Monthly Archives: April 2011

Vélez go top of Clausura, Argentinos out of the Libertadores (video)

Posted on Thursday, 21 April 2011 by

This is around 20 hours late, but last night Vélez Sarsfield went top of the 2011 Torneo Clausura after winning their postponed match against San Lorenzo 2-0 in an empty Bombonera. Goals from Santiago Silva and Augusto Fernández sealed the … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: Messi’s penalty and some Mexican screamers (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 20 April 2011 by

Lionel Messi scored against a José Mourinho-coached team for the first time at the weekend, in the clásico in Spain, but he wasn’t the only Argentine to notch a goal in foreign lands. There were a few beauties in the Mexican … Continue reading →

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Clausura: four draws in one day leave River still at the top (video)

Posted on Tuesday, 19 April 2011 by

Sunday’s 2011 Torneo Clausura matches saw twelve goals and four draws, with not a single victor. Even River Plate, who as a result will again finish the weekend on top of the table, can’t celebrate too much; a goalless draw … Continue reading →

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Racing beat Independiente in the clásico, & Fabbiani scores. Twice! (Video)

Posted on Saturday, 16 April 2011 by

Saturday was a momentous day in the 2011 Torneo Clausura. For one thing, Racing Club’s recent luck against hated rivals and near neighbours Independiente changed, and they deservedly claimed a 2-0 win in the clásico de Avellaneda, with goals from … Continue reading →

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Clausura: Quilmes finally win (video)

Posted on Friday, 15 April 2011 by

It’s taken them fully ten matches, but at long last Quilmes have managed to win a game of football in 2011. Inevitably, it was against Newell’s Old Boys, a team so rubbish Quilmes have subsequently leapfrogged them into 19th place … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2011: round ten fixtures

Posted on Friday, 15 April 2011 by

The tenth round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura gets underway in a few hours’ time when Quilmes host Newell’s Old Boys. If it will be hard to avoid the temptation to give that one a miss (they’ve looked by some … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: Spain, Mexico, and a roundup of the rest

Posted on Thursday, 14 April 2011 by

There wasn’t a great deal of Argentine action last weekend, which is part of the reason this edition of Argentines Abroad is going online so late. Carlos Tevez hobbled out of Manchester City’s Premier League game against Liverpool early on … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Independiente win but they & Godoy Cruz both go out (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 13 April 2011 by

Both Argentine sides in Group 8 of the 2011 Copa Libertadores exited the competition on Tuesday night, after very different results. Seven-times winners and Copa Sudamericana champions Independiente – already all-but out, barring a miracle – visited Peñarol in Montevideo, … Continue reading →

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In the fifteenth episode of Hand Of Pod Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba discuss what we can only term a startling revelation from Racing full back Iván Pillud. We round up all the salient points from the Torneo Clausura in … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2011: River out in front, Boca back to losing ways (video)

Posted on Sunday, 10 April 2011 by

Argentina’s two giants had weekends of stark contrast: Estudiantes’ draw on Friday combined with River Plate’s 1-0 win over Banfield on Saturday leaves the Millonarios top of the Clausura table on their own, whilst Boca Juniors, after two straight, Riquelme-inspired … Continue reading →

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