Monthly Archives: February 2009

Clausura ’09: Round 4 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 27 February 2009 by

There’s one clásico to look forward to this weekend, as San Lorenzo host River Plate in what will be a bit of a revenge match for the Apertura game in the Monumental, when Sebastián Méndez tried to kill Radamel Falco … Continue reading →

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Caracas 3-1 Lanús and Estudiantes 1-0 Universitario: the goals

Posted on Thursday, 26 February 2009 by

!– article start –>I’m going loco down in Acapulco this week, but the Copa Libertadores doesn’t take a spring break. On Wednesday Caracas FC, who two seasons ago became the first Venezuelan side to win a match in Argentina when … Continue reading →

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Llop out, Caruso Lombardi in

Posted on Tuesday, 24 February 2009 by

Even when the referee’s against you, it’s hard to keep your job as Racing boss after losing the clásico de Avellaneda, and thus it was that Juan Manuel Llop made way on Monday. It looks like he’s going to be … Continue reading →

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Clausura ’09: Round 3 goals

Posted on Monday, 23 February 2009 by

The goals from the third round of matches in the Torneo Clausura 2009 are online now, and you can watch them on the TN Sportblog by clicking here. If you want the running order of this video, or a link to … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2009, third round scores and scorers

Posted on Sunday, 22 February 2009 by

Independiente won out in the Clásico de Avellaneda and Tigre lost at home to Vélez whilst in another clasg between sides who will be fighting for the title, Lanús narrowly edged out Boca Juniors. Something very odd is happening in … Continue reading →

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Goals from Estudiantes and San Lorenzo’s Copa losses

Posted on Sunday, 22 February 2009 by

I’ve been scaling the world’s third largest pyramid and visiting a monument to an ancient civilisation (a photo of me in my Argentina shirt in front of the Estadio Azteca will follow when I return home in a couple of … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2009: Round 3 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 20 February 2009 by

The third round of matches in the 2009 Clausura begins on Friday night with both Gimnasias in action, prior to Saturday’s clásico de Avellaneda which, for a change, has an afternoon kick off time. On Sunday Lanús host Boca Juniors, … Continue reading →

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A Copa catchup

Posted on Thursday, 19 February 2009 by

I’m on holiday, so I’ve got a little behind with the midweek coverage and the main story that was missed was Boca Juniors beginning their 2009 Copa Libertadores campaign with a 1-0 win at home to Deportivo Cuenca. This evening, … Continue reading →

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Clausura ’09: Round 2 goals

Posted on Monday, 16 February 2009 by

The goals from the second round of the 2009 Torneo Clausura are online now, and you can watch all 27 of them on the TN Sportblog by clicking here. If you don’t know which team plays in which shirt, or … Continue reading →

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Clausura ’09: Round 2 scores and scorers

Posted on Sunday, 15 February 2009 by

What a crazy weekend. It’s almost enough to make me wish I’d delayed my flight out to Mexico for long enough to have taken it all in myself. I get online at my hotel this evening to find that all … Continue reading →

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