Monthly Archives: April 2010

Copa Libertadores 2010: Lanús crash out, Vélez cruise through

Posted on Friday, 16 April 2010 by

Two matches welcomed me to Buenos Aires on Thursday evening, although I was still too jetlagged to either pay full attention or stay awake long enough to post this last night. Lanús exited the Copa Libertadores on Thursday evening, drawing … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 14 scores and scorers

Posted on Tuesday, 13 April 2010 by

Monday’s matches saw a lot of goals in unexpected places. Godoy Cruz went top of the table with an uncharacteristic 6-2 thrashing of Tigre, and not only were there four goals in La Bombonera but – wait for it – … Continue reading →

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No goals on Sunday

Posted on Monday, 12 April 2010 by

The normal goal video post isn’t happening tonight, because Sunday saw three matches in the Torneo Clausura, but no goals at all. Only one team could pretend to be happy about this: River Plate drew 0-0 with Atlético Tucumán to … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 14 fixtures

Posted on Sunday, 11 April 2010 by

Coverage of the fourteenth round of the Torneo Clausura here on HEGS has already been, and will again be, a little delayed due to various farewells I’m making here in England prior to my flight to Buenos Aires on Wednesday. … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 13 scores, scorers and goals

Posted on Friday, 9 April 2010 by

Most of the goals, that is, because I didn’t find the time to post Wednesday’s up. As such, all the goals from Wednesday and Thursday’s matches are online now here on HEGS, along with an interesting set of results. Both … Continue reading →

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Clausura 2010: Round 13 is already upon us

Posted on Wednesday, 7 April 2010 by

I’m a little distracted with various things at present, not least the preparations for my move next week to Buenos Aires. As such there’s no Argentines Abroad this week, other than a congratulations to Lionel Messi for that astonishing four-goal … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 12 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 5 April 2010 by

Sunday’s matches saw another loss for River Plate and Godoy Cruz kept up the chase at the top following Independiente’s win on Saturday. The big story though has been Boca Juniors’ 2-1 loss to Central, during which Juan Román Riquelme … Continue reading →

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Méndez takes over at San Lorenzo

Posted on Sunday, 4 April 2010 by

San Lorenzo suffered the loss of their manager Diego Simeone on Saturday afternoon following another loss at home, this time to Gimnasia La Plata. Their directors wasted no time naming Simeone’s replacement though, confirmed Sebastián Méndez as first-team manager for … Continue reading →

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Diego Simeone resigns

Posted on Sunday, 4 April 2010 by

Diego Simeone stood down as manager of San Lorenzo on Saturday afternoon following yet another home defeat for the Boedo team. Having lost 1-0 against Gimnasia La Plata, El Cholo announced his decision to the press on the basis that, … Continue reading →

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Nothing to show

Posted on Saturday, 3 April 2010 by

Friday evening’s matches furnished us without any goals to view, after the first formed a dull birthday present for one of the managers and the second was called off in an utter downpour with the score still at 0-0.Huracán vs … Continue reading →

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