Monthly Archives: October 2011

Copa Sudamericana: Independiente go out despite a win (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 12 October 2011 by

Defending Copa Sudamericana champions exited the tournament at the hands of 2009 winners Liga de Quito on Wednesday night, winning 1-0 on the night in the Estadio Libertadores de América but losing 2-1 on aggregate by virtue of Liga’s 2-0 … Continue reading →

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Venezuela claim an historic win over Argentina in South American qualifiers (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 12 October 2011 by

Tuesday night saw Argentina’s second qualifier for the 2014 World Cup, and an historic result in Puerto La Cruz. In eighteen previous matches between Argentina and Venezuela, Argentina had won every single one, but tonight Venezuela played better and got … Continue reading →

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World Cup 2014 qualifying: Higuaín hits a hat trick as Argentina demolish Chile 4-1 (video)

Posted on Friday, 7 October 2011 by

Alejandro Sabella, after playing four friendlies of dubious importance, finally had his competitive debut as Argentina manager on Friday evening, and it could hardly have gone better. Chile provided tricky opposition and deserved more for their own efforts, but Sabella’s … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: Higuaín’s hat trick, another Pastore goal & more (video)

Posted on Thursday, 6 October 2011 by

We’ve got a neat finish from Javier Pastore, Gonzalo Higuaín’s hat trick for Madrid, some lovely goals form Mexico and, um, a description of Jonás Gutiérrez’s brilliant solo effort for Newcastle United (thanks to the Premier League not allowing videos … Continue reading →

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River Plate hit seven in the Nacional B, Vélez win away in the Sudamericana (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 5 October 2011 by

It was inevitable, in spite of a certain lack of cohesion in their play to date, that at some point River Plate were going to click and put in a good team performance, and that their opponents that day were … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2011: Avellaneda clásico ends all square, Boca extend their lead (video)

Posted on Tuesday, 4 October 2011 by

Sunday’s and Monday’s matches in the Primera División ended with Boca Juniors now five points clear at the top of the league after Racing failed to go into second. Racing were held 1-1 in the clásico de Avellaneda after taking … Continue reading →

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Apertura 2011: Argentinos finally win, and Rafaela down Lanús (video)

Posted on Sunday, 2 October 2011 by

Friday and Saturday only saw three top flight matches in Argentina, but they were significant all the same. On Friday night, Argentinos Juniors claimed their first victory of the season, at the tenth attempt, beating Belgrano 2-1 away from home … Continue reading →

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