More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
Saturday's goals from the 2011 Torneo Clausura are online now, including Godoy Cruz's 1-0 win over All Boys in the day's late game. There were seventeen goals in all over the six matches played, and if you're not sure where this leaves everyone then I'd direct you to this post, though the essence is that... Continue Reading →
A dramatic afternoon's action in the Primera División has left Quilmes relegated, Gimnasia La Plata and Huracán having to play a tie-breaker to decide who goes down and who gets a crack at the relegation playoff, and River Plate in the other playoff spot, thus disqualifying the Núñez giants from Copa Sudamericana qualification. The details... Continue Reading →
The final round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura is upon us in Argentina, and with it an historic day. Never before since the short championships were introduced in 1992 have we gone into the final day without a single one of the relegation places decided. Quilmes, Gimnasia and Huracán fight between one another for one... Continue Reading →
If Saturday wasn't already going to be a maddening enough day for fans of all the clubs involved in the relegation dogfight in Argentina, events on Friday made sure it would become just a little more nail-biting for fans of two clubs in particular. They were, of course, the two clubs in the fight who... Continue Reading →
In the 24th episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan discuss Vélez's title win on Sunday, and offer their commiserations to Lanús. Sam gives an impromptu history lesson about Alumni, the first side to dominate the Argentine top flight, English Dan tells us about an amazing comeback from Godoy Cruz away to Racing,... Continue Reading →
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 the day. Their 2-0 victory over Huracán and Lanús' 1-0 loss at home to Argentinos... Continue Reading →
The penultimate weekend of the 2011 Torneo Clausura will probably see a few issues resolved with the relegation dogfight - as mentioned yesterday, a number of sides can, if the results go the right way, escape the thread of the relegation playoffs this weekend - and might just see Vélez Sarsfield crowned champions, if they... Continue Reading →
With two matches remaining of the 2011 Torneo Clausura, there are six clubs currently fighting to avoid the upper of the two relegation playoff spots in the notorious Promedio, Argentina's three-season-long, points-average table which is used to decide which sides are relegated. Quilmes, Huracán and Gimnasia La Plata are the clubs battling between themselves to... Continue Reading →
In the 23rd episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan return to guide our listeners into the closing rounds of the Torneo Clausura. We cover the Nigeria v Argentina match last week which is being investigated by FIFA, Sam suggests Daniel Passarella might like to sell his body to help fund River... Continue Reading →
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 level Manuel Pelegrina in fourth though). It was a brilliant long ranger in Boca's 2-2... Continue Reading →
