Monthly Archives: November 2010

Apertura 2010: Estudiantes keep things going at the top

Posted on Sunday, 21 November 2010 by

Estudiantes de La Plata bounced back from last weekend’s defeat away to Tigre to beat Huracán 2-0 at home in Quilmes, and move three points clear at the top of the Torneo Apertura, with Vélez Sarsfield yet to play. Gabriel … Continue reading →

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Godoy move closer to Libertadores qualification

Posted on Friday, 19 November 2010 by

Godoy Cruz took a big step towards qualifying for the 2011 Copa Libertadores in Friday night’s only match, beating Banfield 2-1 in Mendoza. It’s a result that means if Racing fail to win at home to Quilmes on Sunday night, … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2010: round 15 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 19 November 2010 by

A new fecha, a new clásico, and another visit to a former hero for River Plate. After the euphoria of Tuesday’s superclásico win, they travel to Nueva Pompeya to take on Ramón Díaz’s San Lorenzo. Meanwhile, managerless Boca Juniors host … Continue reading →

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A brief announcement: Hand Of Pod, the podcast I’ll from now on be regularly producing, also featuring Dan Colasimone of Argentina Football World and Dan Edwards of Goal, is now available on iTunes. We’ve already had comfortably upwards of 200 … Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 19 November 2010 by

Copa Sudamericana 2010: Independiente lose, but still have hope

Posted on Friday, 19 November 2010 by

Independiente went 3-0 down away to defending champions Liga de Quito in the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana semi-final on Thursday night, but rallied with goals from Néstor Silvera and Lucas Mareque to pull the deficit back to 3-2, … Continue reading →

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Riquelme out until the new year?

Posted on Thursday, 18 November 2010 by

Boca Juniors’ season goes from bad to worse. Beaten in the superclásico and then left without a manager after Claudio Borghi finally (allegedly before the match, and independent of its result) decided his position was untenable – Banfield’s Julio César … Continue reading →

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Argentina 1 – 0 Brazil: Messi wins it at the death

Posted on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 by

The long run of Argentine defeats to Brazil at full international level was finally brought to an end on Wednesday in Qatar, and although it was an inconsequential friendly, the result – sealed by a 92nd minute moment of brilliance … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: 13th & 14th November 2010

Posted on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 by

As I type this, much later in the week than normal due to the activity around the superclásico yesterday, Argentina are playing Brazil in Qatar. It seems as good a time as any to look back on how some of … Continue reading →

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Apertura 2010: round 14 scores and scorers

Posted on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 by

Tuesday evening was the first time in over three years that River Plate have beaten Boca Juniors in a competitive match, a result which doesn’t do anything for them in the relegation struggle, but does lift them to eighth in … Continue reading →

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River Plate have beaten Boca Juniors in a competitive match for the first time in over three years, with a 1-0 win in El Monumental on Tuesday. Former Boca defender Jonatan Maidana scored the only goal of a game River … Continue reading →

Posted on Tuesday, 16 November 2010 by | 5 Comments