Monthly Archives: January 2010

Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 1 Friday highlights

Posted on Saturday, 30 January 2010 by

The goals (and other highlights) from Friday night’s two matches in the 2010 Torneo Clausura can be watched right here on HEGS now. Both matches were home wins – Federico Higuaín got the only one of the game for Godoy … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 1 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 29 January 2010 by

The first round of matches in the 2010 Torneo Clausura is upon us tonight, at last. A full preview of the tournament will follow over or shortly after the weekend – I’ve been tied up during the week writing about … Continue reading →

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Argentina A 3 – 2 Costa Rica: the goals

Posted on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 by

On Tuesday night a home-based Argentina squad took on Costa Rica’s national team in a friendly which saw Diego Maradona’s return to footballing involvement following his two month touchline ban (who noticed?). The match was won 3-2 by Argentina, with … Continue reading →

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Copa Libertadores 2010: Colón 3 – 2 Universidad Católica – the goals

Posted on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 by

Oh yes, competitive football is finally back! The first meaningful match of the new decade on Argentine soil took place in El Cementerio de Los Elefantes on Tuesday night, as Colón hosted Universidad Católica of Chile in the first leg … Continue reading →

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Torneos de Verano: River Plate 1 – 1 Boca Juniors – the goals

Posted on Monday, 25 January 2010 by

River Plate and Boca Juniors drew 1-1 in the last clásico of the Torneos de Verano on Sunday night, after which a penalty shootout decided that the Copa Revancha went to River, who won the penalties 3-2. You can watch … Continue reading →

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Torneo de Verano 2010: Independiente 1 – 2 Racing – the goals

Posted on Sunday, 24 January 2010 by

The goals from Saturday night’s match in Mar del Plata between Independiente and Racing are right here. Racing claimed the Copa Ciudad de Mar del Plata with a 2-1 win over their Avellaneda rivals, with goals from new signing Claudio … Continue reading →

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Torneo de Verano 2010: Boca 1 – 3 River – the goals

Posted on Thursday, 21 January 2010 by

It may not count for anything, but a superclásico always attracts a lot of attention regardless, so here are the goals from Wednesday night’s 3-1 River Plate victory in the Copa Desafío in Mar del Plata. The two teams will … Continue reading →

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Some Torneo de Verano goals

Posted on Tuesday, 19 January 2010 by

I’m giving the Torneos de Verano a fairly wide berth, as readers may have noticed, mainly because I find them mind-numbingly dull. All the same, it would be wrong to totally ignore them, and there’ve been some interesting results in … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: 16th & 17th January 2010

Posted on Monday, 18 January 2010 by

For a change, Carlos Tevez had a quiet match in the Premier League, with Manchester City losing to Everton (Pablo Zabaleta wasn’t much better). Elsewhere though, Argentines were in form again. Lionel Messi became the youngest player ever to score … Continue reading →

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The start of the season

Posted on Sunday, 17 January 2010 by

No, not in the Primera. Sunday saw the first competitive football of 2010 in Argentina, but it didn’t come in the form of a particularly tasty Torneo de Verano match. The Torneos del Interior, the third division of the non-affiliated … Continue reading →

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