More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
Both Argentine sides in Group 8 of the 2011 Copa Libertadores exited the competition on Tuesday night, after very different results. Seven-times winners and Copa Sudamericana champions Independiente - already all-but out, barring a miracle - visited Peñarol in Montevideo, who'd already qualified regardless of tonight's result, and with a largely reserve side recorded a... Continue Reading →
Argentina and Independiente have both lost 1-0 to Ecuadorian sides in the last couple of days, but the attitudes to those defeats are very different. Argentina Under 20s' loss to their Ecuadorian counterparts on Monday night in the first match of the final group stage of the Sudamericano Sub 20 throws a serious spanner in... Continue Reading →
The fifth episode of Hand Of Pod is online now, and you can listen to it right here on the HOP blog. Myself and the Dans discuss the climax of the Torneo Apertura as well as Independiente's Copa Sudamericana win and the local & 'Europe B' national teams. Enjoy.
I would not normally post an update on two competitions in the same post, but I don't normally have the bad fortune to be on an aeroplane when potentially decisive matches are played in both of those competitions. So excuse a rambling goal video post. On Wednesday night, Independiente beat Goiás 3-1 before winning the... Continue Reading →
Independiente lost the first leg of the 2010 Copa Sudamericana final on Wednesday night, 2-0 away to Brazilian club Goiás, who in the same week as their semi-final win were relegated from the Brazilian top flight. First half goals from Rafael Moura and Otacílio Neto were enough to give Antonio Mohamed's side a seriously tough... Continue Reading →
Independiente qualified for the final of the 2010 Copa Sudamericana on Thursday night, thanks to a 2-1 home win over defending champions Liga de Quito which, with a 4-4 aggregate draw, saw the Avellaneda side go through on away goals. Facundo Parra put the hosts one up on the night before Juan Manuel Salgueiro equalised... Continue Reading →
Independiente went 3-0 down away to defending champions Liga de Quito in the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana semi-final on Thursday night, but rallied with goals from Néstor Silvera and Lucas Mareque to pull the deficit back to 3-2, and grab two potentially crucial away goals, to take into next week's home leg back... Continue Reading →
Independiente drew 0-0 with Colombia's Deportes Tolima on Thursday night in Racing's stadium; with that result, combined with the 2-2 draw in the first leg last week, they advance on away goals to the semi-finals. Rojo goalkeeper Hilario Navarro was the best player of the two matches, and it's the first time since 1995 that... Continue Reading →
Since we're now halfway (and a bit) through the 2010 Torneo Apertura, I thought I'd compile a very brief 'report' on each team so far, and how they're doing in relation to what they'd have hoped/expected at the start of the season. I'm aiming for a short summation of each side, so don't expect a... Continue Reading →
Sunday afternoon sees one of the biggest fixtures in Argentine football, the clásico de Avellaneda, which kicks off at 2:10pm local time (i.e. in just under an hour after this article goes online). Right here you can see the formations both sides are using for a game that both teams will be treating as crucial... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 