Daily Archives: Saturday, 4 August 2007

Early promise

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Primera A new boys San Martín and Tigre had tough assignments on the opening weekend. Tigre travelled to La Plata to play Gimnasia, smarting from a poor show last season and determined to turn things round. San Martín, meanwhile, had … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Primera A, Results, San Martín de San Juan, Tigre

Show me the money

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Gustavo Costas announced his determination, after the Under 20 World Cup success inspired by several of his young Racing players, to hold onto one of the stars of the junior selección, Maxi Moralez. Yesterday, he told reporters that Racing wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Maxi Moralez, Players, Racing Club

Free at last

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Two of Argentina’s finest were yesterday celebrating their liberation from the shackles of oppression (in so far as anyone getting paid millions of pounds a year to play football can be said to be ‘oppressed’). Javier Saviola played his first … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentines abroad, Carlos Tevez, Football, Football clubs, Gonzalo Higuaín, Javier Saviola, Players, Pre season, Results, Transfers

Getting things rolling

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Friday night saw the first two matches of the 2007 Apertura, and both resulted in away wins. Colón hosted Vélez in Santa Fe and fell victim to a hardly thrilling but very clinical performance from Ricardo La Volpe’s men, who … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Banfield, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Juan Sebastián Verón, Primera A, Results, Vélez Sarsfield