Monthly Archives: August 2010

Some thoughts from the weekend: Huracán 1 – 1 Newell’s

Posted on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 by

I went to two matches in the weekend just gone, and one of them has already been covered by Daniel Colasimone over on the excellent Argentina Football World, so if you want to read about Tigre vs Quilmes, you can … Continue reading →

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RIP Francisco Varallo

Posted on Monday, 30 August 2010 by

The football World Cup today lost one of its final links with its origins, when Francisco Varallo, the former Boca Juniors forward, died in the early hours in La Plata, aged 100 years and six months. He had been the … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2010: Boca finally win, and all the round 4 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 30 August 2010 by

Boca Juniors’ Apertura is going so poorly that it was almost inevitable. They’ve finally won a match, and the result is that their bitterest rivals River Plate remain top of the table, Boca having beaten previous joint-leaders Vélez Sarsfield 2-1 … Continue reading →

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Tigre win at last, Godoy Cruz come from behind, and plenty of red cards

Posted on Sunday, 29 August 2010 by

Saturday’s matches saw a dull goalless clásico in the Zona Sur between Lanús and Banfield, before the round sprung into life in Victoria with Tigre’s not really deserved 3-0 win over Quilmes. There were eleven goals in total, and six … Continue reading →

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Huracán 1 – 1 Newell’s Old Boys: the goals

Posted on Saturday, 28 August 2010 by

Huracán and Newell’s played out Friday’s only Primera División game in Parque Caseros on Friday evening, and HEGS was there to see an utterly, utterly dull game characterised by two defences vulnerable to wide play, and two attacks seemingly unwilling … Continue reading →

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A clarification from Claudio Borghi

Posted on Friday, 27 August 2010 by

Claudio Borghi said some words earlier in the week which were universally interpreted by the Argentine press as meaning he’d stand down in the event that Boca Juniors fail to win on Sunday against Vélez Sarsfield. He’s now been up … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2010: round 4 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 27 August 2010 by

The fourth round of the Torneo Apertura begins this evening with Huracán hosting Newell’s Old Boys, and ends on the 29th September with the La Plata derby, suspended for now due to Estudiantes’ preparations for the second leg of the … Continue reading →

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Team news from the Boca Juniors camp before the weekend

Posted on Friday, 27 August 2010 by

There are some do-or-die matches coming up in the Torneo Apertura this weekend. Boca Juniors have to win to keep Claudio Borghi in a job, and play Vélez Sarsfield, never easy opponents at the best of times. And Borghi’s got … Continue reading →

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Verón admits he might not play again for Argentina

Posted on Thursday, 26 August 2010 by

Juan Sebastián Verón has confirmed that he thinks it unlikely he’ll play for Argentina for much longer, if ever again, due to age and the need for Sergio Batista – who looks increasingly likely to be given charge of the … Continue reading →

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Batista set to stay on as Argentina boss

Posted on Thursday, 26 August 2010 by

Julio Grondona came as close as he’s ever done yesterday to confirming that caretaker manager Sergio Batista will become Diego Maradona’s successor as Argentina boss on a permanent basis after December. Talking to Radio Independencia in Tucumán, the AFA president … Continue reading →

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