Category Archives: Ricardo Gareca

Copa Sudamericana: Vélez win a thriller late on to advance to the semis (video)

Posted on Friday, 11 November 2011 by

Thursday night was the time for Vélez Sarsfield’s quarter-final second leg in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, and it was a brilliant match. Having drawn the first leg 1-1 away to Santa Fe of Colombia last week, Vélez stormed into a … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Vélez out on away goals in semi-final thriller (video)

Posted on Friday, 3 June 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield exited the Copa Libertadores on Thursday night in a thrilling match against Uruguayan giants Peñarol, in which the visitors took the lead on the night to go ahead 2-0 on aggregate, and eventually went through on away goals … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Vélez storm into the semis (video)

Posted on Thursday, 19 May 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield returned to the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores seventeen years after they last reached that stage on Wednesday night, with a 4-2 away win over Libertad in Asunción, Paraguay. The scoreline meant a 7-2 aggregate victory for Vélez, … Continue reading →

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Copa Libertadores: Vélez take a step towards the semis (video)

Posted on Friday, 13 May 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield weren’t allowed to play the home leg of their Copa Libertadores quarter-final in the Estadio José Amalfitani on Thursday, owing to incidents involving pyrotechnics during Monday’s Primera División match against Banfield, and as a result they played in … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Vélez put one foot in the quarters (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield put one foot in the quarter-finals of the 2011 Copa Libertadores on Tuesday night with a comfortable 3-0 win over 2008 winners Liga de Quito of Ecuador. Augusto Fernández got Vélez’s first two goals in the opening minutes, … Continue reading →

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A week of managerial changes in Argentina

Posted on Thursday, 23 December 2010 by

It’s been a week of as many changes off the pitch as we expected following the exodus of managers in the closing few weeks and immediately after the conclusion of the Torneo Apertura. Julio César Falcioni took charge at Boca … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011 Torneo Clausura, Angel Cappa, Argentine football, Argentine league, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Gimnasia, Godoy Cruz, Julio César Falcioni, Omar Asad, Players, Primera A, Ricardo Caruso Lombardi, Ricardo Gareca, Sebastián Méndez, Tigre, Transfers, Vélez Sarsfield, Walter Erviti | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Torneo Apertura 2010: the managerial fallout

Posted on Tuesday, 14 December 2010 by

A day after the 2010 Torneo Apertura came to an end (for everyone bar Independiente and Tigre), the consequences of the campaign are being felt at clubs across the league. Whilst some have pleasingly exceeded their targets (All Boys) and … Continue reading →

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Apertura 2010: Vélez retake the lead, and Independiente finally win

Posted on Saturday, 25 September 2010 by

Independiente’s caretaker manager Rivardo Pavoni celebrated the team’s first win of the season on Friday evening thanks to Leonel Galeano’s 27th minute goal which consigned Gimnasia La Plata to defeat. El Rojo won 1-0 in the Doble Visera to give … Continue reading →

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Copa Sudamericana 2010: Banfield put Vélez out

Posted on Wednesday, 15 September 2010 by

Banfield have advanced to the round of sixteen in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana, after a 1-1 draw with Vélez Sarsfield in El Sur which, combined with the 1-0 win they’d claimed in the first leg, sent them through. Marcelo Carrusca … Continue reading →

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Primera División 2010-2011: meet the teams

Posted on Friday, 6 August 2010 by

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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