Category Archives: Hugo Tocalli

Thoughts from the weekend: River Plate 1 – 1 Quilmes

Posted on Thursday, 30 September 2010 by

River Plate only managed a draw in the final match of the eighth round of the Torneo Clausura. They were playing Quilmes, a newly-promoted side and as such key opponents in River’s own battle against the relegation promedio as well … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Torneo Apertura, Angel Cappa, Argentine football, Argentine league, Ariel Ortega, Descenso, Diego Buonanotte, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Gabriel Funes Mori, Hugo Tocalli, Juan Pablo Carrizo, Players, Primera A, Quilmes, River Plate | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Lionel Messi Abroad, 20th-21st March 2010

Posted on Tuesday, 23 March 2010 by

There’s no point doing this any more, is there? It’s the same every week. It really is most tedious. Carlos Tevez impressed for Manchester City on Sunday, Gonzalo Higuaín scored again for Real Madrid, Lucas Barrios got another two for … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Argentines abroad, Carlos Tevez, Darío Cvitanich, Diego Milito, Emiliano Insúa, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Milito, Goal videos, Gonzalo Higuaín, Hugo Tocalli, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Pastore, Lionel Messi, Maxi López, Maxi Rodríguez, Players, Results, Selección, Sergio Romero | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Torneo Clausura 2009

Posted on Friday, 6 February 2009 by

At long last, after a summer of transfer bore-stories and ridiculous friendly matches which are only 70 or 80 minutes long, real league football returns to the Argentine Republic on Friday night. Following the most closely-fought championship in short tournament … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Clausura, Antonio Mohamed, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Carlos Ischia, Colón de Santa Fé, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Descenso, Diego Cagna, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Godoy Cruz, Hasta El Gol Siempre, Hugo Tocalli, Huracán, Independiente, Juan Manuel Llop, Lanús, Leonardo Astrada, Luis Zubeldía, Miguel Angel Russo, Miguel Angel Santoro, Néstor Gorosito, Newell's Old Boys, Players, Primera A, Racing Club, River Plate, Roberto Sensini, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, San Martín de Tucumán, Season preview, Tigre, Transfers, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , ,

River go top

Posted on Sunday, 23 March 2008 by

There was a summit meeting tinged with sadness in Liniers on Sunday afternoon, as Vélez Sársfield, top with 13 points but having lost a fan a week ago to the ongoing violence in the country’s footballing climate, hosted River Plate … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Torneo Clausura, Alexis Sánchez, Argentine football, Argentine league, Diego Simeone, Domestic, Fans, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Football security, Hugo Tocalli, Juan Pablo Carrizo, Players, Primera A, Results, River Plate, Vélez Sarsfield, Violence | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Clausura ’08: Round 5 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 7 March 2008 by

No fewer than four clásicos this weekend, two between ‘Big Five’ clubs – Racing host San Lorenzo and Independiente visit Boca – one sort-of derby, an all-Santa Fé Province clash between Central and Colón, and a proper derby between two … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Carlos Ischia, Claudio Ubeda, Clásicos, Colón de Santa Fé, Diego Cagna, Diego Simeone, Domestic, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Guillermo Sanguinetti, Gustavo Alfaro, Hugo Tocalli, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Miguel Micó, Newell's Old Boys, Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, Pedro Troglio, Primera A, Racing Club, Ramón Cabrero, Ramón Díaz, Ricardo Caruso Lombardi, River Plate, Roberto Sensini, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, San Martín de San Juan, Tigre, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Another look at the start of the year

Posted on Friday, 29 February 2008 by

Following the piece Pitch Invasion published by me earlier in the week, the excellent Soccer Lens have been kind enough to feature another article by me. The Pitch Invasion piece dealt largely with Racing – this one looks at Vélez’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Boca Juniors, Clásicos, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Hugo Tocalli, Primera A, Results, River Plate, San Lorenzo, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , , ,

Clausura ’08: Round 1 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 11 February 2008 by

River Plate were the only one of the ‘Big Five’ to win on the opening weekend of the Clausura, with Racing and Boca both drawing and San Lorenzo and Independiente both crashing to defeats. Carlos Ischia’s introduction to competitive action was … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Carlos Ischia, Claudio Ubeda, Colón de Santa Fé, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Diego Cagna, Diego Simeone, Domestic, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Gimnasia, Gimnasia Jujuy, Guillermo Sanguinetti, Gustavo Alfaro, Hugo Tocalli, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Miguel Micó, Newell's Old Boys, Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, Pedro Troglio, Primera A, Racing Club, Ramón Cabrero, Ramón Díaz, Results, Ricardo Caruso Lombardi, River Plate, Roberto Sensini, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, San Martín de San Juan, Tigre, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

A quick start

Posted on Saturday, 9 February 2008 by

Hugo Tocalli’s debut as head coach of Vélez Sársfield could have gone a little better – his side could have kept a clean sheet – but one thing’s for sure: it couldn’t have been much more exciting for the fans. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Hugo Tocalli, Primera A, Results, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Another trophy

Posted on Tuesday, 29 January 2008 by

It’s only an invitational tournament, so it doesn’t matter in the slightest, but Lanús, it seems, are developing a taste for silverware after claiming their first ever championship last month. On Monday, the Granate won the Copa Ciudad de Buenos … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Domestic, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Hugo Tocalli, Lanús, Pre season, Primera A, Ramón Cabrero, Results, Roberto Sensini, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Continuing the trend

Posted on Wednesday, 23 January 2008 by

Lanús showed their first card of the year on Tuesday in a triangular tournament against Vélez Sársfield in the José Amalfitani. The Apertura champions continued where they left off the league season, playing well and running out 2-0 winners against … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine league, Diego Valeri, Domestic, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Hugo Tocalli, Lanús, Players, Pre season, Primera A, Ramón Cabrero, Results, Roberto Sensini, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , , , ,