Tag Archives: Basile

Preparations for Argentina vs. Uruguay

Posted on Friday, 10 October 2008 by

Friday is the last full day of training for Argentina’s squad ahead of the World Cup qualifying clásico against Uruguay in the Monumental on Saturday. It’s been a disrupted week for Alfio Basile’s men but on Thursday, Juan Román Riquelme … Continue reading →

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The international sniping begins

Posted on Wednesday, 8 October 2008 by

Argentina play Uruguay in the Monumental on Saturday and whilst things are rarely friendly between two of the oldest rivals in international football, the sniping has come from an unexpected angle on Tuesday: Julio César Cáceres. That’s Julio César Cáceres … Continue reading →

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Tough at the top for Basile and Dunga

Posted on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 by

Starting this month, I’m writing for ESPN’s Soccernet on football across South America. These articles won’t always include Argentine football, of course, but when they do I’ll let you know here. This week the subject under the microscope is why … Continue reading →

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Not the best preparation

Posted on Monday, 8 September 2008 by

Argentina travelled to Lima on Monday, where they’re now preparaing to take on Peru on Wednesday night. All is not well, however, for Alfio Basile’s side. Following Carlos Tevez’s second red card in three matches for the selección, they’ll have … Continue reading →

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Brazil 0 – 0 Argentina

Posted on Thursday, 19 June 2008 by

Brazil and Argentina convened for their first meeting of the qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa on Wednesday night, with Argentina aware that a win would take them back to joint top of the table alongside … Continue reading →

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Still undecided

Posted on Sunday, 8 June 2008 by

Argentina complete their mini-tour of the United States on Sunday evening with a match against their hosts in New York, but Alfio Basile had on Saturday night still not confirmed either the formation or indeed any of the starting lineup … Continue reading →

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Egypt 0 – 2 Argentina

Posted on Wednesday, 26 March 2008 by

Sergio Agüero stepped into the limelight in Lionel Messi’s absence on Wednesday night and helped Argentina to a 2-0 win over the African champions in Cairo, after a tricky opening half gave way to a more impressive performance from Argentina … Continue reading →

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Egypt vs. Argentina: the buildup

Posted on Tuesday, 25 March 2008 by

The Argentine national side arrived in Cairo on Monday in preparation for Wednesday’s friendly against African champions Egypt minus Esteban Cambiasso, who has an injury in his left leg. The squad got straight to work in the gym of the … Continue reading →

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Argentina squad vs. Egypt

Posted on Thursday, 13 March 2008 by

On Wednesday, Alfio Basile announced the squad of 20 players to face Egypt in a friendly in Cairo on the 26th of March. The squad consists entirely of Europe-based players, since the home- (and one Mexico-) based ones are in … Continue reading →

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Editorial: New year’s resolutions for 2008

Posted on Friday, 11 January 2008 by

The publication of this editorial got pushed back by a few days because I was ill earlier in the week not not up to spending too much time typing, but it’s coincided nicely with the Arab new year. We’ve got … Continue reading →

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