Monthly Archives: March 2011

Huracán rescue a late point; Gimnasia get a rare win (video)

Posted on Monday, 21 March 2011 by

Monday evening saw the sixth round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura come to an end with a rare win for Gimnasia La Plata, at home to Tigre – it’s only the fifth match they’ve won since the start of the … Continue reading →

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Rolle ruins Riquelme’s return, & a fan dies at Vélez

Posted on Monday, 21 March 2011 by

Sunday’s matches in the 2011 Torneo Clausura were overshadowed by tragedy, as death returned to the stadia of Argentina’s top flight. Ramón Aramayo, a 36-year-old fan (I would like to stress, not a barra brava), got involved in a struggle … Continue reading →

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River Plate draw, and Godoy Cruz win again

Posted on Sunday, 20 March 2011 by

Saturday’s games in the 2011 Torneo Clausura saw exactly two goals each, with two 2-0 scorelines, and two 1-1. In Sarandí, Arsenal and River drew on Juan Pablo Carrizo’s return to the River goal, although Juampi himself put in an … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2011: round 6 fixtures

Posted on Saturday, 19 March 2011 by

There were no matches on Friday evening this week, but the sixth round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura sees afternoon (rather than early evening) kick offs return now that the worst of the Argentine summer is over. Quilmes and Independiente, … Continue reading →

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Hand Of Pod 11: club ownership, racism, & Agüero’s national team issues

Posted on Friday, 18 March 2011 by

In the eleventh episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Seba and English Dan discuss the last decade or so of Racing Club’s history, and what it says about club ownership issues in Argentina. They also tackle the thorny issue of … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: Lavezzi marks Maradona anniversary & Agüero hits a double

Posted on Thursday, 17 March 2011 by

Argentines Abroad is up late this week in honour of an infamous anniversary; it’s twenty years today since Diego Maradona played his final match for Napoli, failing a doping test after the game. Napoli’s current Argentine star, Ezequiel Lavezzi, scored … Continue reading →

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Friendly: Argentina B 4 – 1 Venezuela (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 16 March 2011 by

In a friendly to mark the opening of the new Estadio Bicentenario in San Juan, one of the stadia to be used in this July’s Copa América, an Argentina side made up solely of players from the local league beat … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Argentinos lose unbeaten record (video)

Posted on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 by

Argentinos Juniors started Tuesday still unbeaten in all competitions in 2011, and were seeking another win in the Copa Libertadores that would have ensured their qualification for the knockout stages with two matches to play. They were at home to … Continue reading →

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Clausura 2011: Independiente win at the 14th attempt (video)

Posted on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 by

Independiente hadn’t won a match in thirteen league games before Monday evening, but finally managed it at the fourteenth time of asking after flying into a 3-0 half time lead at home to Newell’s Old Boys, adding a fourth in … Continue reading →

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Clausura 2011: Racing win big & River finally lose (video)

Posted on Monday, 14 March 2011 by

The weekend’s games from the fifth round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura are only getting written up all together now, due to my housewarming on Saturday night. Saturday saw Boca Juniors lose away to San Lorenzo in the weekend’s clásico, … Continue reading →

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