Monthly Archives: March 2011

Clausura 2011: Olimpo & Banfield both win to go joint top (video)

Posted on Saturday, 12 March 2011 by

Olimpo and Banfield got simultaneous narrow wins on Friday night to move temporarily joint top of the 2011 Torneo Clausura with ten points each at the start of the fifth round of matches. Banfield’s 2-1 away win over Tigre wraps … Continue reading →

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Clausura 2011: round 5 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 11 March 2011 by

This weekend sees underwhelming Vélez Sarsfield visit high-flying River Plate (it seems odd to be writing it that way round, but I’ll be at the game on Sunday), Racing visit Colón and a clásico to make the mouth water in … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Vélez lose, & Godoy beat Independiente (video)

Posted on Friday, 11 March 2011 by

Three Argentine teams took part in only two matches of the 2011 Copa Libertadores on Thursday night. First up Vélez Sarsfield travelled across the Andes to Santiago de Chile, where they started woefully and, although they recovered in the second … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: hat trick for Lisandro

Posted on Thursday, 10 March 2011 by

It was an understated weekend last week for Argentines in the world’s leagues, and as such I’ve really only got some words from our contributors, for the most part. This post is late going up, by the way, because after … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Estudiantes win with a quick double (video)

Posted on Thursday, 10 March 2011 by

Estudiantes de La Plata were 1-0 down away to Paraguay’s Guaraní in Group 7 of the Copa Libertadores, and bottom of the provisional table at half time of their visit to Asunción. Former Tigre and Racing forward Pablo Caballero had … Continue reading →

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In the tenth episode of Hand Of Pod, listeners are welcomed into my new home with my flatmate Katie, friend Jenny and of course the Dans, English and Australian, (Seba couldn’t make it this week) to discuss Javier Pastore’s potential … Continue reading →

Posted on Wednesday, 9 March 2011 by

Arsenal de Sarandí hand Independiente another defeat (video)

Posted on Tuesday, 8 March 2011 by

Arsenal hosted Independiente in Sarandí on Monday night in the final match of the fourth round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura, and the result, yet again, was a loss for the Avellaneda giants. Independiente are now closing in on a … Continue reading →

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Fuertes downs Godoy Cruz, Boca lose, and River draw (video)

Posted on Monday, 7 March 2011 by

Esteban Fuertes once again proved that the more experienced players do it better in the Argentine top flight on Sunday, as he scored two goals to give Colón a 3-2 away victory over Godoy Cruz in Mendoza. In what’s becoming … Continue reading →

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Estudiantes win the clásico, and Racing get an unwanted thriller (video)

Posted on Sunday, 6 March 2011 by

The first clásico platense in the new Estadio Único de La Plata didn’t feature Juan Sebastián Verón, but his team won anyway, 2-0, thanks to Gastón Fernández and Enzo Pérez, the latter from the penalty spot. Racing, meanwhile, took a … Continue reading →

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Late rally sends San Lorenzo top in win over All Boys (video)

Posted on Friday, 4 March 2011 by

Ramón Díaz’s San Lorenzo had a tricky test in Floresta away to All Boys, who’ve claimed plenty of big scalps this season since promotion to the Primera División. After Albo’s midfield enforcer Hugo Barrientos was sent off in the sixty-fifth … Continue reading →

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