Monthly Archives: August 2010

Recopa Sudamericana: Liga de Quito 2 – 1 Estudiantes

Posted on Thursday, 26 August 2010 by

Estudiantes de La Plata didn’t play badly, but lost in the first leg of the 2010 Recopa Sudamericana. All the same, the 2009 Copa Libertadores winners will be confident of overturning the deficit in the second leg of the showpiece, … Continue reading →

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Boca consider their options as Borghi threatens to quit

Posted on Tuesday, 24 August 2010 by

As Boca Juniors prepare for a crunch match against Vélez Sarsfield early in their season, championship-winning manager Claudio Borghi is already feeling the heat of the position. El Bichi has made it known he’s strongly considering leaving the club if … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Torneo Apertura, Américo Gallego, Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Claudio Borghi, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Miguel Angel Russo, Primera A | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Thoughts from the weekend: River vs Independiente

Posted on Tuesday, 24 August 2010 by

I’m going to start a series today based on my thoughts about the match (or one of the matches) I attended over the weekend in the Argentine Primera División. The weekend just gone, that was Sunday’s clásico between River Plate … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Torneo Apertura, Angel Cappa, Argentine football, Argentine league, Clásicos, Daniel Garnero, Descenso, Diego Buonanotte, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Independiente, Players, Primera A, Results, River Plate | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Torneo Apertura 2010: round 3 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 23 August 2010 by

On Sunday, River Plate continued their excellent form at the start of the season – I was there – whilst Boca Juniors lost 2-0 to All Boys, the promoted side claiming their first won of the torneo. Arsenal beat Huracán … Continue reading →

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Apertura 2010: round 3 Saturday goals

Posted on Sunday, 22 August 2010 by

Saturday saw San Lorenzo win the clásico against Racing with a spectacular headed winner by Sebastián Balsas from a corner with just a few minutes to go. It was a match Racing didn’t really deserve to lose, but nonetheless San … Continue reading →

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It won’t have escaped the attentions of many HEGS readers that Brazilian club Internacional won the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday night in a very entertaining second leg of the final against Mexicans Chivas (3-2 on the night, 5-3 on aggregate). … Continue reading →

Posted on Saturday, 21 August 2010 by

Apertura 2010 on Friday: Banfield and Estudiantes draw, Newell’s beat Tigre

Posted on Saturday, 21 August 2010 by

There were no goals in the first match of the weekend in El Sur, with Banfield and Estudiantes de La Plata drawing in a match that didn’t live up to its billing as potentially one of the weekend’s better ones. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Banfield, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Goal videos, Newell's Old Boys, Primera A, Results, Tigre | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Argentina squad vs Spain

Posted on Friday, 20 August 2010 by

Sergio Batista today named his Argentina squad to take on Spain in the second friendly of his caretaker managership with the team. The match will take place at 5pm local time on Tuesday, 7th September, in River Plate’s Estadio Monumental. … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2010: round 3 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 20 August 2010 by

The third round of the Torneo Apertura 2010 is already underway – I’ve been under the weather today hence this fixture list is late in going up. Banfield are just kicking off at home to Estudiantes, two of the five … Continue reading →

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Mixed news for River: Ortega returns, but Sand won’t

Posted on Wednesday, 18 August 2010 by

River Plate welcomed Ariel Ortega back to their training ground on Wednesday after he hadn’t turned up on Tuesday owing to an ankle injury. The press had doubted the veracity of this claim – Ortega was sent off for elbowing … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentines abroad, Ariel Ortega, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, José Sand, Lanús, Players, Primera A, River Plate | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments