More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Boca Juniors moved nine points clear with just nine to play for in the 2011 Torneo Apertura table on Sunday, meaning they need just one more point from their remaining three matches to claim their first league title in three years. They got an impressive 2-1 win away to Godoy Cruz, with Darío Cvitanich and... Continue Reading →
The 2011 Torneo Apertura matches on Friday and Saturday have seen a number of eye-opening results. First, on Friday, Tigre beat Atlético Rafaela 3-0 at home and, astonishingly given where they were at the start of the season, climbed out of the automatic relegation places for the first time. The result also ensured Boca Juniors... Continue Reading →
I've had a fun-packed weekend (okay, there was a bit of a hangover involved as well) and the fifteenth round of the Torneo Apertura only ended on Monday night. These two facts have combined to result in my not getting this post online before now, but it's packed with goal videos. The weekend saw the... Continue Reading →
Tigre beat Newell's Old Boys by a goal to nil on Friday afternoon, to keep their battle against relegation alive and, incidentally, move joint second of the 2011 Torneo Apertura (albeit temporarily). Carlos Casteglione got the goal with nine minutes to go until half time with a header from a free kick. In the day's... Continue Reading →
This weekend, of course, sees no regularly scheduled matches in the Primera División in Argentina, due to the international break for the World Cup qualifiers. We have, however, had the delayed match from the thirteenth round played between San Lorenzo and All Boys. Originally delayed due to security concerns after barra bravas broke into San Lorenzo's... Continue Reading →
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