Monthly Archives: December 2008

Newell’s wuz robbed!

Posted on Friday, 19 December 2008 by

No funny business at Independiente, where club president Julio Comparada begins a new term in charge of the club. With the elections at Racing still a few days away, the controversy for now has been in Rosario. After fourteen years, … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Barra brava, Domestic, Fans, Football, Football clubs, Independiente, Newell's Old Boys, Primera A | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Sudamericano Sub 20: Argentina squad

Posted on Thursday, 18 December 2008 by

Sergio Batista, the manager of the Under 20 national side, named his squad on Wednesday for the Under 20 South American championships to be held in Venezuela in January 2009. The championships will double up as qualifiers for the Under … Continue reading →

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Tigre 1 – 2 San Lorenzo: the goals

Posted on Wednesday, 17 December 2008 by

The goals from the first title playoff match between San Lorenzo and Tigre at Vélez’s stadium are online now. Here they are.

Posted in 2008 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Goal videos, Primera A, Results, San Lorenzo, Tigre | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Plummetting interest

Posted on Wednesday, 17 December 2008 by

On the day the US Federal Reserve announced an astonishing rate cut, things at the other end of the Americas also begin to look a bit less interesting. San Lorenzo met Tigre in the first match of the title-deciding triangular, … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: a special for Hernán Cristante

Posted on Wednesday, 17 December 2008 by

Hernán Cristante keeps goal for Toluca in the Mexican first division, and on Saturday he won his fifth championship for the club in the liguilla final against Cruz Azul. Tom Clark, who’s kept me up-to-date with Argentine goings-on in Mexico … Continue reading →

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Apertura ’08: Round 19 goals… um, well, some of them…

Posted on Tuesday, 16 December 2008 by

The goals from the nineteenth round of the Torneo Apertura aren’t being put on the TN website this week, because they’re going on the assumption that all you want to see is the goals from the matches involving the ‘finalists’. … Continue reading →

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Apertura ’08: The playoff fixtures

Posted on Monday, 15 December 2008 by

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 →

Posted in 2008 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Carlos Ischia, Clásicos, Diego Cagna, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Miguel Angel Russo, Primera A, San Lorenzo, Tigre | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments

Apertura ’08: Round 19 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 15 December 2008 by

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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Three-way action

Posted on Sunday, 14 December 2008 by

Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo and – who’d have thunk it? – Tigre will have to play a three-team playoff to decide the 2008 Primera A Torneo Apertura title, after all three won their last matches of the campaign on Sunday … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Carlos Ischia, Colón de Santa Fé, Diego Cagna, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, History, Juan Román Riquelme, league table, Miguel Angel Russo, Primera A, Results, San Lorenzo, Tigre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Apertura 2008: The title as it happens

Posted on Sunday, 14 December 2008 by

The destination of the 2008 Torneo Apertura title probably won’t be decided today – that would require only one of the top three to win – but those who aren’t able to watch any of the matches can follow it … Continue reading →

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