Monthly Archives: October 2008

Argentina’s new boss: who will it be?

Posted on Monday, 27 October 2008 by

Julio Grondona returns, on Monday, from a FIFA congress in Zurich. When he flew out to Switzerland last week he told the press that the 27th, when he returned, would be the day on which he would be announcing the … Continue reading →

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Apertura ’08: Round 11 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 27 October 2008 by

The chasing pack all won and the leaders lost this weekend, so the title race is tightening up. At the bottom River struggled – and lost to another set piece goal - in Jujuy and Central lost in La Bombonera, whilst Banfield … Continue reading →

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The resurgence continues

Posted on Sunday, 26 October 2008 by

God knows where this has come from. Racing have looked a better team so far in the Apertura, but lost last week to Banfield and had a tricky match this weekend against top-of-the-table San Lorenzo in a clásico that surely, … Continue reading →

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Leaving it late

Posted on Sunday, 26 October 2008 by

There were ten goals from four matches on Saturday, and they didn’t stop coming until the very end of the final game. Both Independiente and Argentinos went into the match at El Cilindro in good form, and a draw seemed … Continue reading →

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A night of contrasts

Posted on Saturday, 25 October 2008 by

Friday night saw two very different matches. In Tucumán, there was a relatively dull 1-0 win for San Martín over Arsenal, Daniel Vega scoring again for the hosts in the 26th minute to help them return to winning ways after … Continue reading →

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Apertura ’08: Round 11 fixtures (and a word about time changes)

Posted on Friday, 24 October 2008 by

Practically a triple-header coming up: we’re about to go through three rounds of matches in one week, because the twelfth round will come in midweek. This weekend, though, Argentinos travel to Independiente following their win in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, … Continue reading →

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Home at last?

Posted on Friday, 24 October 2008 by

Huracán could be the recipients of some long-awaited good news before long. The inspectors of the Chief of Government’s Mass Events department (the ‘Government’ in question being that of the City of Buenos Aires) have finished their inspection of Huracán’s … Continue reading →

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Inter 2 – 0 Boca & Palmeiras 0 – 1 Argentinos: the goals

Posted on Thursday, 23 October 2008 by

Following River’s loss at home to Chivas in the Copa Sudamericana on Wednesday night, Boca and Argentinos played just a little too late for coverage to appear right away on HEGS. Mixed fortunes for Argentina’s representatives against Brazilian opposition: Boca … Continue reading →

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Hanging by a thread

Posted on Thursday, 23 October 2008 by

That’s the state of River Plate’s campaign and, perhaps, Diego Simeone’s job at the Núñez club on Wednesday night. Having lost the superclásico to Boca Juniors on Sunday, The Copa Sudamericana is all that’s left for River to play for. … Continue reading →

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Estudiantes 2 – 0 Botafogo: the goals

Posted on Wednesday, 22 October 2008 by

River Plate are currently on the pitch against Chivas de Guadalajara, but whilst we’re waiting for this one to pan out, you can find the goals from Estudiantes’ win over Botafogo in the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals last night here, including … Continue reading →

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