In the week in which Argentina gained its first Pope (because the country's collective ego clearly wasn't already large enough), Argentine sides won four of the four matches they played in the Copa Libertadores. Tuesday saw Newell's Old Boys and Vélez Sarsfield get wins, whilst Thursday saw Boca Juniors and Arsenal de Sarandí claim three... Continue Reading →
Libertadores: Tigre grab a last-gasp win & Boca lose at home again (video)
Wednesday and Thursday brought three more games involving Argentine sides in the Copa Libertadores, with mixed fortunes. On Wednesday night Tigre hosted Brazilian Serie B side Palmeiras (relegated last season, but playing in the Libertadores thanks to winning the Copa Brasil), and after weathering a storm late on they grabbed a winner with the very... Continue Reading →
Schurrer leaves Argentinos after defeat to Arsenal; Estudiantes & San Lorenzo draw (video)
Friday night brought the beginning of the third round of Torneo Final 2013 action, and the end of Gabriel Schurrer's very brief spell in charge of Argentinos Juniors. After one draw and six defeats, the manager stepped down/was pushed [delete as applicable] following a 2-1 loss at home to Arsenal de Sarandí. Later on, San... Continue Reading →
Libertadores 2013: Newell’s start with a win, Arsenal fall short in La Paz
Thursday night was one of mixed fortunes for Argentine clubs in the Copa Libertadores. After Vélez Sarsfield's and Boca Juniors' defeats earlier in the week, Newell's Old Boys finally got a win for Argentina, beating Paraguayan giants Olimpia 3-1 in El Coloso Del Parque with goals from Ignacio Scocco, Horacio Orzán and Maxi Rodríguez. Maxi's... Continue Reading →
Copa Libertadores 2013: the Argentine competitors and their group stage chances
Tonight, the 2013 edition of the Copa Libertadores de América gets started in earnest; the qualifying rounds are now over, and the group stage gets underway. Four of the five Argentine sides involved will play matches in the competition this week, with Tigre's group stage debut held over to next week due to their final... Continue Reading →
Champions Vélez start the year with a stunning goal from Lucas Pratto (video)
The 2013 Torneo Final began on Friday evening with Unión and 2012 Clausura champions Arsenal de Sarandí fighting out a 1-1 draw in Santa Fe. Next was the visit of defending champions Vélez Sarsfield to Argentinos Juniors, a match held up by a floodlight failure just twelve minutes in. When it stopped, Argentinos had been... Continue Reading →
Inicial 2012: Arsenal de Sarandí go out on a high, & Centurión’s equaliser means Unión end year winless (video)
Friday evening saw the first two matches of the final round of the 2012 Torneo Inicial. Outgoing champions Arsenal de Sarandí, who didn't have the best campaign in defence of their title, went out on a high note at least with a 1-0 away win over All Boys in Floresta, thanks to Emilio Zelaya's first... Continue Reading →
Champions Arsenal finally win again, Vélez beat Tigre and more (video)
Friday's and Saturday's Torneo Inicial matches brought not an awful lot of goals, but some decent matches. On Friday, champions Arsenal de Sarandí finally won after five rounds without a victory, sending Colón de Santa Fe packing with a 2-0 win, before Independiente got their third straight win, 1-0 away to Argentinos Juniors. On Saturday,... Continue Reading →
Torneo Inicial 2012: champions Arsenal start with a win & Vélez thrash Argentinos (videos)
Friday night brought the start of the 2012-13 season in Argentine football, with champions Arsenal de Sarandí kicking things off against Unión and claiming a 1-0 win thanks to a goalkeeping howler from Alejandro Limia (who later saved a penalty). Afterwards, Vélez Sarsfield hosted Argentinos Juniors, beating them 3-0 with two headed goals from centre... Continue Reading →
Argentine Primera División 2012-13: the new system, and the Torneo Inicial fixtures in full
It's been a very quiet time for HEGS over the last few weeks, and I must say I've enjoyed it. If you're looking to get back up to date with what's been going, you could do a lot worse than check out the latest episode of the internet's finest Argentine football podcast, Hand Of Pod. As far... Continue Reading →
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