Monthly Archives: October 2010

Argentines Abroad: 16th & 17th October 2010

Posted on Wednesday, 20 October 2010 by

Carlos Tevez and Jonás Gutiérrez both had great weekends in the English Premier League, Javier Pastore scored a brilliant goal in Italy, and the Spanish top flight saw a double from Gonzalo Higuaín. Our correspondents, meanwhile, have news of impressive … Continue reading →

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Controversy as River drop more points, and the Apertura round 11 scores and scorers

Posted on Sunday, 17 October 2010 by

Sunday saw the weekend’s Primera División matches end on a controversial note, as Rogelio Funes Mori scored a fine winning goal in the last minute for River Plate – away to Godoy Cruz – only to see it ruled out … Continue reading →

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All Boys claim another big scalp, and Saturday’s other goals

Posted on Sunday, 17 October 2010 by

Saturday saw All Boys claim another win that will live long in their fans’ memories. Having already beaten Boca Juniors and Estudiantes this season, they dispatched an admittedly out of sorts Independiente (who, nonetheless, are still Independiente) 3-1 in Floresta … Continue reading →

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Vélez go second, and San Lorenzo get back on track

Posted on Saturday, 16 October 2010 by

Friday evening’s matches in the 2010 Torneo Apertura saw Vélez Sarsfield move up to second in the table with a comfortable 2-0 win away to Quilmes, with Uruguayan striker Santiago Silva scoring a peach of a goal to finish the … Continue reading →

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My latest piece for ESPN Soccernet takes a look at what’s becoming an increasingly deep rut for Ángel Cappa and his River Plate team, even as the fans have been adjusting to finally having a president they don’t mind being … Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 15 October 2010 by

Torneo Apertura 2010: round 11 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 15 October 2010 by

In the eleventh round of the 2010 Torneo Apertura, leaders Estudiantes visit a still out of sorts Colón on Sunday; their persuors Vélez and Arsenal visit Quilmes and Gimnasia respectively; whilst Claudo Borghi’s improving Boca Juniors side host an Huracán … Continue reading →

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Apertura: half-term reports from Argentina

Posted on Friday, 15 October 2010 by

Since we’re now halfway (and a bit) through the 2010 Torneo Apertura, I thought I’d compile a very brief ‘report’ on each team so far, and how they’re doing in relation to what they’d have hoped/expected at the start of … Continue reading →

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Copa Sudamericana 2010: Tolima eliminate Banfield

Posted on Wednesday, 13 October 2010 by

Banfield exited the 2010 Copa Sudamericana on Tuesday night after losing 3-0 away to Deportes Tolima of Colombia. Banfield had won the first leg in El Sur 2-0, but were thoroughly outplayed in the return by a home side who … Continue reading →

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Argentines in Mexico: 8th & 9th October

Posted on Tuesday, 12 October 2010 by

There was of course no action in Europe’s major footballing leagues during the weekend just gone, due to the international break. In Mexico though, football continued as normal, and so Tom Clark (whose blog you can read here) is as … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2010: round 10 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 11 October 2010 by

River Plate and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata drew 0-0 on Monday to complete the tenth round of the 2010 Torneo Apertura. It was a match that, had River been any good at all, they’d have won easily, but Erik … Continue reading →

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