Monthly Archives: April 2009

Copa Libertadores 2009: Estudiantes… qualify!

Posted on Thursday, 23 April 2009 by

Shockwaves rocked South American football on Wednesday night as, almost unimaginably, an Argentine club actually got through to the knockout stages of this year’s Copa Libertadores (I know what some readers are bound to say, but Boca’s place in the last 16 … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Boca Juniors, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Results, River Plate | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

One boss in, one on the way out?

Posted on Wednesday, 22 April 2009 by

Diego Simeone was officially unveiled as San Lorenzo manager on Tuesday in a press conference, whilst other reports claim that Argentinos manager Claudio Vivas will have his charge of the team terminated if El Bicho lose to Independiente on Sunday. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Diego Simeone, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Primera A, San Lorenzo, Transfers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Argentines Abroad: 18th & 19th April

Posted on Tuesday, 21 April 2009 by

An anniversary was marked in fitting fashion by one of our foreign contingent in the weekend just gone, whilst another won a league title and two claimed a Brazilian state trophy – to find out which ones, you’ll have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrés D'Alessandro, Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Argentines abroad, Carlos Tevez, Esteban Cambiasso, Ever Banega, Football, Goal videos, International football, Lionel Messi, Lisandro López, Lucho González, Mauro Zárate, Pablo Aimar, Players, Results, Selección, Sergio Romero | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Clausura ’09: Round 10 goals (and some superclásico highlights)

Posted on Monday, 20 April 2009 by

The goals from the tenth round of the Torneo Clausura 2009 are online now - watch them here on the TN Sportblog. Read on, as usual, for the running order of this video, as well as a link to TN’s highlights … Continue reading →

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Clausura ’09: Round 10 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 20 April 2009 by

Away from La Bombonera, there was action that was more meaningful, if anything, to the league standings. The lead went from Colón to Vélez, but is now shared between the Liniers club and Lanús, who beat Tigre on Sunday evening. … Continue reading →

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Superclásico highlights

Posted on Monday, 20 April 2009 by

There weren’t too many high points in Sunday’s super, truth be told, but what the match did have was two fine goals from two veterans of the Argentine football scene. You can see Martín Palermo’s smart turn and thirty-yard rocket, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Carlos Ischia, Clásicos, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Goal videos, Marcelo Gallardo, Martín Palermo, Néstor Gorosito, Players, Primera A, Results, River Plate, Superclásico | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Boca Juniors vs River Plate: live updates

Posted on Sunday, 19 April 2009 by

Each team will make one major change to the starting XIs posted here on HEGS a few hours ago. Injury keeps Juan Román Riquelme out of the Boca Juniors lineup; his place will be taken by Osvaldo Gaitán. Radamel Falcao … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Carlos Ischia, Clásicos, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Néstor Gorosito, Players, Primera A, River Plate, Superclásico | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments

Superclásico Clausura 2009: Expected starting lineups

Posted on Sunday, 19 April 2009 by

Sunday, 19th April sees what might be an historic clash in La Bombonera between Boca Juniors and River Plate. If Julio Grondona gets his (and the only rule that’s ever followed in Argentine football is that what Don Julio wants, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Carlos Ischia, Clásicos, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Néstor Gorosito, Players, Primera A, River Plate, Superclásico | Tagged , , , , , ,

A new look for HEGS

Posted on Sunday, 19 April 2009 by

Regular HEGS readers will, I hope, have appreciated the wonderful work of image-editing that was the old website header, but to coincide with today’s superclásico and as a belated gift (to myself) for the site’s second birthday, we have a … Continue reading →

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Blown away

Posted on Sunday, 19 April 2009 by

Argentinos Juniors got a good win against one of the championship pace-setters Lanús last week, but on Saturday they visited Huracán, a side who’ve enjoyed a great resurgence in form during this first half of 2009. The result was an … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Descenso, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Huracán, Primera A, Racing Club, Results, Rosario Central, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment