Category Archives: Claudio Borghi

Copa América 2011: Chile win at ‘home’; Uruguay are held by Peru

Posted on Tuesday, 5 July 2011 by

Group C of the 2011 Copa América began on Monday night with a double-header in San Juan, and it was the most entertaining evening of action we’ve had so far in the Copa. Uruguay surprisingly fell behind to Peru before … Continue reading →

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Apertura 2010: round 14 scores and scorers

Posted on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 by

Tuesday evening was the first time in over three years that River Plate have beaten Boca Juniors in a competitive match, a result which doesn’t do anything for them in the relegation struggle, but does lift them to eighth in … Continue reading →

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River Plate vs Boca Juniors: starting lineups

Posted on Tuesday, 16 November 2010 by

The superclásico will be upon us in around four and a bit hours, at 7pm local time (10pm Greenwich Mean Time) with Argentina’s two biggest clubs doing battle in what has become a mediocre middle-of-the-table clash, but which will grab … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Ariel Ortega, Boca Juniors, Claudio Borghi, Clásicos, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Juan Pablo Carrizo, Juan Román Riquelme, Martín Palermo, Players, Primera A, River Plate, Superclásico | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Eleven days after it should have been played, the biggest fixture in the Argentine calendar – and, in terms of league position and current form, just possibly the most mediocre match of the season – will kick off at 7pm … Continue reading →

Posted on Tuesday, 16 November 2010 by

To begin the superclásico previews this weekend, I’ve written a piece for ESPN Soccernet looking at the return of Juan Román Riquelme to competitive action for Boca Juniors last weekend, and what it might mean for his side when they … Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 12 November 2010 by

Chile lose their manager, and might take Boca’s

Posted on Thursday, 4 November 2010 by

Two Argentine managers are at the centre of a trans-Andean tug of war today, after Marcelo Bielsa, the Argentine who did such a good job in charge of the Chilean national side that many in his adopted country wanted him … Continue reading →

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Apertura: half-term reports from Argentina

Posted on Friday, 15 October 2010 by

Since we’re now halfway (and a bit) through the 2010 Torneo Apertura, I thought I’d compile a very brief ‘report’ on each team so far, and how they’re doing in relation to what they’d have hoped/expected at the start of … Continue reading →

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My latest post at In Bed With Maradona, examining some of the peculiar things said by managers in the last few days (in particular River Plate’s Ángel Cappa, Boca Juniors’ Claudio Borghi, and Banfield’s Julio César Falcioni) is online now. … Continue reading →

Posted on Thursday, 7 October 2010 by

Mohamed to manage Independiente, and are Boca due a change as well?

Posted on Monday, 4 October 2010 by

Antonio Mohamed, who left his job as Colón manager two weeks ago the day after Daniel Garnero and César Luis Menotti stepped down at Independiente (as manager and sporting director respectively), is to be the new manager of the Avellaneda … Continue reading →

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A clarification from Claudio Borghi

Posted on Friday, 27 August 2010 by

Claudio Borghi said some words earlier in the week which were universally interpreted by the Argentine press as meaning he’d stand down in the event that Boca Juniors fail to win on Sunday against Vélez Sarsfield. He’s now been up … Continue reading →

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