More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
Friday sees the start of the final round of 2012 Torneo Clausura matches, after an interesting recent round last weekend which leaves Tigre and Arsenal de Sarandí joint top and Boca Juniors two points behind going into this weekend. Tigre could win the championship and still be relegated, whilst in Nacional B River Plate will... Continue Reading →
The sixteenth round of the 2012 Torneo Clausura was certainly not short of drama. San Martín and Olimpo got things rolling on Friday with a five-goal thriller won in stoppage time by the hosts - a result that relegated Olimpo, who were 2-0 up with fifteen minutes to play, and for whom nothing but a... Continue Reading →
Saturday saw three matches in Argentina's Primera División. First of all, Estudiantes de La Plata visited Banfield, with Juan Sebastián Verón playing for the second weekend in a row (and going off injured for the second weekend in a row). They won 3-0 against opponents who never gave them any trouble. Later, All Boys beat... Continue Reading →
Sunday's and Monday's matches in the Torneo Clausura and Nacional B (second division) saw some interesting results. Argentinos Juniors' 0-0 draw with Atlético Rafaela wasn't one of them, and Unión de Santa Fe beating Olimpo 2-0 didn't do much apart from reinforce how crap Olimpo are either, but the others all mattered. San Lorenzo beat... Continue Reading →
The 2012 Torneo Clausura has already seen half of its tenth round played, and in the highest profile match Independiente thrashed Racing 4-1 in the clásico, having grabbed two goals in stoppage time. On Friday, Estudiantes and Colón drew 2-2. Also on Saturday, San Lorenzo beat Godoy Cruz 3-0, All Boys got a 2-1 win away... Continue Reading →
Sorry I've been silent since Thursday, folks. It's been a very busy weekend and I haven't been sleeping at all well. All is looking up now though, so without further ado let's look back over the weekend gone in Argentina's Primera División. Boca Juniors are top, two points ahead of Arsenal de Sarandí, with Newell's... Continue Reading →
The sixh round of the 2012 Torneo Clausura saw wins for Boca Juniors and both Avellaneda clubs (yes, really!) among others, but the most eye-catching moment was during San Lorenzo's 1-1 draw with Colón in Bajo Flores, when referee Diego Abal ignored his linesman and awarded an equaliser to Colón which shouldn't have stood under... Continue Reading →
Friday's and Saturday's matches in the 2012 Torneo Clausura crept up on HEGS very quickly, because I was in Puerto Iguazú with my parents during the week looking at these bloody enormous waterfalls. My family go home during the next week, so as from the next round of Clausura matches normal service will be resumed.... Continue Reading →
Sunday afternoon was bright and sunny in Buenos Aires, but there's a metaphorical black cloud hanging over the Estadio Monumental as, against what everyone expected back at the start of the Apertura, the unthinkable has actually come to pass: River Plate, the most successful club in the history of Argentina's domestic league, are relegated. They'll... Continue Reading →
Wednesday saw two key clashes in the relegation struggle in Argentina's Primera División. First, in La Bombonera, Huracán and Gimnasia La Plata faced off in a one-match, winner-takes-all (or rather, loser-gets-nothing) tie-breaker to decide who was relegated and who gets another chance in the relegation playoff. This was because both ended 2010-11 on exactly the... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 