Monthly Archives: March 2010

Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 10 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 19 March 2010 by

At the start of every torneo corto, I know I’m going to get at least two or three emails from prospective holiday-makers in Buenos Aires asking ‘when’s the superclásico happening?’ and so it is that this weekend, the most eagerly-awaited … Continue reading →

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A deal with the devil

Posted on Friday, 19 March 2010 by

UK readers may remember that a month or so ago I was writing in When Saturday Comes about the Argentine government’s under-the-radar plans to try and finance a large group of barra bravas to travel to the World Cup in … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentine national team, Barra brava, Fans, Football, Football security, International football, Selección, Violence, World Cup | Tagged , , ,

A note on comments

Posted on Thursday, 18 March 2010 by

Nothing to do with football this one, but it needs saying. Not many people comment here on HEGS – I love you all whether you do or not – but lately WordPress’s spam filter has slipped from being highly (sometimes … Continue reading →

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A couple of goal videos

Posted on Thursday, 18 March 2010 by

Tuesday night’s second match concerning an Argentine side in the Copa Libertadores ended too late for me to get the goal video online, so here you can find highlights of Vélez Sársfield’s 1-1 draw away to Chile’s Colo-Colo. Vélez got … Continue reading →

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Libertadores 2010: Banfield 0 – 2 Nacional

Posted on Wednesday, 17 March 2010 by

Uruguayan champions Nacional visited their Argentine counterparts on Tuesday night in the second clash between the two clubs in a week. Last week’s Group 6 match in the Estadio Centenario had ended 2-2, so Banfield went into the game with … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: 13th & 14th March 2010

Posted on Tuesday, 16 March 2010 by

Two players dominate the non-existent honours in this week’s Argentines Abroad. On Sunday both Lionel Messi and the under-pressure Gonzalo Higuaín hit hat tricks to ensure that Spain’s top two continue to fight neck and neck at the top of … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 9 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 15 March 2010 by

River Plate and Boca Juniors had contrasting warm-ups at the weekend to next week’s superclásico. River not only won a match but kept a clean sheet against Huracán, and shortly afterwards Carlos ‘Chino‘ Luna gave Boca the runaround, finishing with … Continue reading →

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Clausura 2010: round 9 Saturday goals

Posted on Sunday, 14 March 2010 by

Saturday’s matches in the ninth round of the 2010 Torneo Clausura saw Independiente return to the top of the table after Godoy Cruz took the overnight lead, Estudiantes beat Newell’s thanks to goals from Roselli and Boselli (the first of … Continue reading →

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Clausura 2010: round 9 Friday goals

Posted on Saturday, 13 March 2010 by

Friday night saw Vélez Sársfield win by a single goal at home to Lanús, before Godoy Cruz returned to the top of the table with a stoppage time winner against Atlético Tucumán which came courtesy of Gonzalo Higuaín’s elder brother, … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 9 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 12 March 2010 by

This weekend begins with leaders Vélez hosting struggling Lanús, and ends on Sunday evening when Argentinos Juniors visit El Cilindro take on Racing. Boca play Tigre – hard to believe that under 18 months ago this was a title-decider – … Continue reading →

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