Monthly Archives: August 2011

Copa Sudamericana playoffs 2011: Arsenal de Sarandí start well against Estudiantes (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 31 August 2011 by

Six Argentine clubs play off against each other this week and next for the right to go into the round of sixteen of the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, thus beginning the new season of continental football. The first two to face … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2011: round 4 scores, scorers, & Sunday’s goals – at last (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 31 August 2011 by

Sorry everyone. Sunday evening and the subsequent couple of days have been busy. Argentines Abroad will be online on Wednesday, but first things first: it’s very late on Tuesday night here, and I’ve still not put the Sunday goals and the … Continue reading →

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Apertura 2011: Rafaela go top, All Boys shock Vélez & more (video)

Posted on Sunday, 28 August 2011 by

Friday and Saturday’s matches in the 2011 Torneo Apertura saw a few interesting results. None more so than in Liniers, where All Boys claimed their second away win over Vélez Sarsfield since promotion last year, winning 1-0. Atlético Rafaela beat … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2011: round 4 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 26 August 2011 by

The fourth round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura sees champions Vélez beginning life without Santiago Silva with a home tie against All Boys. All of their four co-leaders are also at home; Racing host Arsenal de Sarandí tonight, Lanús welcome … Continue reading →

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This week’s Hand Of Pod is a sensible length, so rejoice! Sam, Australian Dan and Seba meet again, and there are plenty of hot topics to get through. Santiago Silva has left Vélez Sarsfield for Fiorentina, seriously damaging the champions’ … Continue reading →

Posted on Thursday, 25 August 2011 by

Argentines Abroad 2011-12: It begins…

Posted on Thursday, 25 August 2011 by

This isn’t going to be a very complete Argentines Abroad post, because I’ve been very busy so far this week, and of course Spain and Italy both have yet to get underway properly, but two of our regular contributors from last … Continue reading →

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Apertura 2011: catching up on the goals

Posted on Wednesday, 24 August 2011 by

The third round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura has now been completed, but I’ve been a little slow in getting Sunday’s and Monday’s goals and the weekend’s goalscorers and red carded players up here. Boca Juniors, Vélez Sarsfield, Colón, Racing … Continue reading →

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Independiente ease past Estudiantes, and River win a second straight in Nacional B (video)

Posted on Sunday, 21 August 2011 by

Saturday’s Torneo Apertura action saw Lanús held away to new boys San Martín de San Juan, 0-0. San Lorenzo had the better of Argentinos Juniors in the Nuevo Gasómetro, and although they needed the help of a couple of fairly … Continue reading →

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The twenty-ninth episode of Hand Of Pod is, as the milkmaid said to the parson, quite a whopper. That’s largely because Sam, Australian Dan and Seba have not one but two rounds of Torneo Apertura matches to look back on, … Continue reading →

Posted on Saturday, 20 August 2011 by

Vélez eventually break Arsenal’s resistance to record a second win (video)

Posted on Saturday, 20 August 2011 by

On Friday night there was only one match in the 2011 Torneo Apertura, and it saw champions Vélez Sarsfield visit Arsenal de Sarandí. After an entertaining first half, which saw both sides hit the woodwork, had ended goalless, Arsenal held … Continue reading →

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