More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
It's finally here! At 9pm local time tonight, the 2010 Torneo Apertura de Primera División will kick off as Arsenal Fútbol Club host Lanús in the only Friday evening game of the weekend. If you're knew to the Argentine league this year, you'd probably like a bit of a guide to the teams who are... Continue Reading →
The knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores are upon us. I know I said last week the first legs wouldn't be until next week, but that serves me right for trusting Globo (no other site I could find had the list fixtures up at the time), doesn't it? Both Estudiantes de La Plata and Vélez... Continue Reading →
The goals from the 2-2 draw between Arsenal de Sarandí and Argentinos Juniors are online now at last, and are embedded below for your viewing pleasure. Now I'm finally able to say I've enjoyed a weekend of football action as HEGS author in Buenos Aires, I can also attempt something new to HEGS - you'll... Continue Reading →
Two matches welcomed me to Buenos Aires on Thursday evening, although I was still too jetlagged to either pay full attention or stay awake long enough to post this last night. Lanús exited the Copa Libertadores on Thursday evening, drawing 0-0 with Peruvians Universitario in El Sur when they needed to win in order to... Continue Reading →
The rest of them, that is. The goals from Cruzeiro's 3-0 win over Vélez Sársfield are online at last, as are those from the 1-1 draw in Mexico between hosts Monarcas Morelia and Argentine champions Banfield, who equalised with almost the last kick. That draw means Banfield are still on course to qualify, depending on... Continue Reading →
The Estudiantes victory referred to in the title actually took place on Tuesday night, but was too late for me to have stayed up for it. The Copa Libertadores holders beat Juan Aurich of Peru for the second time in the group stage, this time away by a score of 2-0, with a spectacular second... Continue Reading →
Vélez Sársfield virtually assured their qualification for the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores on Thursday night, falling a goal down to Colo Colo of Chile before rallying to win 2-1 in front of their own fans with goals from Rodrigo López and Santiago Silva. The visitors' scorer was Ezequiel Miralles, still in the team... Continue Reading →
Vélez Sársfield are enjoying 2010 so far. Top of the Clausura table already, on Tuesday night they went top of Group 7 of the Copa Libertadores with a 1-0 win away to Venezuela's Deportivo Italia. It was an uninspiring performance but given the huge strides taken in recent years by Venezuelan sides at both club... Continue Reading →
Following Newell's Old Boys' victory over River Plate on Saturday, the other sides hoping to keep up in the race for the title had to win on Sunday, and two of them managed it. Banfield overcame San Lorenzo 1-0 in Boedo for their first win away to El Cuervo in 13 years, and Estudiantes brushed... Continue Reading →
Another 1-0 win for the home side in the second all-Argentine Copa Sudamericana preliminary tie saw domestic champions Vélez Sársfield progress to the first round proper after a 2-1 aggregate win over Boca Juniors. Martín Palermo was sent off for the visitors for a violent challenge on national side left back Emiliano Papa, and Jonathan... Continue Reading →
