Daily Archives: Monday, 15 December 2008

Apertura ’08: The playoff fixtures

So it comes to this. The 2008 Torneo Apertura title will be decided by virtue of a three-way ‘mini-league’ (new Spanish word alert: that’s ‘liguilla‘)between San Lorenzo, Boca Juniors and Tigre, who’ve all finished the normal season on 39 points. … Continue reading

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Apertura ’08: Round 19 scores and scorers

It’s not over just yet. The Torneo Apertura proper came to a conclusion this weekend but so far we only know the order of things at one end of the table. Yes that’s right, it’s official: River Plate are rubbish. … Continue reading

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