Monthly Archives: September 2010

Thoughts from the weekend: River Plate 1 – 1 Quilmes

Posted on Thursday, 30 September 2010 by

River Plate only managed a draw in the final match of the eighth round of the Torneo Clausura. They were playing Quilmes, a newly-promoted side and as such key opponents in River’s own battle against the relegation promedio as well … Continue reading →

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Copa Sudamericana 2010: Banfield 2 – 0 Tolima

Posted on Thursday, 30 September 2010 by

Banfield beat Deportes Tolima of Colombia with ease in El Sur on Wednesday night in their Copa Sudamericana round of 16 first leg. Víctor López headed an early goal for the hosts, and Emilio Zelaya added a second ten minutes … Continue reading →

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Estudiantes go top of the league and Cocca quits as Gimnasia boss after La Plata derby

Posted on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 by

The fourth round of the Torneo Apertura 2010 finally came to an end four-and-a-half weeks after it started on Wednesday afternoon, with Estudiantes’ 2-0 victory over Gimnasia y Esgrima, which left Gimnasia without a manager. Federico Fernández headed the Pincha … Continue reading →

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Copa Sudamericana 2010: Defensor Sporting 1 – 0 Independiente

Posted on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 by

Independiente lost 1-0 away to Defensor Sporting in the round of 16 in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana after a dull match away to Uruguay’s Defensor Sporting in Montevideo’s historic Estadio Centenario. The only goal of the game came from El … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: 25th & 26th September 2010

Posted on Tuesday, 28 September 2010 by

There were Argentine goals in seven European leagues this weekend, as well as plenty in Mexico from players both old and new to that league. Carlos Tevez’s strike for Manchester City against Chelsea was the highest-profile one of the weekend, … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2010: round 8 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 27 September 2010 by

River Plate were all set to go just one point off the lead of the Torneo Apertura on Sunday evening, until former Boca Juniors midfielder Miguel Caneo popped up to head home a poorly-defended free kick and earn Quilmes a … Continue reading →

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Those who didn’t manage to listen in live (or on the repeat) to my UK radio debut for Resonance FM’s Cafe Calcio can now have the pleasure of listening to it whenever they please, as the podcast of the show … Continue reading →

Posted on Sunday, 26 September 2010 by

Estudiantes beat Boca and Argentinos win at last

Posted on Saturday, 25 September 2010 by

After last week’s contrasting results, in which Estudiantes lost to All Boys and Boca convincingly beat Colón, the celebrations switched on Saturday when Estudiantes beat Boca 1-0 thanks to a Marcos Rojo strike in only the first minute of a … Continue reading →

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Apertura 2010: Vélez retake the lead, and Independiente finally win

Posted on Saturday, 25 September 2010 by

Independiente’s caretaker manager Rivardo Pavoni celebrated the team’s first win of the season on Friday evening thanks to Leonel Galeano’s 27th minute goal which consigned Gimnasia La Plata to defeat. El Rojo won 1-0 in the Doble Visera to give … Continue reading →

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It’s been a busy day. As well as making my radio debut (repeated on http://www.resonancefm.com/listen tomorrow at 3:30pm UK time, or there’s a podcast up in the next couple of days for those who missed it earlier), I’ve also been … Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 24 September 2010 by