Monthly Archives: October 2010

Apertura 2010: a great weekend for Estudiantes, and plenty of goals

Posted on Sunday, 3 October 2010 by

Last weekend was somewhat lacking on the goals front, but Saturday and Sunday more than made up for that with an absolute deluge. Only two matches featured fewer than two goals: Arsenal’s 1-0 away win over Quilmes on Friday, and … Continue reading →

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Apertura 2010: Newell’s stop Vélez going top

Posted on Saturday, 2 October 2010 by

Newell’s Old Boys beat Vélez Sarsfield on Friday night thanks partly to a ridiculous penalty which Rolando Schiavi tucked away. Mauricio Sperdutti had already opened the scoring moments before half-time with a good finish, and Ricardo Gareca’s visitors had no … Continue reading →

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World Cup in Argentina & Uruguay 2030?

Posted on Friday, 1 October 2010 by

FIFA President Sepp Blatter Joseph S. Blatter is currently in Colombia for the World Youth Cup, and when he arrived on Wednesday he made an exciting announcement for Argentines and Uruguayans. The two countries’ FAs have already put forward their … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2010: Round 9 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 1 October 2010 by

The ninth round of the 2010 Torneo Apertura begins on Friday evening with Quilmes, still looking for a first victory but boosted by that late equaliser at River Plate on Sunday, hosting title challengers Arsenal de Sarandí. It ends with … Continue reading →

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I’m a little late in linking to this, due to a daytrip to Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay on Thursday, but today my latest post on In Bed With Maradona went online. It briefly looks back over the major action … Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 1 October 2010 by