Monthly Archives: September 2007

From bug to leper

The 4-0 defeat away to Argentinos Juniors apparently helped to make up the minds of Newell’s directors and convince them that a manager would be really quite a useful thing for their football club to have. And to that end, … Continue reading

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Apertura ´07: round 10 scores and scorers

There were an amazing twelve red cards and thirty-two goals this weekend, all of which made typing this entry an absolute pig of a job. Germán Denis grabbed two to take his tally for Independiente to thirteen in ten matches … Continue reading

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The reconquest

One-hundred-and-ninety-one years after declaring independence from Spain, Argentina suddenly finds itself very much directing proceedings – at least as far as some of La Liga‘s leading clubs are concerned. After Leo Messi’s superb show for Barcelona on Saturday night, both … Continue reading

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Getting serious

The first two-thirds of the fixture list for this weekend passed without too much to write home about, San Lorenzo picking up an easy win away to Central, Independiente brushing Olimpo aside with ease and only Argentinos Juniors’ 4-0 tonking … Continue reading

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Two small changes

There have been two changes to this weekend’s schedule, for security reasons. River Plate’s visit to Tigre has been brought forward from the time published here yesterday, and will now be played at 11am on Sunday, whilst Arsenal vs. Racing … Continue reading

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Apertura ’07: round 10 fixtures

The fixtures for round ten of the Primera A Torneo Apertura include Central, still on a high from winning their first match of the season in last week’s clásico rosarino, hosting struggling champions San Lorenzo, and overacheiving Tigre hosting River. … Continue reading

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Mixed fortunes

A mixed night for Argentina’s sides in the Copa Sudamericana on Wednesday. Arsenal can be very happy with themselves, River much less so and Boca are probably somewhere in between after conceding a late goal in arguably the round’s toughest … Continue reading

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A common mistake

It’s been reported fairly widely lately – on this website among many others – that Martín ‘El Loco‘ Palermo is within spitting distance of becoming Boca Juniors’ all-time leading goalscorer. He needs twelve or fifteen or twenty more, we are … Continue reading

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Something fishy

Someone’s telling fibs, and it might be a little while before the end of this particular tale is reached. Pablo Marini, who on Monday announced his resignation from the manager’s job at Newell’s due in large parts to threats that … Continue reading

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The Sudamericana is coming

On Wednesday 19th September, the Copa Sudamericana gets underway. The Sudamericana is South America’s second-tier club competition behind the Copa Libertadores, and is played in the first half of the (European and Argentine) season. Think of it as broadly equivalent … Continue reading

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