The penultimate round of Torneo Clausura matches is played this weekend, after which we've got a fortnight's gap due to next week's Argentine elections. Vélez Sársfield would win the league on Sunday if they beat Lanús and Huracán lose against Arsenal (two matches which will be played simultaneously). San Martín de Tucumán will be relegated if... Continue Reading →
Clausura ’09: Round 17 goals
The goals from the seventeenth round of the 2009 Torneo Clausura are online now, and you can watch them on the TN Sportblog simply by clicking here (and then clicking play). If you don't know which teams wear which shirts, or are confused over the identities of the teams playing in La Bombonera (due to... Continue Reading →
Clausura ’09: Round 17 scores and scorers
Sunday's two clásicos saw two unheralded winners, although given recent form they weren't, perhaps, huge surprises. Huracán won away to San Lorenzo (in La Bombonera) for the first time in seven years to maintain the pressure at the top thanks to absolutely useless marking at a corner from Diego Simeone's supposedly solid defence. A few... Continue Reading →
Clausura ’09: Round 17 fixtures
Back to the league after the thrills and spills of the international break. Three matches remain, and this weekend the endgame gets going with two clásicos on Sunday - one in La Bombonera, where San Lorenzo will be the 'home' side, and one in Avellaneda between Racing and Boca. The clash between River and Tigre... Continue Reading →
Clausura ’09: Round 16 goals
The goals from the sixteenth round of the Torneo Clausura 2009 are online now, and you can watch all of them on the TN Sportblog by clicking here. If you need to watch along with a running order of the teams as they appear on the video, just read on. Running order for TN Show... Continue Reading →
Torneo Clausura ’09: Round 16 scores and scorers
Vélez Sársfield got a win to keep the pressure on leaders Lanús which also relegated Gimnasia de Jujuy after three seasons in the Primera A. Elsewhere on Sunday Martín Palermo turned in a vintage performance as Boca Juniors beat San Martín de Tucumán, Tigre saw off Copa-distracted Estudiantes and there were dull draws in La Plata... Continue Reading →
Clausura ’09: Round 16 fixtures
Leaders Lanús host Diego Simeone's San Lorenzo in a clash of ideologies on Saturday. Independiente's slimmed-down squad take on Rosario Central in a match that could be key to the relegation fight, especially if El Rojo decide to lie down in order to make things tighter for rivals Racing (mind you, how will we tell... Continue Reading →
Clausura ’09: Round 15 goals
The goals from the fifteenth round of the Torneo Clausura 2009 are online now - you can watch them on the TN Sportblog by clicking here. If you want to know what order the games are coming up in on this vid, but can't understand Spanish / don't know the teams' kits, just read on...... Continue Reading →
Clausura ’09: Round 15 scores and scorers
Sunday's matches saw Racing edge a little further clear of Rosario Central in the promedio thanks to a draw against title-chasing Colón, a few hours after River Plate and Independiente had served up a veritable feast of complete and total bloody incompetence with a second half that saw three - three! - missed penalties (two... Continue Reading →
Sand-tastic
The first (and more important) of the weekend's two clásicos was Saturday's first match, and it saw Lanús extend their lead at the top of the table, thus ensuring they'll finish the weekend top of the table. Elsewhere, Newell's won at the Nuevo Gasómetro in a clash of two sides scrambling for Copa Sudamericana qualification,... Continue Reading →