Monthly Archives: November 2009

Newell’s go top and Atlético return to winning ways

Posted on Sunday, 8 November 2009 by

Saturday’s matches saw Newell’s Old Boys return to the top of the table with a 2-1 home win over River Plate in which, not for the first time, Diego Buonanotte gave the visitors their only joy of the match. A … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2009: round 13 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 6 November 2009 by

The thirteenth round of the Torneo Apertura sees the first weekend round to hang over to Monday night (not counting the twelfth round which lasted through til Tuesday due to the previous round only having finished on the Thursday before). … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2009: round 12 scores and scorers

Posted on Wednesday, 4 November 2009 by

Banfield and Newell’s lead the table with Argentine champions Vélez, South American champions Estudiantes, Colón and Diego Simeone’s San Lorenzo in the chasing pack. River Plate and Boca Juniors both lost again, whilst Racing won in style. All the heroes and … Continue reading →

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Two wins, two leaders

Posted on Tuesday, 3 November 2009 by

Monday evening’s matches saw Banfield claim a 2-1 victory at home to Estudiantes, and Newell’s grab a late win by the same scoreline away to Tigre. With these results, both teams go joint top with 26 points, two ahead of … Continue reading →

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Fernando Cáceres shot

Posted on Sunday, 1 November 2009 by

Early on Sunday morning, violence once again reared its head in the world of Argentine football, when Fernando Cáceres – Independiente’s reserve team coach and a former Argentina international – was shot by robbers, taking a bullet in his right … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2009: round 12 fixtures / scores

Posted on Sunday, 1 November 2009 by

The twelfth round of the Torneo Apertura 2009 got underway on Saturday, and I’m afraid to say, following the midweek round of matches and the fact I was out on Friday night, that it caught me out. On Saturday, champions … Continue reading →

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