In the forty-sixth epsiode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Seba and English Dan look back on the 2011 Torneo Apertura, which ended on Monday. Boca Juniors ended as undefeated champions, and the champions with the most points difference ahead of the team(s) in second place. We look at Boca's record, Racing's underwhelming campaign, Tigre's ongoing... Continue Reading →
Apertura 2011: A three-way battle ends with Godoy Cruz in the Libertadores (video)
The 2011 Torneo Apertura ended on Monday with, among other matches, three games which affected the battle for Copa Libertadores 2012 qualification. With Racing, Independiente, Tigre and Godoy Cruz all going into the last round with hopes of qualifying for the continent's biggest competition, the mendocinos eventually won out, with a 2-0 win away to Atlético... Continue Reading →
Apertura 2011: Boca – and three other hosts – end with a win (video)
Boca Juniors became the third team in the history of the short championships to go unbeaten through a campaign on Sunday, when a Darío Cvitanich header gave them a 1-0 win at home to All Boys in their final Apertura match. They're now 29 league games unbeaten. Elsewhere on Sunday, Estudiantes de La Plata won... Continue Reading →
Torneo Apertura 2011: round 19 fixtures
The final round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura has already kicked off as I type, and there are two matches already taking place, two in a couple of hours' time, and six tomorrow, when the season will end with quite a ding-dong for the final Copa Libertadores spot between Godoy Cruz, Racing, Independiente and -... Continue Reading →
All Boys beat Argentinos for first time in 35 years, Lanús qualify for the Copa & Racing also win (video)
The penultimate round of matches in the 2011 Torneo Apertura started on Tuesday with a fairly dull few games. Olimpo and Estudiantes played out a dull goalless draw, and in the four matches as a whole there were only three goals - and one of them, from Teo Gutiérrez of Racing, was a penalty -... Continue Reading →
Torneo Apertura 2011: round 18 fixtures
The penultimate round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura is upon us already, with four matches today, two tomorrow and four on Thursday. We kick things off with the All Boys v Argentinos Juniors clásico in Floresta, and late tonight Racing host Atlético Rafaela. Tomorrow newly-crowned champions Boca Juniors will look to extend their unbeaten run away... Continue Reading →
Apertura 2011: San Lorenzo get a big win in Tigre relegation clash, and the round’s scores & scorers (video)
After Sunday saw Boca Juniors win the title, Monday saw a match that could prove just as important come the end of the season (i.e. Clausura); the relegation battle between San Lorenzo and Tigre. The resurgent visitors were beaten by a first minute goal to nil, which is huge for San Lorenzo, who nonetheless have... Continue Reading →
Apertura 2011: ¡Boca campeón! (video)
Boca Juniors were crowned champions of Argentina on Sunday, with two matches left of the 2011 Torneo Apertura. A 3-0 win against Banfield gave Julio César Falcioni's men the title - all they'd needed was a draw. Darío Cvitanich scored twice against his - and Falcioni's - old club, and Diego Rivero added a cracker... Continue Reading →
Apertura 2011: Rafaela down Vélez, Verón leaves to an ovation as Estudiantes beat All Boys and more (video)
Friday's and Saturday's matches in the 2011 Torneo Apertura have seen no shortage of goals, and as expected, one postponed match - San Lorenzo v Tigre will now be played on Monday at 20:30, for the reasons outlined in this post on Friday evening. Rafaela beat Vélez 2-0, and San Martín beat fellow promotees Unión... Continue Reading →
Doubts surround San Lorenzo v Tigre as political interests come into play again
The seventeenth round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura is already underway, with Estudiantes just having beaten All Boys 3-0 in La Plata, but it's still not clear exactly when San Lorenzo v Tigre will be played. The argument over the day and time of the match (currently scheduled for 17:00 on Saturday) takes in the... Continue Reading →
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