Monthly Archives: March 2009

Copa Libertadores 2009: Nacional 3 – 0 River – the goals

Posted on Friday, 20 March 2009 by

A very quick one for completion’s sake; here are the goals from Thursday night’s match in the legendary Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, in which Nacional of Uruguay beat River Plate.

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Clausura ’09: Round 7 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 20 March 2009 by

There’s a relegation clash on Saturday as Godoy Cruz host Gimnasia La Plata, and a potential needle match between the champions and the minnows who came so close to upsetting them in December, when Tigre and Boca meet in Victoria. … Continue reading →

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Copa Libertadores 2009: Estudiantes win, River lose, and the Boca goals

Posted on Friday, 20 March 2009 by

A mixed night for Argentine clubs in the Copa on Thursday. Estudiantes stuck four without reply past Ecuadorian champions Deportivo Quito, whilst River Plate have just finished losing 3-0 to Nacional in Montevideo after a spirited but not very imaginative … Continue reading →

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Copa Libertadores 2009: Lanús 1 – 2 Everton and San Lorenzo 0 – 1 Libertad: the goals

Posted on Thursday, 19 March 2009 by

A dark week for Argentina’s representatives in the Copa Libertadores continued on Wednesday night as San Lorenzo lost to Paraguayan giants Libertad in the Nuevo Gasómetro by a single own goal from Gastón Aguirre (which was set up by an … Continue reading →

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Copa Libertadores 2009: Lanús 1 – 2 Everton

Posted on Wednesday, 18 March 2009 by

Lanús have been in imperious form in the league so far, but in the Copa it’s been another story entirely, managing just two draws and a loss from their opening three matches. So it was that they went into Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Maradona’s first competitive squad

Posted on Tuesday, 17 March 2009 by

In amongst the flurry of goals served up for us by Gimnasia de Jujuy and Rosario Central on Friday night, the fact got obscured (on HEGS at least – sorry) that Diego Maradona had named his first competitive squad as … Continue reading →

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Clausura ’09: Round 6 goals

Posted on Monday, 16 March 2009 by

The goals from the sixth round of the 2009 Torneo Clausura are online now, and you can view all 29 of them (ten alone came from Friday evening’s two matches), including brilliant ones in, among others, Lanús, Liniers and Rosario … Continue reading →

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Clausura ’09: Round 6 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 16 March 2009 by

On Sunday, Racing finally won a match to minimise the damage done to their survival hopes by their rivals’ victories earlier in the weekend. Juan Román Riquelme put a turbulent week behind him to help Boca to an easy win … Continue reading →

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Saints’ Day

Posted on Sunday, 15 March 2009 by

San Lorenzo, in danger of slipping into a bit of a slump after back-to-back defeats in the Copa Libertadores and the league prior to this weekend, got back to winning ways and staved off the vultures circling over Miguel Angel Russo’s … Continue reading →

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Two good sound thrashings

Posted on Saturday, 14 March 2009 by

Friday night saw two matches featuring teams in need of wins to aid their positions in the relegation dogfight. Both those sides got the three points they were hoping for in spectacular fashion. First, Gimnasia de Jujuy thrashed Independiente (who … Continue reading →

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