Monthly Archives: November 2007

Look who’s back, and the endgame approaches

Posted on Tuesday, 27 November 2007 by

Sao Paulo, River Plate, Santos, Internacional and any other sides with designs on a big party following the 2008 Copa Libertadores final may as well cancel those plans right now. On Monday, it was all-but confirmed that Juan Román Riquelme … Continue reading →

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Apertura ’07: Round 17 goals

Posted on Monday, 26 November 2007 by

The video of the weekend’s goals in the Primera A is online now, and you can see all 21 of them thanks to TN simply by clicking here. As ever, read on for the running order to this video, and, … Continue reading →

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A mixed bag

Posted on Monday, 26 November 2007 by

One let-down on a weekend of generally good displays by Argentines in Europe, this one. On Saturday, Carlos Tevez didn’t have the best of days for Manchester United, who went down 1-0 at the Reebok Stadium to Bolton Wanderers. Tevez having only got … Continue reading →

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Apertura ’07: Round 17 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 26 November 2007 by

Twenty-one goals from this weekend’s ten matches, and none of them came in Avellaneda, where Racing and Independiente stank the place out in the Apertura’s final clásico. Sunday was a helter-skelter ride, with Boca slipping up but Lanús failing to … Continue reading →

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Yet another twist

Posted on Sunday, 25 November 2007 by

The title race swung decidedly back in the direction of Lanús on Sunday afternoon, as Boca Juniors lost in El Viaducto to an Arsenal side who should have been distracted by the thought of an impending Copa Sudamericana final. Lanús, should … Continue reading →

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Three points of gold

Posted on Sunday, 25 November 2007 by

It’s been a relatively low-scoring weekend so far in Primera A, with Newell’s squeezing past Banfield and the 0-0 in Avellaneda cancelling out Vélez’s 3-1 win over Gimnasia in Pedro Larraqui’s first game in charge. And then came San Martín … Continue reading →

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Hardly a classic

Posted on Saturday, 24 November 2007 by

Racing vs. Independiente passed off without any incident on Saturday afternoon, either in the stands (fortunately) or on the pitch (less luckily). There were no goals, no sendings-off, and very little chance for either. The best thing about the match was … Continue reading →

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The case of Gonzalo Acro: an update

Posted on Saturday, 24 November 2007 by

It’s now three-and-a-half months since the murder of Gonzalo Acro by rival members of River Plate’s barra brava in Villa Urquiza. On Friday, the judge presiding over the investigation into the murder allowed Ubaldo Matera, the man who was accompanying … Continue reading →

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Right on time

Posted on Saturday, 24 November 2007 by

It was all looking thoroughly buggered-up. Ninety minutes were up in Victoria, and somehow Tigre had contrived to not win against, of all the sides in the league, Rosario Central. Rosario Central! The hosts had let a half-time lead slip … Continue reading →

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In the family

Posted on Saturday, 24 November 2007 by

San Lorenzo’s players and fans can’t believe their luck after Ramón Díaz’s decision to stay with them rather than going back to River Plate, but they were perhaps just as fortunate in Friday night’s match with Olimpo. Díaz’s two sons … Continue reading →

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