Category Archives: 2008 Torneo Apertura

Rodrigo Silvera’s mum speaks out

Posted on Thursday, 27 August 2009 by

Tuesday night saw the return of football hooliganism to England after stabbings outside the West Ham United vs Milwall League Cup match, but there’s been a small step forward in the battle against violence in Argentine football. You’ve probably not … Continue reading →

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A homage to Verón

Posted on Wednesday, 14 January 2009 by

If you can remember new year’s day, you’ll remember that Juan Sebastián Verón was recently named South America’s Footballer Of The Year for 2008 by El País of Montevideo. Well now, on Soccernet, you can read more about why I was … Continue reading →

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How did those resolutions work out?

Posted on Friday, 2 January 2009 by

I’ve looked at 2008 as far as the action between the touch- and goal lines is concerned already – if you’re struggling to remember, the Clausura review is here, and the Apertura one is here. It’s time, though, to take a look at how … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2008: The campaign in review

Posted on Sunday, 28 December 2008 by

Hopefully all HEGS readers had a good few days off for Christmas (those who had days off for it, at least). After a couple of days away from the keyboard myself (you only need a mouse to play Football Manager), … Continue reading →

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¡Boca Campeón!

Posted on Wednesday, 24 December 2008 by

In the end it was the most nail-biting of finishes, as Tigre tried and tried to break down Boca’s resistance, but the most incredible of titles wasn’t to be. Boca lost the match, 1-0, to a Leandro Lázzaro header midway … Continue reading →

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The final approaches

Posted on Tuesday, 23 December 2008 by

By the end of today, Argentina will have a new champion. San Lorenzo are out of the running due to the goal difference mathematics, so it’s a straight race between Boca Juniors and Tigre. Boca have won twenty-eight titles (amateur … Continue reading →

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A breathtaking win for Boca

Posted on Saturday, 20 December 2008 by

The AFA’s incompetence in organising a playoff system that might have either rendered the final match meaningless, or ensured that one team would go into it without any motivation to win, has been papered over by Boca Juniors, who on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Tigre 1 – 2 San Lorenzo: the goals

Posted on Wednesday, 17 December 2008 by

The goals from the first title playoff match between San Lorenzo and Tigre at Vélez’s stadium are online now. Here they are.

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Plummetting interest

Posted on Wednesday, 17 December 2008 by

On the day the US Federal Reserve announced an astonishing rate cut, things at the other end of the Americas also begin to look a bit less interesting. San Lorenzo met Tigre in the first match of the title-deciding triangular, … Continue reading →

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Apertura ’08: Round 19 goals… um, well, some of them…

Posted on Tuesday, 16 December 2008 by

The goals from the nineteenth round of the Torneo Apertura aren’t being put on the TN website this week, because they’re going on the assumption that all you want to see is the goals from the matches involving the ‘finalists’. … Continue reading →

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