Category Archives: Sergio Batista

The 2011 Torneo Apertura is here!

Posted on Thursday, 4 August 2011 by

Hasta El Gol Siempre is back, ladies and gents. I apologise for the long absence of any posts on here since the Copa América final, but I’ve been just as busy working as I was during the Copa itself, if not … Continue reading →

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Copa América 2011: Uruguay dump hosts Argentina out, Peru get past Colombia (video)

Posted on Saturday, 16 July 2011 by

The 2011 Copa América knockout stage started heating up on Saturday with Peru’s 2-0 extra time win over Colombia through two superbly taken goals, and got white hot a little later in the day with a brilliant match between great … Continue reading →

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Argentina beat Costa Rica 3-0 last night, becoming the first side to score more than two goals in a game in this tournament, and qualifying for the quarter-finals by finishing second in Group A. After the game, Lionel Messi announced … Continue reading →

Posted on Tuesday, 12 July 2011 by | 1 Comment

Copa América 2011: Messi claims, ‘another Copa has started’ as Argentina go through (video)

Posted on Monday, 11 July 2011 by

Colombia beat Bolivia 2-0 on Sunday to finish top of Group A in the Copa América Argentina 2011, and were joined in the quarter-finals on Tuesday night by the hosts, who finally played well and won a match in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Copa América, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Milito, Goal videos, Gonzalo Higuaín, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Pastore, Javier Zanetti, Lionel Messi, Players, Results, Selección, Sergio Agüero, Sergio Batista, Sergio Romero | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

The final round of group matches at the 2011 Copa América is well underway, with Colombia leading Bolivia 2-0 as I type. Last night, after Venezuela’s win over Ecuador which took the vinotinto to the top of Group B, I … Continue reading →

Posted on Sunday, 10 July 2011 by

Copa América 2011: Argentina splutter to another draw

Posted on Thursday, 7 July 2011 by

Argentina’s second performance in the 2011 Copa América they are hosting had to be better than the first, or people were going to start getting angry. Well, people are starting to get angry. Argentina were a side without imagination or … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Copa América, Esteban Cambiasso, Ever Banega, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Fernando Gago, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Milito, Goal videos, Gonzalo Higuaín, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Zanetti, Lionel Messi, Nicolás Burdisso, Players, Results, Selección, Sergio Agüero, Sergio Batista, Sergio Romero | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments

Copa América 2011: Argentina 1 – 1 Bolivia (video)

Posted on Saturday, 2 July 2011 by

The 43rd Copa América kicked off in La Plata on Friday night, and once again Bolivia were the side charged with playing the hosts on the opening day, as they did in the previous two editions in 2007 and 2004. … Continue reading →

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As kick off edges closer, now only just over three hours away, there’s another preview of the Copa América by me; this time focussing more on the Argentine national team and how they’re likely to line up, as well as … Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 1 July 2011 by

Copa América 2011: Argentina squad finalised

Posted on Saturday, 25 June 2011 by

Sergio Batista announced on Saturday the three names to be cut from the 26-man preliminary list for the Copa América. The Argentine press describe it as ‘without surprises’, but I have to confess I’m slightly taken aback that Diego Milito … Continue reading →

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Suspicious betting patterns as Argentina B thrashed by Nigeria (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 by

Argentina’s ‘Under-25′ B-team played a friendly in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, and got thumped 4-1 by a home side who looked infinitely more up for the match than their visitors. A side captained by Pablo Zabaleta were 3-0 down at … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Football, Football managers, Goal videos, International football, Results, Selección, Sergio Batista | Tagged , , , , , , | 11 Comments