More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
Argentina's two giants had weekends of stark contrast: Estudiantes' draw on Friday combined with River Plate's 1-0 win over Banfield on Saturday leaves the Millonarios top of the Clausura table on their own, whilst Boca Juniors, after two straight, Riquelme-inspired wins, returned to previous form, slumping to a 2-0 defeat away to Lanús in a... Continue Reading →
Wednesday night saw Newell's Old Boys travel to the altitude of Quito to take on Copa Sudamericana holders Liga de Quito, who beat them 1-0 with a great finish from Walter Calderón with ten minutes to go. Having drawn the first leg in Rosario 0-0 last week, Newell's thus exit the Copa with a 1-0... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday night Newell's Old Boys recorded their biggest ever win in international competition, and became only the second Argentine side to score six in the Copa Sudamericana (San Lorenzo were the previous ones, in 2003 against Deportivo Italchacao). The unlucky - well, okay, not unlucky, just plain useless - victims were San José de... Continue Reading →
As the clock ticked into stoppage time in El Coloso Del Parque, it looked like Newell's Old Boys vs Estudiantes was going to be scoreless in the Copa Sudamericana second phase first leg. But then youngster Daniel Salvatierra, off the bench for Newell's, robbed the ball from Leandro Benítez, and was brought down in the... Continue Reading →
I went to two matches in the weekend just gone, and one of them has already been covered by Daniel Colasimone over on the excellent Argentina Football World, so if you want to read about Tigre vs Quilmes, you can do so here. Although Huracán vs Newell's was nowhere near as good a game, it... Continue Reading →
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 →
On Tuesday night a home-based Argentina squad took on Costa Rica's national team in a friendly which saw Diego Maradona's return to footballing involvement following his two month touchline ban (who noticed?). The match was won 3-2 by Argentina, with goals from José Sosa, Guillermo Burdisso and Franco Jara for the hosts. Michael Barrantes and... Continue Reading →
The Torneo Apertura started in chaos, with no-one sure which TV channels games would be screened on and many finding it so difficult to find just one title contender that Boca Juniors, of all teams, were held up by some commentators as the most likely candidates (I'd never make a silly mistake like that of... Continue Reading →
The meaningful bits of the clásico rosarino on Sunday had all taken place before the match was even half an hour old, but whilst it lasted it was an absolute cracker. Two goals in one minute put Central ahead against the hosts in El Coloso Del Parque after just twelve minutes, but Newell's, fighting for... Continue Reading →
HEGS has lost a little of its news value lately due to diminishing spare time on my part, so as of today I'm going to try and remedy that slightly. As Thursday turns into Friday at the start of each round from now on, I'll be giving a quick rundown of some of the main... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 