Monthly Archives: October 2007

Job done… just.

The Uruguayan press are today up in arms over Defensor Sporting’s failure to get past River Plate in the Copa Sudamericana on Tuesday night, and it seems they’ve got every right to be. River played very poorly, allowed the visitors … Continue reading

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The end is nigh…

…The end of my trip round Spain, at least. And, just possibly, for Juan Román Riquelme’s freezing-out of Villarreal’s first team. But definitely not for Juan Pablo Sorín’s career, according to the man himself, and neither for both River’s and … Continue reading

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A question of numbers

There’s really not much to say today, Sunday’s presidential elections in Argentina having put a temporary halt to the Primera A season and the next games not being until Friday. Already, however, six days in advance, one match is starting to … Continue reading

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It’s all happening in La Plata

Both La Plata sides are in the headlines a week and a day before the city’s clásico, for different reasons. Gimnasia got back to winning ways and kept Newell’s miserable away run in the Apertura going, beating them 2-0 in … Continue reading

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The weekend’s fixtu… oh.

No fixtures in Primera A this weekend, due to the Argentine presidential elections, but there will be one game played on Friday night: Gimnasia and Newell’s will kick off their postponed match from the 12th round in La Plata at … Continue reading

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Copa Sudamericana: quarter-final results

Frustration for River but elation for Arsenal. Los Millonarios have put themselves in a good position to progress to the semis, but it could have been even better. Arsenal, meanwhile, celebrated an historic result in Guadalajara.

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Ten years on

The 25th October 1997 was an historic day in the history of football, and today we arrive at its tenth anniversary. Because ten years ago today, in the Monumental, Boca Juniors beat River Plate 2-1. Historic for what exactly? No, … Continue reading

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Apertura ’07: Round 14 goals

Apologies for not putting these up sooner – the internet café I was in in Salamanca yesterday didn’t have the necessary plugins for me to able to watch the video myself and thus give the running order. Anyway: Here, courtesy … Continue reading

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Apertura ’07: Round 14 scores and scorers

Following Tigre’s and Lanús’s wins on Friday night, it’s getting tighter than a nun’s proverbials at the top of the table, with both Boca and Independiente dropping points and River winning – wait for it – away from home – … Continue reading

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Pushing for the title?

Things weren’t expected to be like this in Victoria. When Tigre won promotion via the playoff against Nueva Chicago last season, their triumph turned to tragedy when riots resulted in the death of one of their fans. But on Friday night, they beat … Continue reading

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