Comments on: Boca Juniors vs River Plate: live updates

By: justin

justin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:20:39 +0000

I think Tevez was set to take the 5th penalty, but United didn’t get the chance.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:30:38 +0000

Agreed with Justin. That Ronaldo goal was spectacular, whereas Palermo’s goal was just a fine goal.

By the way, what’s up with Carlitos not getting a penalty shot against Everton and Berbatov flubbing his like somebody’s grandma ?!

By: justin

justin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:02:36 +0000

Matthew, for me Palermo’s goal isn’t as good as Ronaldo’s, which was from fully 40 yards (they had an official measurement). I’d say Martin’s was at a maximum 30 yards out. Very good goal in any case, but Ronaldo’s was a once-a-season goal.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:34:14 +0000

Yes Abel, my buddy Bostero Forever was lamenting that very thing. It seems that Pato handles corners pretty well, but those free kicks are a different story. Where’s Migliore when we need him !!?? Just kidding.

By: Abel

Abel — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:25:01 +0000

Pato is so slow off the mark, second week in a row where hes beat on pedestrian freekicks

By: Johnny

Johnny — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:05:07 +0000

Narvaez is always featured ! I believe he owns one of the local tv channels and is also running for local office. He and another slimeball named Sola are loosely aligned with Macri. Not a marriage made in heaven.

Damn that Gallardo !

By: Matthew Gilbert

Matthew Gilbert — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:31:49 +0000

It’s strange to realise just how Boca/River-centric the media are in Argentina.

There’s another game on with Newell’s and Godoy Cruz, but I can’t find any coverage of it amongst all the after-match reaction from La Bombonera…

By: Matthew Gilbert

Matthew Gilbert — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:17:58 +0000

A much better second half and two great goals.

Palermo’s shot was pretty much as good as Ronaldo’s in Porto. And Gallardo may be 119 years old, but he still has an exquisite repertoire of shots and chips.

By: Matthew Gilbert

Matthew Gilbert — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:12:01 +0000

Isn’t this de Narváez guy something to do with Macri? I don’t even know what he’s running for to make it so important that he has to have this much airtime.

Mind you, he seems to have some sort of spider tattoo on his neck, which makes him brimming with star quality compared to the UK’s political leaders. ;-)

By: Matthew Gilbert

Matthew Gilbert — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:07:28 +0000

Hmmm. As far as I can see, Gaitán is the only player to inject any kind of star quality into this game so far.

I know this match goes all over the world, well it’s a fairly poor advert for Argentine league football when compared to, say, Huracán’s exhibition last night, or some of the Lanús matches, or, dare I say it, the pyrotechnics and sheer drama of Racing’s and Gimnasia y EdLP’s struggles.

It’s the kind of game in which you have to be truly committed to get much out of, I think. Kind of like what we saw at Wembley earlier.