More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
It was an understated weekend last week for Argentines in the world's leagues, and as such I've really only got some words from our contributors, for the most part. This post is late going up, by the way, because after moving into a new flat on Sunday I've spent a few days enjoying having a... Continue Reading →
Boca Juniors are currently going through something of a miserable post-season tour of the United States - a few evenings ago they lost 1-0 to Los Angeles Galaxy and on Wednesday night they crashed 3-0 against Seattle Sounders (you can see the goals here). That's largely a reserve side though, lead by outgoing manager Roberto... Continue Reading →
Weeks after becoming the first Argentine club in four decades to take a Copa Libertadores point from a high-altitude match in Bolivia, Estudiantes were at 'home' in Quilmes to Bolívar on Tuesday night. After a first half in which the Bolivian visitors proved a very tough nut to crack, things finally came good for El... Continue Reading →
The goals (and other highlights) from Friday night's two matches in the 2010 Torneo Clausura can be watched right here on HEGS now. Both matches were home wins - Federico Higuaín got the only one of the game for Godoy Cruz against Gimnasia with nine minutes to play, and in the other game Birmingham City... Continue Reading →
Estudiantes de La Plata played the final of the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, and despite leading for most of the match through a Mauro Boselli header, they found themselves taken to extra time by another header - this one from Pedro, who's made a bit of history himself. In the extra... 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 →
The dust has settled on the trophy presentation and Estudiantes' squad are preparing for their triumphant return to La Plata on Thursday afternoon with the Copa Libertadores de América. If you'd like to see how they came from behind to win their fourth continental crown, look no further - there's a ten minute highlight video... Continue Reading →
The 50th edition of the Copa Libertadores has been won by Estudiantes de La Plata, who lift the trophy for the fourth time in their history, after a 29 year wait. Winning in Belo Horizonte's feared Minerão, where Argentine sides fear to tread (but have succeeded before all the same), Juan Sebastián Verón emulated his... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday night Estudiantes clinched a place in the final of the 2009 Copa Libertadores de América, 38 years after they last lifted the trophy. A 2-1 win after a goalless first half saw Estudiantes, Argentina's only representatives to make it past the second round, through to the final 3-1 on aggregate. Mauro Boselli scored... Continue Reading →
It could have been a tricky tie for Estudiantes, facing Paraguayans Libertad. The visitors are adept at getting on the nerves of sides from bigger countries, and a visit to Asunción in the second leg won't have been what Alejandro Sabella and his boys were dreaming of. It took just 28 seconds for Gastón 'La... Continue Reading →
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