Clausura ‘08: Round 7 scores and scorers

A late one this week, due to the Lanús vs. Newell’s match taking place on Monday evening. This round saw the ends of Juan Manuel Llop’s and Pedro Troglio’s managerial spells at their clubs, following Independiente’s loss to San Martín and Banfield’s to Central. River and Boca top the table for the moment, but a decision over [...]

Boca barra detained, Troglio and Llop say adios

A senior member of Boca Juniors’ barra brava, La Doce, was arrested prior to Sunday’s match at La Bombonera against Colón, after his name was given to the police in a list of fans to be denied entry to the game. On Monday, meanwhile, the seventh round of matches took two new managerial casualties as [...]

The old guard

River Plate went temporarily top earlier on Sunday evening, and Boca Juniors leapfrogged them on goal difference a couple of hours later by beating Colón de Santa Fé 2-1 in La Bombonera. The league table tonight is topped by the two giants for the first time in a surprisingly long while, although when the AFA [...]