More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
Don't worry, Argentines Abroad (or a curtailed version of it) will be online at some point later in the week, but the pressing issue for now is that the penultimate round of the Torneo Apertura takes place in midweek. Banfield play after Newell's - and Pablo Lunati, who refereed and gave some dodgy decisions against... Continue Reading →
Completing the goal videos from the seventeenth round of the Torneo Apertura, we've got the goals right here from Vélez's 3-1 win over River Plate (which confirmed the hosts as the top points scorers domestically of 2009), Newell's 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Arsenal, and Lanús's win over Gimnasia by two magnificent goals... Continue Reading →
Nothing's been decided yet, but Banfield are clearly the biggest beneficiaries of the weekend. Their win on Friday combined with later losses for both Colón (at the hands of Atlético Tucumán) and Newell's (to Arsenal) to leave El Taladro two points clear of Newell's with two games to go. Elsewhere, Vélez beat River with two... Continue Reading →
Following a controversial election which was 'won' by Rodolfo D'Onofrio by a margin of only two votes, a recount was held which went into the early hours of Sunday morning, and the result is in: Daniel Passarella, former player and manager, is the new president of Club Atlético River Plate, having won 5,298 votes to... Continue Reading →
San Lorenzo lost 2-1 to Argentinos Juniors on Saturday, and just as I type this Boca Juniors have lost at home to Independiente by the same score. River Plate don't even play until tomorrow, but their bitter rivals losing matches isn't the best news of the day for them. Because on Saturday night the votes... Continue Reading →
Friday evening's matches saw Godoy Cruz and Rosario Central battle to a draw which doesn't suit either team tremendously, and Racing get a win over Tigre thanks to a great finish from Sebastián Grazzini. In the other match, Banfield travelled to Huracán and got a 1-0 win courtesy of a shot from Santiago Silva (who... Continue Reading →
The right combination of results this weekend could see Newell's all but secure the title, or at least ensure that they and Banfield will be the only teams left in the title hunt going into the last two rounds of matches. Estudiantes' domestic 2009 is already over - they drew 0-0 with Chacarita Juniors last... Continue Reading →
Going into the seventeenth round of fixtures in the Torneo Apertura, here's a brief rundown of what's been going on off the pitch in the last few days. Estudiantes, of course, leave for the UAE to take part in the Club World Cup this weekend, and they played their final domestic match of the year... Continue Reading →
The goals from the final day of the sixteenth round of the 2009 Torneo Apertura are online now. You can see the crucial points of Newell's narrow away win over Colón (only their fifth ever), Argentinos' edging out of Gimnasia and Lanús's extraordinary last-ten-minutes thrashing of Arsenal right here. Arsenal (sky blue, red sash) vs... Continue Reading →
On Monday evening, Newell's claimed a win over Colón - only their fifth ever away to their provincial rivals - which lifts them to the top of the table hours before one of their former youth products, Lionel Messi, was named European Footballer Of The Year (more of which on Wednesday in Argentines Abroad). Lanús... Continue Reading →
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