Monthly Archives: February 2010

Clausura 2010: Round 5 Saturday goals

Posted on Sunday, 21 February 2010 by

Saturday’s three matches were all played out in binary, with only San Lorenzo bucking an already dull trend by failing to score altogether. That failure gave Racing, in Miguel Angel Russo’s first match in charge, a 1-0 win in El … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: round 5 Friday goals

Posted on Saturday, 20 February 2010 by

Friday night saw the start of the fifth round of matches in the 2010 Torneo Clausura. Colón visited Chacarita Juniors, winning 2-1 to move level on points at the top of the table with Vélez, who also won on Friday … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 5 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 19 February 2010 by

This weekend sees Racing take on San Lorenzo in the year’s first competitive clásico between members of the cinco grandes. Also coming up in the next few days, champions Banfield host Rosario Central, Gimnasia visit Tigre and on Monday night … Continue reading →

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Copa Libertadores 2010: some more goals

Posted on Friday, 19 February 2010 by

A new internet connection at home has meant a few nights of dodgy connections, which is why the goals from Wednesday night’s match in Lima between Universitario and Lanús – won 2-0 by the Peruvian side – are only going … Continue reading →

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Copa Libertadores 2010: Deportivo Cuenca 1 – 4 Banfield – the goals

Posted on Thursday, 18 February 2010 by

Last year’s winners, Estudiantes de La Plata, were the only Argentine side to really do the country’s league justice in the 2009 Copa Libertadores, but if the early running is anything to go by then current domestic champions Banfield at … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: 13th & 14th February 2010

Posted on Tuesday, 16 February 2010 by

This weekend has seen Juan Pablo Carrizo damage his cause in the battle for the national #1 shirt; Internazionale drew with Germán Denis’ Napoli, and Gabriel Heinze was involved in a war of words with Real Madrid’s sporting director Jorge … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: round 4 scores and scorers

Posted on Tuesday, 16 February 2010 by

Monday night’s match between Argentinos Juniors and Newell’s Old Boys in La Paternal was called off 28 minutes into the second half due to truly torrential rain making the pitch completely unplayable (not to mention rendering the TV cameras near … Continue reading →

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Racing sack Vivas

Posted on Monday, 15 February 2010 by

Just four matches into the new championship, the first manager of 2010 has lost his job. Racing Club have lost three matches in a row since winning on the opening weekend, most recently on Saturday against relegation rivals Gimnasia La … Continue reading →

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Clausura 2010: round 4 Sunday highlights

Posted on Monday, 15 February 2010 by

Independiente won a thriller in the Doble Visera on Sunday, after thinking they’d screwed it up. They threw away a 2-0 lead to allow Estudiantes a glimpse of a share of the points, but towards the end it was El … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: round 4 Saturday goals

Posted on Sunday, 14 February 2010 by

Saturday saw the clásico del Sur won by champions Banfield, who got an easy 2-0 victory at home over a Lanús who offered little or nothing in the way of inventive football, to put an end to an ignominious week … Continue reading →

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