Category Archives: Roberto Sensini

Torneo Clausura 2011: River out in front, Boca back to losing ways (video)

Posted on Sunday, 10 April 2011 by

Argentina’s two giants had weekends of stark contrast: Estudiantes’ draw on Friday combined with River Plate’s 1-0 win over Banfield on Saturday leaves the Millonarios top of the Clausura table on their own, whilst Boca Juniors, after two straight, Riquelme-inspired … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011 Torneo Clausura, All Boys, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Descenso, Diego Valeri, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Gimnasia, Goal videos, Godoy Cruz, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Leonel Núñez, Newell's Old Boys, Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, Players, Primera A, Quilmes, Racing Club, Results, River Plate, Roberto Sensini, San Lorenzo, Tigre, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Copa Sudamericana: Newell’s go out to Liga

Posted on Thursday, 11 November 2010 by

Wednesday night saw Newell’s Old Boys travel to the altitude of Quito to take on Copa Sudamericana holders Liga de Quito, who beat them 1-0 with a great finish from Walter Calderón with ten minutes to go. Having drawn the … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Continental football, Copa Sudamericana, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Goal videos, Newell's Old Boys, Results, Roberto Sensini | Tagged , , , , ,

Copa Sudamericana 2010: Newell’s make history

Posted on Wednesday, 6 October 2010 by

On Wednesday night Newell’s Old Boys recorded their biggest ever win in international competition, and became only the second Argentine side to score six in the Copa Sudamericana (San Lorenzo were the previous ones, in 2003 against Deportivo Italchacao). The … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Continental football, Copa Sudamericana, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Goal videos, Newell's Old Boys, Results, Roberto Sensini | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Copa Sudamericana: Newell’s take a first-leg lead over Estudiantes

Posted on Thursday, 16 September 2010 by

As the clock ticked into stoppage time in El Coloso Del Parque, it looked like Newell’s Old Boys vs Estudiantes was going to be scoreless in the Copa Sudamericana second phase first leg. But then youngster Daniel Salvatierra, off the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alejandro Sabella, Argentine football, Continental football, Copa Sudamericana, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Goal videos, Newell's Old Boys, Results, Roberto Sensini | Tagged , , , , ,

Some thoughts from the weekend: Huracán 1 – 1 Newell’s

Posted on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 by

I went to two matches in the weekend just gone, and one of them has already been covered by Daniel Colasimone over on the excellent Argentina Football World, so if you want to read about Tigre vs Quilmes, you can … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Héctor Rivoira, Huracán, Newell's Old Boys, Primera A, Results, Roberto Sensini | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Domestic, Argentine league, River Plate, Boca Juniors, Racing Club, Independiente, San Lorenzo, Former players, Vélez Sarsfield, Estudiantes, Gimnasia, Banfield, Newell's Old Boys, Argentinos Juniors, Quilmes, Colón de Santa Fé, Lanús, Arsenal de Sarandí, Football, Godoy Cruz, Argentine football, Football clubs, Football managers, Hasta El Gol Siempre, Huracán, Tigre, Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, Fans, History, Season preview, Club profiles, Barra brava, Primera A, Clásicos, Miguel Angel Russo, Ramón Díaz, Roberto Sensini, Ricardo Caruso Lombardi, Antonio Mohamed, Claudio Borghi, Luis Zubeldía, Alejandro Sabella, Ricardo Gareca, Angel Cappa, Julio César Falcioni, Omar Asad, All Boys, 2010 Torneo Apertura | Tagged , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Argentina A 3 – 2 Costa Rica: the goals

Posted on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 by

On Tuesday night a home-based Argentina squad took on Costa Rica’s national team in a friendly which saw Diego Maradona’s return to footballing involvement following his two month touchline ban (who noticed?). The match was won 3-2 by Argentina, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Continental football, Copa Libertadores, Diego Maradona, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Goal videos, International football, Newell's Old Boys, Players, Results, Roberto Sensini, Selección | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Torneo Apertura 2009 in review

Posted on Monday, 21 December 2009 by

The Torneo Apertura started in chaos, with no-one sure which TV channels games would be screened on and many finding it so difficult to find just one title contender that Boca Juniors, of all teams, were held up by some … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Américo Gallego, Angel Cappa, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Chacarita Juniors, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Goal videos, Hasta El Gol Siempre, Huracán, Julio César Falcioni, Maxi Moralez, Newell's Old Boys, Players, Primera A, Results, River Plate, Roberto Sensini, San Lorenzo, Tigre, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

A mini-clásico

Posted on Sunday, 22 November 2009 by

The meaningful bits of the clásico rosarino on Sunday had all taken place before the match was even half an hour old, but whilst it lasted it was an absolute cracker. Two goals in one minute put Central ahead against … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Ariel Cuffaro Russo, Clásicos, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Goal videos, Newell's Old Boys, Primera A, Results, Roberto Sensini, Rosario Central | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

The news this week

Posted on Friday, 20 November 2009 by

HEGS has lost a little of its news value lately due to diminishing spare time on my part, so as of today I’m going to try and remedy that slightly. As Thursday turns into Friday at the start of each … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Alejandro Gómez, Angel Cappa, Argentine football, Argentine league, Ariel Cuffaro Russo, Boca Juniors, Clásicos, Diego Simeone, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Hasta El Gol Siempre, Huracán, Mario Bolatti, Newell's Old Boys, Players, Primera A, Results, River Plate, Roberto Sensini, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment