Monthly Archives: September 2010

Borghi breathes again, River move on up and Argentinos still can’t win

Posted on Monday, 13 September 2010 by

Champions Argentinos Juniors are still without a win this season after throwing away a lead at home for the second time in this Torneo Apertura. This time the beneficiaries were Newell’s Old Boys, the rosarinos scoring twice in quick succession … Continue reading →

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Godoy Cruz thrash Lanús, and Estudiantes go top

Posted on Sunday, 12 September 2010 by

Saturday saw Godoy Cruz visit El Sur and smash Lanús 4-1 in their own stadium with no fewer than three golazos. El Granate will be happy that that particular bad news day came on the same day that Argentina’s female … Continue reading →

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Tigre beat Gimnasia, and Colón still can’t win at home…

Posted on Saturday, 11 September 2010 by

Colón de Santa Fe might have finally managed their first win of the season away to Racing last week, but on Friday evening they found they’re still unable to win in front of their own fans, with a 1-1 draw … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2010: Round 6 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 10 September 2010 by

The Torneo Apertura gathers apace on the back of the selección’s impressive win on Tuesday over Spain, and the return to domestic action is a suitably juicy one in spite of there being no clásicos this weekend. Leaders Vélez Sarsfield … Continue reading →

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Copa Sudamericana 2010: Argentinos Juniors 1 – 1 Independiente

Posted on Friday, 10 September 2010 by

Independiente advanced to the first round proper of the 2010 Copa Sudamericana with a 1-1 draw in the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona which contributed to a 2-1 aggregate victory over Argentinos Juniors for El Rojo. Néstor Ortigoza levelled on aggregate … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Argentina 4 – 1 Spain

Posted on Thursday, 9 September 2010 by

Having taken slightly longer than planned to get around to writing this post, here I am with something a bit more analytical (I hope) on the Argentina vs Spain friendly from Tuesday afternoon. It was the world champions’ first defeat … Continue reading →

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Recopa Sudamericana second leg: Estudiantes fail to overturn the deficit

Posted on Wednesday, 8 September 2010 by

Estudiantes de La Plata lost the first leg of the Recopa Sudamericana 2-1 in Quito two weeks ago, and thus had to win by two goals on Wednesday night in Quilmes in order to claim the not in any way … Continue reading →

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I was up until very late last night writing this, and that’s why it’s only relatively late today that I’m able to post it here (having slept in between). My thoughts on Argentina’s 4-1 win over Spain yesterday afternoon, and … Continue reading →

Posted on Wednesday, 8 September 2010 by

Argentina 4 – 1 Spain: the goals

Posted on Wednesday, 8 September 2010 by

There’ll be more on Argentina’s brilliant 4-1 friendly win over Spain during the day on Wednesday, but before I turn in for the night I’m going to post the highlights video here for those who want to relive a memorable … Continue reading →

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Argentina vs Spain: expected starting lineups

Posted on Tuesday, 7 September 2010 by

Argentina take on Spain in just possibly the football world’s most prestigious fixture of the day on Tuesday, at 5pm local time. The match is being screened live on ITV4 in the UK, and on state TV in Argentina, but … Continue reading →

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