Monthly Archives: April 2009

Lanús 1 – 1 Caracas: the goals

The goals from Wednesday night’s Copa Libertadores group match between eliminated Lanús and group 6 winners Caracas F.C. of Venezuela are online now – watch them right here, with thanks to the excellent Colombian site Futbolizados.

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Copa Libertadores 2009: Lanús 1 – 1 Caracas

Lanús exited the Copa Libertadores a couple of weeks ago with a draw away to Chivas in Guadalajara, but on the day CONMEBOL announced Mexican clubs won’t be playing in their own country in this season’s competition from now on … Continue reading

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Not such a clásico

That headline could have gone atop an article on Tuesday night’s European Cup semi-final first leg, but it doesn’t. In Primera B, also on Tuesday, there was a vital clash. Córdoba played host to the city clásico between Belgrano and … Continue reading

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Argentines Abroad: 25th & 26th April 2009

With league titles on the verge of being decided across Europe, there were some important contributions made by Argentines this weekend, and at least one other could come on Tuesday when Lionel Messi‘s Barcelona take on Chelsea in the European … Continue reading

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Clausura ’09: Round 11 goals

All 22 of the goals from the eleventh round of the 2009 Torneo Clausura are online now, and you can watch them on the TN Sportblog in glorious technicolour, simply by clicking this link. If video on its own isn’t … Continue reading

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Clausura ’09: Round 11 scores and scorers

River Plate didn’t have an easy welcome home from their fans following the midweek elimination from the Copa Libertadores, but just about got past Gimnasia de Jujuy anyway, thanks to Marcelo Gallardo’s assist – with his first touch after being … Continue reading

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Championship form at La Academia

The weekend’s clásico in the Nuevo Gasómetro was one, like last week’s super, in which a certain amount was lacking. Both sides seemed as preoccupied with guarding their own goal as each other, and less so with trying to score … Continue reading

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Copa Libertadores 2009: Boca still in, River eliminated – the goals

River Plate crashed out of the 2009 Copa Libertadores last night after a 4-2 defeat in Asunción to Nacional de Paraguay, thus allowing Boca Juniors fans to laugh off most of the frustration at seeing their own team’s progress delayed … Continue reading

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Clausura ’09: Round 11 fixtures

The eleventh round of the 2009 Torneo Clausura pitches two of the title contenders against each other in Santa Fe – the winner of Colón vs Vélez will finish the weekend on top of the table (unless it’s Colón and … Continue reading

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Copa Libertadores: Deportivo Cuenca 1 – 0 Boca Juniors

Boca Juniors needed a draw to confirm their qualification for the knockout round of the 2009 Copa Libertadores, whilst simultaneously dumping tonight’s hosts out of the tournament, and for most of the match it was a result they looked like getting. … Continue reading

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