I'm a little late in linking to this, due to a daytrip to Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay on Thursday, but today my latest post on In Bed With Maradona went online. It briefly looks back over the major action of the weekend, as well as Estudiantes' victory over Gimnasia in Wednesday night's clásico platense... Continue Reading →
Estudiantes go top of the league and Cocca quits as Gimnasia boss after La Plata derby
The fourth round of the Torneo Apertura 2010 finally came to an end four-and-a-half weeks after it started on Wednesday afternoon, with Estudiantes' 2-0 victory over Gimnasia y Esgrima, which left Gimnasia without a manager. Federico Fernández headed the Pincha into the lead in the 37th minute, and when Seba Verón was pulled to ground... Continue Reading →
Apertura 2010: Vélez retake the lead, and Independiente finally win
Independiente's caretaker manager Rivardo Pavoni celebrated the team's first win of the season on Friday evening thanks to Leonel Galeano's 27th minute goal which consigned Gimnasia La Plata to defeat. El Rojo won 1-0 in the Doble Visera to give their fans something to look forward to next week, when the new manager will be... Continue Reading →
Gimnasia do it again
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata lost the first leg of their Promoción last year away to Atlético Rafaela 3-0, but still stayed up. This week, they lost the first leg 1-0 away to Atlético Rafaela, but after a dramatic second half they've kept their place in the Primera División, winning 3-1 in La Plata for... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 