Tag Archives: Pérez

Argentines Abroad: Another for Messi, & Rolfi hits a stunner (video)

There wasn’t much Argentine action to speak of in England’s Premier League this weekend, but in Italy, Spain and Mexico there were strong performances as ever. There were Argentines on the scoresheet in Catania, and Eduardo Salvio got one for … Continue reading

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Chávez replaces Pérez in Argentina squad; Erviti to Boca; Camoranesi to River?

Since Sergio Batista’s Argentina squad list was made official on Monday, it’s been strongly hinted that one particular change would be made, and so it has come to pass. In a move that frankly makes one wonder why the Estudiantes … Continue reading

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Argentines Abroad: 1st & 2nd January 2011

The first round of matches of the new year have featured a few Argentine-inspired flashpoints, as well as the news that Gonzalo Higuaín‘s season is officially over; an operation on a hernia will sideline him for six months. Carlos Tevez … Continue reading

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Chacarita are on the up…

On Monday night Chacarita Juniors took one step closer to the horrific possibility of clashing once more with Boca Juniors next season after beating Unión de Santa Fe 4-2 in Ferro’s stadium. Javier Toledo hit a hat-trick to move El … Continue reading

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Yet another draw

The national Under 20s played their first match of the final group in the Sudamericano Sub 20 on Saturday evening, and yet again – like four of their five first round matches – they drew. This time Paraguay were the opponents.

Posted in Argentine football, Football, Football managers, International football, Junior selección, Results, Selección, Sergio Batista, Sudamericano Sub 20 | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Competitive football at last!

Proper football has returned to Argentina with the start of the qualifying rounds for the 2009 Copa Libertadores de América. Estudiantes de La Plata travelled to Lima where they met Sporting Cristal, former finalists of this competition but for now … Continue reading

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San Lorenzo’s run ends

Saturday saw the end of Racing’s near-historic one-match winning run, and on Sunday it was the turn of another of the ‘Big Five’ to have an impressive spell brought to an end. Ramón Díaz’s San Lorenzo visited Argentinos Juniors in … Continue reading

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Wednesday night’s Libertadores goals

The goals from Wednesday night’s Copa Libertadores matches featuring Estudiantes, who won 2-1 away against Danubio, and Arsenal, who got walloped 6-0 in Rio by Fluminense, are online now, and you can see them right here.

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Danubio 1 – 2 Estudiantes

Roberto Sensini’s Estudiantes may have recorded their first league loss of the season at the weekend against San Lorenzo, but on Wednesday night they finally got their Copa Libertadores Group 2 effort up and running, coming from behind in the second half … Continue reading

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