Category Archives: Luis Zubeldía

The eighth episode of Hand Of Pod looks at the ongoing feud between Carlos Tevez and Argentina’s national team coach Sergio Batista, as well as taking in our thoughts on the Racing vs Boca Juniors clásico last Saturday and much … Continue reading

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The season’s started! And Riquelme’s staying at Boca

Arsenal de Sarandí have a reputation, as I mentioned in my club-by-club guide to the new season, for getting the rub of the green where refereeing decisions are concerned, and in the opening match of the 2010 Torneo Apertura, they’ve … Continue reading

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Primera División 2010-2011: meet the teams

It’s finally here! At 9pm local time tonight, the 2010 Torneo Apertura de Primera División will kick off as Arsenal Fútbol Club host Lanús in the only Friday evening game of the weekend. If you’re knew to the Argentine league … Continue reading

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Copa Libertadores 2010: Lanús crash out, Vélez cruise through

Two matches welcomed me to Buenos Aires on Thursday evening, although I was still too jetlagged to either pay full attention or stay awake long enough to post this last night. Lanús exited the Copa Libertadores on Thursday evening, drawing … Continue reading

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Copa Libertadores 2010: Lanús have hope… just

Losing 1-0 away to Libertad of Paraguay, Lanús equalised with seven minutes to play to draw 1-1 in Asunción after playing the entire second half with a man fewer than their opponents. Striker Santiago Salcedo was sent off four minutes … Continue reading

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Copa Libertadores 2010: Lanús still have hope

After a dreadful start in their 2010 Copa Libertadores group, Lanús have rallied recently, and their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages of South America’s premier club competition remain alive thanks to another win over Bolivia’s Blooming. Having torn … Continue reading

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Copa Libertadores 2010: Lanús finally hit their stride

After a dreadful run of form both domestically and continentally at the start of 2010, Lanús have finally had a decent week. After drawing in the league last weekend 1-1 away to Newell’s to cut short a run of five … Continue reading

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Clausura 2010: Round 5 Saturday goals

Saturday’s three matches were all played out in binary, with only San Lorenzo bucking an already dull trend by failing to score altogether. That failure gave Racing, in Miguel Angel Russo’s first match in charge, a 1-0 win in El … Continue reading

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Copa Libertadores 2010: some more goals

A new internet connection at home has meant a few nights of dodgy connections, which is why the goals from Wednesday night’s match in Lima between Universitario and Lanús – won 2-0 by the Peruvian side – are only going … Continue reading

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Copa Sudamericana – River Plate 1 – 2 Lanús: the goals

The second Copa Sudamericana preliminary round in El Monumental on Wednesday night was Ariel Ortega’s fourth debut for the club, and things seemed to be going swimmingly when Cristian Fabbiani scored a cracker just before the hour. That was all … Continue reading

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