Copa Argentina: Boca eliminate Olimpo in an epic penalty shootout, and Belgrano go out to Central

Posted on Thursday, 26 April 2012 by

There were two matches in the Copa Argentina on Tuesday, meaning the quarter-final lineup is now almost complete (the remaining tie, between Barracas Central and San Lorenzo, has been postponed for a second time due to security concerns, and rescheduled for next week). In the earlier match, top flight Belgrano de Córdoba were well beaten, 2-1 by Rosario Central of Nacional B, and later on Boca Juniors played Olimpo in Catamarca and, after being held 1-1, came through an epic penalty shootout, which they won 11-10. You can see all the goals – and those penalties – right here.

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Clausura 2012: A late catch-up on Sunday’s and Monday’s goals

Posted on Wednesday, 25 April 2012 by

Sunday and Monday brought us some action in the Primera, albeit little of it classic, so although I didn’t have the time to upload before, it seems only fair to get everything up to date goals-wise. All Boys beat Unión and San Lorenzo were held by an extremely late equaliser from Banfield left back and Barcelona target Nicolás Tagliafico, Boca Juniors drew 1-1 away to Belgrano, and on Monday title challengers Arsenal de Sarandí and Newell’s Old Boys drew 1-1. All the goals are here, and the up-to-date standings in the Clausura and the relegation table are here.

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Clausura 2012: Rafaela edge Estudiantes by the odd goal in five & Racing win Zubeldía’s first home game (video)

Posted on Sunday, 22 April 2012 by

Saturday’s Torneo Clausura matches were a mixed bag. In what should have been one of the better games of the weekend, Vélez Sarsfield and Lanús stank the place out in Liniers, drawing 0-0. Colón beat Argentinos Juniors 1-0 to move to within three points of the top of the table, and Racing won their first league match under Luis Zubeldía’s managership 1-0, edging out San Martín de San Juan, who finished with nine men. In the other Primera match of the day, Atlético Rafaela surprised Estudiantes de La Plata, beating them 3-2. And down in Nacional B River Plate, who started the weekend in second and the match in third after Rosario Central’s win earlier in the day, beat Instituto de Córdoba 1-0 to move to within a point of their table-topping visitors. All the goals are here.

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Clausura 2012: Tigre get another big win, and the weekend’s fixtures

Posted on Saturday, 21 April 2012 by

Friday night saw the first match in the eleventh round of Torneo Clausura 2012 fixtures, and Tigre beat Olimpo 1-0 in a bottom-of-the-relegation-table clash  thanks to a goal from Martín Galmarini that was a full yard offside. It’s a huge win for Tigre in the relegation table, who now move to within a point of San Lorenzo in those standings. Later this weekend, Vélez take on Lanús, and two new managers have their league debuts: Racing boss Luis Zubeldía will watch his side take on San Martín de San Juan, and Omar Asad will be on the bench for Godoy Cruz, who host Independiente. All the kick off times – and that Galmarini goal for Tigre – are right here.

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Clausura 2012: Tigre down Boca to rejoin the title race, Newell’s go joint top & more (video)

Posted on Monday, 16 April 2012 by

Sunday’s matches in the 2012 Torneo Clausura saw a few very interesting results which leave the Clausura table looking rather different to before the weekend. Most notably, Boca Juniors have been joined at the top on 20 points by Newell’s Old Boys, who swept Banfield aside 3-0 in Rosario. Arsenal de Sarandí, knocked out of the Copa Libertadores in midweek, lost 1-0 away to Unión de Santa Fe, and Belgrano got a point closer to the pre-season target of 50 with a 0-0 draw away to Argentinos Juniors. The most surprising result of the day came in Victoria, where Tigre beat Boca Juniors 2-1 thanks to a late own goal from Boca defender Rolando Schiavi. Saturday’s results have seen two managerial casualties; Alfio Basile resigned as Racing manager and has already been replaced by former Lanús and Barcelona de Guayaquil boss Luis Zubeldía, whilst Nery Pumpido resigned as Godoy Cruz manager on Sunday. All Sunday’s goals can be seen right here, including Instituto’s 1-0 win over Atlanta to stay top of Nacional B ahead of their clash with River Plate next weekend.

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Independiente thrash Racing in the clásico, River return to winning ways in Nacional B (video)

Posted on Sunday, 15 April 2012 by

The 2012 Torneo Clausura has already seen half of its tenth round played, and in the highest profile match Independiente thrashed Racing 4-1 in the clásico, having grabbed two goals in stoppage time. On Friday, Estudiantes and Colón drew 2-2. Also on Saturday, San Lorenzo beat Godoy Cruz 3-0, All Boys got a 2-1 win away to Olimpo and Vélez Sarsfield beat San Martín 3-1 in San Juan. In Nacional B, River Plate huffed and puffed during the first half but eventually beat Huracán 2-0 in the Estadio Monumental. All the goals are right here.

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Copas Libertadores & Argentina: Boca & Vélez, Tigre & River advance (video)

Posted on Thursday, 12 April 2012 by

It’s been a busy couple of days in midweek for Argentine sides, both in the Copa Libertadores and in the Copa Argentina. Where to start? Let’s begin with the Libertadores. Arsenal de Sarandí won on Tuesday night, 1-0 away to Zamora in Venezuela, but were knocked out of the Copa on Wednesday, when Boca Juniors’ 2-0 win away to Fluminense meant the Xeneize confirmed their own place in the knockout stages. Also on Wednesday, Vélez Sarsfield got a 2-0 away win over Chivas to book their place in the knockout stage. In the Copa Argentina, Tigre and River Plate both went through to the quarter-finals on Wednesday night, with a 1-0 win over Argentinos Juniors and a 2-1 win over Quilmes, respectively. You can see the goals from all the above-mentioned matches right here. River and Boca were in action at the same time on Wednesday, incidentally (River’s match kicked off ten minutes after Boca’s). It’s the first time the two have played simultaneously (other than in a superclásico, obviously) since 2000 (and the first since 1991 that they’ve done so in different competitions).

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Clausura 2012: Boca stay top, Tigre lose again and much more (videos)

Posted on Wednesday, 11 April 2012 by

Sorry I’ve been silent since Thursday, folks. It’s been a very busy weekend and I haven’t been sleeping at all well. All is looking up now though, so without further ado let’s look back over the weekend gone in Argentina’s Primera División. Boca Juniors are top, two points ahead of Arsenal de Sarandí, with Newell’s Old Boys (who drew 1-1 away to Godoy Cruz), Vélez Sarsfield (who were held 1-1 at home by Independiente) and Estudiantes (who lost 2-1 away to Belgrano) forming the chasing pack. Tigre lost a third consecutive game to complicate their survival prospects, and the clásico between Racing and San Lorenzo, postponed until Monday, ended in a 1-1 draw meaning San Lorenzo are now four points ahead of Tigre in the relegation table. All the goals from the weekend, including the golazo that earned Atlanta a 1-0 win against River Plate in Nacional B, are right here.

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Argentines Abroad: Messi equals another record, Inter and Genoa share nine goals, and more

Posted on Thursday, 5 April 2012 by

It’s been another interesting week for Argentina’s foreign legion, with Sergio Agüero picking up his ‘stupid’ injury, a nine-goal thriller in Serie A, the inevitable wondergoal from Chango in Mexico, and of course Lionel Messi equalling another record on Tuesday night. Step this way…

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Clausura 2012: Boca beat Estudiantes to go top, Newell’s and Vélez are right behind (video)

Posted on Monday, 2 April 2012 by

The eighth round of the 2012 Torneo Clausura came to an end on Sunday night with Estudiantes de La Plata’s unbeaten record left in tatters by defending champions Boca Juniors. Santiago Silva finally opened his account for Boca before the Pablos, Ledesma and Mouche, added their own contributions to a 3-0 win in La Plata. Earlier, Vélez Sarsfield had beaten San Lorenzo 2-0, effectively ending Leonardo Madelón’s time in charge of the Bajo Flores outfit, and Newell’s had briefly gone top with a 2-0 win over Racing. All those goals, as well as Arsenal de Sarandí’s 2-0 win away to All Boys and San Martín’s 2-2 draw with Colón, are right here, as are the scores and scorers from the weekend.

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