Monthly Archives: March 2011

Torneo Clausura 2011: round 4 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 4 March 2011 by

The fourth round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura features not one but two clásicos, two potentially tricky assignments for the joint leaders, and a tall task for Boca Juniors to try and get into their stride. They visit Vélez, whilst … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Argentinos go top in group of death (video)

Posted on Thursday, 3 March 2011 by

Argentinos Juniors visited Montevideo on Wednesday night, and with a goal from pint-sized striker Franco Niell, they beat Nacional 1-0 to go top of Group 3, with seven points from three matches. You can see Niell’s goal right here.

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Hand Of Pod episode 9: relegation-threatened title challengers, & picking a team

Posted on Wednesday, 2 March 2011 by

In the ninth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba talk about River Plate and Olimpo, the league leaders who are also battling against relegation. The non-Argentines also field a question on how they came to support … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: Another for Messi, & Rolfi hits a stunner (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 2 March 2011 by

There wasn’t much Argentine action to speak of in England’s Premier League this weekend, but in Italy, Spain and Mexico there were strong performances as ever. There were Argentines on the scoresheet in Catania, and Eduardo Salvio got one for … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Godoy Cruz lose to past masters (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 2 March 2011 by

Mendoza got another taste of Copa Libertadores action on Tuesday evening, but it didn’t go as well as the first time around. The 2-1 win over Liga de Quito a couple of weeks ago faded as another club who’ve won … Continue reading →

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Tigre 1 – 0 Newell’s: goal video

Posted on Tuesday, 1 March 2011 by

Last night, when I made the end-of-the-third-round post, there was still no video from Tigre’s 1-0 win over Newell’s Old Boys to put up, so I said I’d post it today, when it had gone online. Here is Denis Stracqualursi’s … Continue reading →

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Same old problem for Boca: Riquelme misses training

Posted on Tuesday, 1 March 2011 by

Juan Román Riquelme has seen quite a fuss kicked up over him in the last few days, following Julio César Falcioni’s decision to omit him from the squad which faced All Boys on Saturday. Yesterday, I wrote a piece for … Continue reading →

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Huracán miss a golden chance, & Tigre leapfrog River (video)

Posted on Tuesday, 1 March 2011 by

Monday evening’s two final matches of the third round in the 2011 Torneo Clausura featured relegation rivals Huracán and Tigre, both at home. The former hosted Arsenal de Sarandí, and substitute forward Claudio Guerra missed an amazing chance with ten … Continue reading →

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