More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
One week to the day before they meet in La Bombonera in the first competitive superclásico of the year, River Plate and Boca Juniors had very different weekends in the 2011 Torneo Clausura. River, needing a win to keep up the pressure on Vélez Sarsfield at the top of the Clausura, and also to gain a... Continue Reading →
This weekend sees one clásico on the menu, as San Lorenzo visit Avellaneda to take on Independiente on Sunday evening. Arsenal de Sarandí host Racing in a game only the home fans will be thinking of as a clásico, and Newell's Old Boys - fresh from the high of beating Gimnasia last week - start things... Continue Reading →
Monday evening's matches in the 2011 Torneo Clausura ended with Lanús fifth in the table, and Boca Juniors and Independiente getting a 1-1 draw in La Bombonera that won't really satisfy either team. Martín Palermo scored for Boca and youngster Lucas Villafáñez equalised for Independiente in the clásico. In Santa Fe, Leandro Díaz scored the... Continue Reading →
It's a weekend packed full of derbies in Argentina, this one. No fewer than four of the ten top flight matches being played in this round are clásicos, with all of the 'Big Five' being involved in one: San Lorenzo host arguably the sixth grande, Huracán; Boca Juniors are at home to Independiente, and Racing... Continue Reading →
Saturday was a momentous day in the 2011 Torneo Clausura. For one thing, Racing Club's recent luck against hated rivals and near neighbours Independiente changed, and they deservedly claimed a 2-0 win in the clásico de Avellaneda, with goals from Gabriel Hauche on the stroke of half time, and Teófilo Gutiérrez in the second half.... Continue Reading →
The weekend's games from the fifth round of the 2011 Torneo Clausura are only getting written up all together now, due to my housewarming on Saturday night. Saturday saw Boca Juniors lose away to San Lorenzo in the weekend's clásico, and Argentinos Juniors finally claim a win, against Arsenal de Sarandí, after opening with four... Continue Reading →
This weekend sees underwhelming Vélez Sarsfield visit high-flying River Plate (it seems odd to be writing it that way round, but I'll be at the game on Sunday), Racing visit Colón and a clásico to make the mouth water in the form of San Lorenzo against Boca Juniors. Joint leaders Estudiantes are at home to... Continue Reading →
In the tenth episode of Hand Of Pod, listeners are welcomed into my new home with my flatmate Katie, friend Jenny and of course the Dans, English and Australian, (Seba couldn't make it this week) to discuss Javier Pastore's potential transfer to Barcelona (or Manchester United?), Matías Almeyda's contention that River Plate are set to... Continue Reading →
Esteban Fuertes once again proved that the more experienced players do it better in the Argentine top flight on Sunday, as he scored two goals to give Colón a 3-2 away victory over Godoy Cruz in Mendoza. In what's becoming a goal-laden weekend, Banfield beat Lanús 2-1 in the clásico del sur, and Tigre won... Continue Reading →
The first clásico platense in the new Estadio Único de La Plata didn't feature Juan Sebastián Verón, but his team won anyway, 2-0, thanks to Gastón Fernández and Enzo Pérez, the latter from the penalty spot. Racing, meanwhile, took a 4-0 lead over Olimpo, but being Racing they conceded three in seven minutes to leave... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 