Tag Archives: Boca Juniors

Clausura 2011: Palermo leaves La Bombonera, and ¡Vélez campeón! (Video)

Posted on Monday, 13 June 2011 by

A dramatic weekend’s action ended in Argentina with Martín Palermo’s final match at La Bombonera as Boca Juniors drew 1-1 with Banfield, but although that got more of the headlines and TV coverage, Vélez Sarsfield are the biggest winners of … Continue reading →

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Clausura: River miss a chance to pull clear, Palermo scores as Boca draw (video)

Posted on Monday, 6 June 2011 by

Sunday’s Torneo Clausura matches saw Martín Palermo draw level with San Lorenzo legend José Sanfilippo as joint fifth highest scorer in Argentine league history, with 227 league goals (he’ll need four in his final two games if he’s going to … Continue reading →

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For the 20th episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba welcome special guest Asli Pelit to the show. Asli’s a Turkish TV presenter who was at La Bombonera to see Boca Juniors beat River Plate 2-0 in … Continue reading →

Posted on Tuesday, 17 May 2011 by

Clausura: Boca see off River, & Lanús peg back Vélez (video)

Posted on Monday, 16 May 2011 by

Sunday’s biggest match in Argentina saw Martín Palermo a goal from a brilliant header in his final superclásico, and Boca Juniors win 2-0 aided by an uncharacteristic error from River Plate goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo in La Bombonera. Sunday’s most … Continue reading →

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The 2011 Torneo Clausura superclásico is almost upon us. Long-term HEGS readers will be aware I normally do a live update post here during the game. This time, though, I’m changing things slightly. Posting to the blog is more time-consuming and means … Continue reading →

Posted on Sunday, 15 May 2011 by

Boca Juniors vs River Plate: how to watch, & who to watch

Posted on Sunday, 15 May 2011 by

The 2011 Torneo Clausura edition of one of the world’s biggest football derbies kicks off in an hour and a bit, with River Plate traveling south to La Bombonera to take on Boca Juniors in the superclásico. Boca have been … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura: round 14 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 13 May 2011 by

The fourteenth round of the the 2011 Torneo Clausura has arrived, and that, of course, means it’s superclásico time. Don’t forget the Hand Of Pod preview episode. There are nine other games taking place this weekend though – or rather … Continue reading →

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In the nineteenth episode of Hand Of Pod, me, Dan, Seba and Dan greet a couple of special guests to preview this Sunday’s superclásico in La Bombonera. Samuel (no, not Sam) is our tamed River Plate fan, and the four … Continue reading →

Posted on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 by

Hand Of Pod Episode 17: Díaz quits San Lorenzo; the new old Messi, and the old old Torres

Posted on Thursday, 28 April 2011 by

In the seventeenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Seba rejoins Sam, Dan and Dan. He’s not happy with the way referees have been treating his club, and he’s not afraid to make his anger heard, but a little surprisingly it’s … Continue reading →

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Hand Of Pod episode 9: relegation-threatened title challengers, & picking a team

Posted on Wednesday, 2 March 2011 by

In the ninth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba talk about River Plate and Olimpo, the league leaders who are also battling against relegation. The non-Argentines also field a question on how they came to support … Continue reading →

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