Monthly Archives: April 2008

Clausura ’08: Round 12 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 25 April 2008 by

It’s an important weekend, this one, for a variety of reasons. Rock-bottom (of Clausura and Promedio) Olimpo host fellow strugglers Colón in what might be a crucial game in the relegation battle. Racing take on Tigre, whose manager Diego Cagna … Continue reading →

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Copa Libertadores: the last sixteen

Posted on Thursday, 24 April 2008 by

Wednesday night finally saw the completion of the 2007 Torneo Apertura, as Gimnasia La Plata hosted Arsenal de Sarandí and drew 1-1, the match having been postponed in December due to clashing with the first leg of Arsenal’s Copa Sudamericana … Continue reading →

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All evened out

Posted on Thursday, 24 April 2008 by

The two outstanding matches from the first half of the Torneo Clausura were played on Wednesday, to leave all sides now having played 11 games going into the twelfth weekend. In the sixth round match postponed following the death of … Continue reading →

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Boca scrape through

Posted on Wednesday, 23 April 2008 by

They didn’t quite get the five goals they needed to make it absolutely certain off their own backs, but Copa Libertadores holders Boca Juniors nonetheless qualified for the knockout stages of the tournament on Tuesday night courtesy of their own … Continue reading →

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An early final

Posted on Tuesday, 22 April 2008 by

The attention in Europe is going to be on yet another Liverpool vs. Chelsea Champions League semi-final, but in South America the Copa Libertadores is about to see the highest profile of its group matches, right at the end of … Continue reading →

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Clausura ’08: Round 11 goals

Posted on Tuesday, 22 April 2008 by

The goals from the eleventh round of the Torneo Clausura are online now, and you can see them all thanks to TN simply by clicking here. For those who can’t tell the clubs apart by their shirts, read on for … Continue reading →

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Argentines abroad: 19th & 20th April

Posted on Monday, 21 April 2008 by

Trophies are being handed out in some of the European nations already, whilst others could be drawing much closer in the next few days. Four Argentines have won the Greek championship (court ruling permitting); Lucho and Lisandro’s Porto – who won … Continue reading →

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Clausura ’08: Round 11 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 21 April 2008 by

River Plate lost their unbeaten record on Sunday afternoon as Central surprised even themselves by getting one over on Diego Simeone’s men, who got a let-off after his old team Estudiantes – who were finally awarded the points for the called-off … Continue reading →

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San Lorenzo’s run ends

Posted on Sunday, 20 April 2008 by

Saturday saw the end of Racing’s near-historic one-match winning run, and on Sunday it was the turn of another of the ‘Big Five’ to have an impressive spell brought to an end. Ramón Díaz’s San Lorenzo visited Argentinos Juniors in … Continue reading →

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Too much to hope for

Posted on Sunday, 20 April 2008 by

After winning 1-0 against Arsenal de Sarandí last weekend, Racing were on a roll and looking at turn their first win of 2008 into the start of a run. As it transpired, though, two wins in a row was asking … Continue reading →

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