libertadores qualification (having been written before last night’s match), and the race for the title and survival at the bottom.
‘It’s been a quietish week news-wise in Argentina, with only [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 3 May 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre
On Wednesday night, in the first leg of the all-Argentine Copa Libertadores second round tie between Boca Juniors and Vélez Sarsfield at La Bombonera, Boca ran out 3-0 winners thanks to goals from Juan Román Riquelme, Martín Palermo and Clemente Rodríguez. Of more importance, though, was an absolutely horrific foul on Rodrigo Palacio by Vélez goalkeeper [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 3 May 2007 by hastaelgolsiempre
The eighth round of matches was finally completed on Wednesday as Colón hosted River and Racing visited Quilmes. An injury-ravaged River were held ‘prisoners to their lack of football’, according to Olé. Daniel Passarella, pictured above in an audition for the Argentine version of Prison Break (no, not really) was sent from the touchline. Very [...]
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