Comments on: América 2 – 3 Arsenal: the goals http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2007/12/01/america-2-3-arsenal-the-goals/ More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ursus arctos http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2007/12/01/america-2-3-arsenal-the-goals/#comment-968 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:10:54 +0000 http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2007/12/01/america-2-3-arsenal-the-goals/#comment-968 Si, si.

I checked America’s website after I made that comment, and they say the same thing.

It just looks completely different than it did in the 90s (let alone in 1986).

]]> By: hastaelgolsiempre http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2007/12/01/america-2-3-arsenal-the-goals/#comment-967 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:59:31 +0000 http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2007/12/01/america-2-3-arsenal-the-goals/#comment-967 It definitely is the Azteca, Ursus. There were numerous references to the venue in the Argentine press both in the previews to the match and the articles written since. One of the most recent is at: http://www.ole.clarin.com/notas/2007/12/01/um/01554744.html

Attention drawn to the line in the first paragraph: ‘Mario Cuenca… sostuvo que en la victoria en el Azteca…’

]]> By: ursus arctos http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2007/12/01/america-2-3-arsenal-the-goals/#comment-966 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:56:11 +0000 http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2007/12/01/america-2-3-arsenal-the-goals/#comment-966 Sam, are you sure this match was played in the Azteca?

It really doesn ‘t look like it at all. The stands are much closer to the pitch and not as high or deep.

Televisa may have renovated the stadium, but this just looks very different from the ground we all know so well.

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