Monthly Archives: September 2009

Torneo Apertura 2009: Round 5 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 18 September 2009 by

This weekend sees the first clásico of the season between members of the ‘Big Five’, with San Lorenzo hosting Racing Club on Sunday afternoon as Argentina finally bids farewell to winter. Saturday sees Tigre visit Gimnasia in a match which … Continue reading →

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Copa Sudamericana 2010: Vélez 1 – 0 Boca: the goal

Posted on Friday, 18 September 2009 by

Another 1-0 win for the home side in the second all-Argentine Copa Sudamericana preliminary tie saw domestic champions Vélez Sársfield progress to the first round proper after a 2-1 aggregate win over Boca Juniors. Martín Palermo was sent off for … Continue reading →

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Copa Sudamericana 2009: San Lorenzo 1 – 0 Tigre: the goal

Posted on Thursday, 17 September 2009 by

It’s only the Copa Sudamericana, but San Lorenzo seemed rather pleased at their 1-0 win over Tigre on Tuesday night, which takes them to the second round on away goals after a 2-2 aggregate draw. Fabián Bordagaray was sent on … Continue reading →

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Returning downriver

Posted on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 by

Well that was a brief road trip. Diego Maradona’s and the AFA’s protracted falling-out with River Plate over the state of the Estadio Monumental pitch led to River putting up posters proclaiming ’16 years unbeaten at the Monumental…’ in the … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: 12th-13th September 2009

Posted on Tuesday, 15 September 2009 by

After a week of recriminations for the selección, Diego Maradona travels to Europe to bang some heads together and break the news to some players that he’ll be picking Argentine-based players over them in future. All the same, there’s some … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2009: round 4 goals

Posted on Tuesday, 15 September 2009 by

The goals from the weekend’s football action in Argentina are online now, and as you can see them on the TN Sportblog, whose video this week deigns the round worthy of having all its goals shown (something they’ve neglected to … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2009: round 4 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 14 September 2009 by

The clásico del Sur was a happy one for Banfield, who ran out 2-1 winners away to Lanús. The goals came from a Paraguayan and a Uruguayan, which could be the Argentine version of some sort of ‘Englishman, Irishman, Scotsman’ … Continue reading →

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La Boca es del Decano

Posted on Sunday, 13 September 2009 by

On Friday night Racing and Gimnasia La Plata shared the points, and Argentinos took three away from their visit to Newell’s in Rosario. Saturday, though, has seen the outstanding result of the weekend in Argentina: newly-promoted Atlético Tucumán hosted the … Continue reading →

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Fallen idols

Posted on Saturday, 12 September 2009 by

All of a sudden, after the week that’s just passed, ‘Diego Maradona’s Argentina’ sounds less like a porteño schoolboy’s fantasy and more like a sneering insult from Brazilians and Paraguayans towards their neighbours. If you’ve not had quite enough of … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2009: Round 4 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 11 September 2009 by

Racing play Gimnasia La Plata in another crucial relegation encounter; Vélez play San Lorenzo in a clash of potential title contenders; Lanús are at home in the clásico del Sur and… what’s this?… Boca Juniors are playing on a Saturday?! … Continue reading →

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