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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Championship form
San Lorenzo have never really been at the races in attempting to defend the championship they won so imperiously and surprisingly in the Clausura. And yet, quietly, without too many noticing, they’ve won their last three matches in a row, … Continue reading
The latest Argentina squad
Alfio Basile has named his squad for Argentina’s opening two World Cup 2010 qualifiers, at home to Chile and away to Venezuela on the 13th and 16th of October. Juan Román Riquelme, despite being stuck in limbo after failing to … Continue reading
Posted in Alfio Basile, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Argentines abroad, Carlos Tevez, Fernando Gago, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Heinze, Gabriel Milito, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Saviola, Juan Román Riquelme, Lionel Messi, Maxi Rodríguez, Players, Roberto Abbondanzieri, Selección, Sergio Agüero, World Cup Qualifiers
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As predicted
Not that I like to think of myself as a prophet in footballing matters, you understand, but I did mention how much better River Plate have been at home than away from home, didn’t I? 2-1 down on goals and … Continue reading
Posted in Argentine football, Continental football, Copa Sudamericana, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Goal videos, Results, River Plate
Tagged , Botafogo, Copa Sul-Americana
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Apertura ’07: round 11 fixtures
Two newly-promoted sides meet on Friday evening as Olimpo host Huracán. The ‘derby of the Gimnasias’ (which is a phrase I made up, so I wouldn’t use it to any Argentine friends unless you want to get some very confused … Continue reading
Posted in 2007 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, Primera A, Racing Club, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, San Martín de San Juan, Tigre, Vélez Sarsfield
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Two down, two left
That’s the situation for Argentine clubs in the Copa Sudamericana following last night’s second leg in Morumbí, where Sao Paulo gained revenge for last year’s Recopa defeat with a 1-0 win over Boca Juniors which puts the Libertadores champions out … Continue reading
Making history
Arsenal de Sarandí achieved the biggest result in the club’s history on Wednesday night, a 1-1 home draw with Brazilian side Goiás seeing them through to the quarter-final of the Copa Sudamericana in their first ever appearance in South American competition.
Posted in Alfio Basile, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentine national team, Argentines abroad, Arsenal de Sarandí, Boca Juniors, Continental football, Copa Sudamericana, Diego Milito, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Gabriel Milito, Germán Denis, Hernán Crespo, International football, Javier Mascherano, Lanús, Lionel Messi, Players, Results, Selección
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Lower division results
As the least widely-read of the site’s weekly features, I hope those who do use this update will forgive me for curtailing it during my few weeks ‘doing’ Spain. Scores will be given without scorers, but I’ll try and include … Continue reading
Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Ascenso, B Metropolitano, B Nacional, Belgrano de Córdoba, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Godoy Cruz, Lower leagues, Nueva Chicago, Primera B, Primera C, Primera D, Quilmes, Results, Torneo Argentino
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Tricky decisions
The managers at Argentina’s two biggest clubs have some complication selection issues going into this week’s Copa Sudamericana return legs. Boca Juniors, who won the first leg of their tie against Sao Paulo 2-1 but conceded a last minute away … Continue reading
Posted in 2007 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Continental football, Copa Sudamericana, Daniel Passarella, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Juan Pablo Carrizo, Martín Palermo, Miguel Angel Russo, Players, Primera A, Racing Club, River Plate, Rodrigo Palacio
Tagged Boca, Botafogo, Copa Sudamericana, Gustavo Costas, Juan Ojeda, Mauro Boselli, Racing, River, Sao Paulo
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Apertura ’07: round 10 goals
The goals from round ten of the 2007 Torneo Apertura went online a little while ago, and you can watch all 32 of them courtesy of TN simply by clicking here. Regular readers know the drill by now – read … Continue reading
Posted in 2007 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Goal videos, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, Primera A, Racing Club, Results, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, San Martín de San Juan, Tigre, Vélez Sarsfield
Tagged Argentine goals, Germán Denis, Goal videos, Primera A, Torneo Apertura goals, Torneo Apertura goles
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