Monthly Archives: June 2008

Clausura ’08: Round 19 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 23 June 2008 by

The 2008 Primera A Torneo Clausura came to an end this weekend, with champions River Plate making a stunning 17-minute comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 away to Banfield, and Boca hit six at home to Tigre in (probably) Rodrigo Palacio’s … Continue reading →

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Another skeleton in the Elephants’ Graveyard

Posted on Monday, 23 June 2008 by

And so it comes to this. Three seasons of struggle against the drop came down to one head-to-head match to decide who, out of Colón de Santa Fé and Racing Club, would remain in the Primera A next season, and … Continue reading →

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Argentinos to the Sudamericana

Posted on Saturday, 21 June 2008 by

Only one match was played on Friday night to kick off the final round of the Torneo Clausura 2008, but it had importance in its own right. Argentinos Juniors hosted Rosario Central with the aim of securing a victory that … Continue reading →

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Clausura ’08: Round 19 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 20 June 2008 by

Here it is, ladies and gents: the final weekend of the Primera A Torneo Clausura 2008. River are already champions, but there’s still the small matter of relegation to sort out, and to that end the weekend’s most important match … Continue reading →

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The Gonzalo Acro case: another update

Posted on Friday, 20 June 2008 by

A quick mention here of the latest developments in the trial over the murder of Gonzalo Acro last August. On Wednesday, Pablo ‘Cucaracha‘ Girón was caught by police after 219 days on the run. Luis Rodríguez, the judge presiding over … Continue reading →

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Piatti goes to Europe, Cardozo considers his options and Aguilar starts dreaming…

Posted on Friday, 20 June 2008 by

With the Clausura effectively over before the final weekend for Estudiantes and Boca Juniors as well as newly-crowned champions River Plate, the summer transfer market has already begun. River boss Diego Simeone wants to bring in a new goalkeeper, and … Continue reading →

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Animal Farm

Posted on Thursday, 19 June 2008 by

The brave new world of Argentine stadium security is up for debate, and the lunatics have made the opening gambit in the race to run the asylum. The ringleaders of barra bravas from twenty-seven clubs right across the country and … Continue reading →

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Brazil 0 – 0 Argentina

Posted on Thursday, 19 June 2008 by

Brazil and Argentina convened for their first meeting of the qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa on Wednesday night, with Argentina aware that a win would take them back to joint top of the table alongside … Continue reading →

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Argentina starting XI vs. Brazil

Posted on Thursday, 19 June 2008 by

Alfio Basile has named Argentina’s starting lineup for the World Cup qualifier against Brazil in Belo Horizonte, and it includes both Juan Román Riquelme and Lionel Messi. Sensibly, Messi will partner Julio Cruz rather than form part of the little-and-little … Continue reading →

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¡Que Lío!

Posted on Wednesday, 18 June 2008 by

In the buildup to Wednesday night’s South American clásico between Brazil and Argentina in Belo Horizonte for the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers, the Argentina camp has been rocked by suggestions of a division in the squad. Not entirely surprisingly, Boca … Continue reading →

Posted in Alfio Basile, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Fixtures, Football, Football managers, International football, Juan Román Riquelme, Lionel Messi, Players, Selección, World Cup, World Cup Qualifiers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 19 Comments