Monthly Archives: March 2008

Find me a donkey

Posted on Thursday, 27 March 2008 by

Mystery in Núñez. Ariel ‘Burrito‘ ['Little donkey'] Ortega has virtually recovered from the injury he picked up a couple of weeks ago against Racing, and was due to be drafted into the squad to face Arsenal de Sarandí on Sunday. … Continue reading →

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Arsenal all but out, River all but through

Posted on Thursday, 27 March 2008 by

Two Argentine sides were in action in the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday night. Arsenal de Sarandí, Copa Sudamericana holders, continued to embarrass themselves in the bigger competition, conceding six goals for the second time in this group stage, this time … Continue reading →

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Egypt 0 – 2 Argentina

Posted on Wednesday, 26 March 2008 by

Sergio Agüero stepped into the limelight in Lionel Messi’s absence on Wednesday night and helped Argentina to a 2-0 win over the African champions in Cairo, after a tricky opening half gave way to a more impressive performance from Argentina … Continue reading →

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Egypt vs. Argentina starting XI

Posted on Wednesday, 26 March 2008 by

Argentina’s friendly in Cairo has just kicked off and whilst I can’t help you with any updates, I can give you the team. Julio Cruz gets the nod over Fernando Cavenaghi for the starting berth in the number 9 shirt, … Continue reading →

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San Lorenzo 1 – 0 Real Potosí

Posted on Wednesday, 26 March 2008 by

San Lorenzo garnered a key three points in their quest to read the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores on Tuesday night, beating Real Potosí for the second time, this time in rather less incredible fashion than the comeback from … Continue reading →

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Egypt vs. Argentina: the buildup

Posted on Tuesday, 25 March 2008 by

The Argentine national side arrived in Cairo on Monday in preparation for Wednesday’s friendly against African champions Egypt minus Esteban Cambiasso, who has an injury in his left leg. The squad got straight to work in the gym of the … Continue reading →

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Clausura ’08: Round 7 goals

Posted on Tuesday, 25 March 2008 by

Nearly all of the goals from the seventh round of matches in the Primera A 2008 Torneo Clausura can be seen on TN’s website right now, by clicking here. The Lanús vs. Newell’s match isn’t included because the show went out … Continue reading →

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Clausura ’08: Round 7 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 24 March 2008 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Boca barra detained, Troglio and Llop say adios

Posted on Monday, 24 March 2008 by

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 … Continue reading →

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The old guard

Posted on Monday, 24 March 2008 by

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 … Continue reading →

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