More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
The second Copa Sudamericana preliminary round in El Monumental on Wednesday night was Ariel Ortega's fourth debut for the club, and things seemed to be going swimmingly when Cristian Fabbiani scored a cracker just before the hour. That was all overshadowed, though, when Eduardo Salvio popped up with ten minutes to spare to equalise -... Continue Reading →
The big finale of the 2009 Torneo Clausura has seen its first act played out with a late winner for visitors Lanús in Tucumán and a victory for the hosts in La Plata which see Gimnasia La Plata secure a relegation playoff spot ahead of San Martín de Tucumán, who go straight down to B... Continue Reading →
If you were wondering why I've not written much here on HEGS about the upcoming final weekend of the 2009 Torneo Clausura season, including the 'finalísimo' between Vélez Sársfield and Huracán and the relegation battles on Sunday, it's because I've been talking about them. Frequent HEGS comment-botherer, journalist, and fellow webmaster over at Mundo Albiceleste... Continue Reading →
Almost ignored by the Argentine press, Lanús went out of the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday night with a 0-0 draw away to Mexican giants Chivas de Guadalajara. In truth they were only playing for pride anyway, needing two wins to stand the slimmest chance of qualifying, but the second Argentine elimination of the current Copa... Continue Reading →
Lanús have been in imperious form in the league so far, but in the Copa it's been another story entirely, managing just two draws and a loss from their opening three matches. So it was that they went into Tuesday night's match in El Sur against Everton de Viña del Mar needing a win to... Continue Reading →
A Copa Libertadores which can best be described as underwhelming for Argentina's representatives so far continued in frustrating fashion on Wednesday night, as Lanús, who were looking for their first win to take them off the bottom of group 6, crossed the Andes. At the end of a dull first half, Diego González put Lanús... Continue Reading →
!-- article start -->I'm going loco down in Acapulco this week, but the Copa Libertadores doesn't take a spring break. On Wednesday Caracas FC, who two seasons ago became the first Venezuelan side to win a match in Argentina when they beat River Plate at this stage, pulled off another shock by tonking Lanús 3-1.... Continue Reading →
At long last, after a summer of transfer bore-stories and ridiculous friendly matches which are only 70 or 80 minutes long, real league football returns to the Argentine Republic on Friday night. Following the most closely-fought championship in short tournament history, the defending champions are a familiar name, but that's no reason to assume it'll... Continue Reading →
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