Thursday night was one of mixed fortunes for Argentine clubs in the Copa Libertadores. After Vélez Sarsfield's and Boca Juniors' defeats earlier in the week, Newell's Old Boys finally got a win for Argentina, beating Paraguayan giants Olimpia 3-1 in El Coloso Del Parque with goals from Ignacio Scocco, Horacio Orzán and Maxi Rodríguez. Maxi's... Continue Reading →
Copa Libertadores final, first leg: Boca Juniors held by Corinthians
Wednesday saw the first leg of the Copa Libertadores final between six-time winners Boca Juniors and Brazilian giants Corinthians, hoping to secure their first win in the competition. With Boca more comfortable for most of the match, and largely restricting Corinthians to long-range shots, the hosts took the lead with just over fifteen minutes to... Continue Reading →
Copa Libertadores: Boca win & Lanús lose in first knockout first legs
Boca Juniors and Lanús both began the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday night with 2-1 scorelines. Boca's win came at home to Chilean side Unión Española, and a few hours later Lanús took on Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro and lost 2-1, having been lucky to still be in the... Continue Reading →
Torneo Clausura 2012: round 5 fixtures (and midweek Libertadores goals)
Round five of the 2012 Torneo Clausura is already underway - once again I'm a couple of hours late with this post. Newell's Old Boys have just beaten Colón 3-0 in Santa Fe. Later in the weekend, champions Boca Juniors have a chance to get back on track after losing an eleven-month unbeaten streak on... Continue Reading →
Libertadores: Vélez out on away goals in semi-final thriller (video)
Vélez Sarsfield exited the Copa Libertadores on Thursday night in a thrilling match against Uruguayan giants Peñarol, in which the visitors took the lead on the night to go ahead 2-0 on aggregate, and eventually went through on away goals after Vélez's Uruguayan forward Santiago Silva - a Uruguayan title-winner in 2002 with Peñarol's great... Continue Reading →
Libertadores: Vélez lose semi first leg in Uruguay
Vélez Sarsfield suffered their first defeat of their Copa Libertadores knockout stages on Thursday night, losing 1-0 to Uruguayan giants Peñarol in Montevideo's Estadio Centenario. Darío Rodríguez scored the game's only goal on the stroke of half time to complicate life for the Liniers outfit, though midfielder Fabián Cubero nonetheless insisted 'in the home leg... Continue Reading →
Libertadores: Vélez storm into the semis (video)
Vélez Sarsfield returned to the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores seventeen years after they last reached that stage on Wednesday night, with a 4-2 away win over Libertad in Asunción, Paraguay. The scoreline meant a 7-2 aggregate victory for Vélez, who've sailed through the knockout stages so far and are now firmly looking to emulate... Continue Reading →
Copa Libertadores: Vélez take a step towards the semis (video)
Vélez Sarsfield weren't allowed to play the home leg of their Copa Libertadores quarter-final in the Estadio José Amalfitani on Thursday, owing to incidents involving pyrotechnics during Monday's Primera División match against Banfield, and as a result they played in an unimpressively-populated Bombonera against Libertad of Paraguay. The visitors were expected to offer stiff resistance,... Continue Reading →
Libertadores: Vélez through, Estudiantes out (video)
Thursday night saw Vélez Sarsfield as the last Argentine club standing in the 2011 Copa Libertadores. The Liniers side got a highly impressive 2-0 win away to Liga de Quito to complete a 5-0 aggregate win over the 2008 champions, whilst Estudiantes - Copa winners in 2009 - went out to Paraguay's Cerro Porteño 5-3... Continue Reading →
Libertadores: Vélez put one foot in the quarters (video)
Vélez Sarsfield put one foot in the quarter-finals of the 2011 Copa Libertadores on Tuesday night with a comfortable 3-0 win over 2008 winners Liga de Quito of Ecuador. Augusto Fernández got Vélez's first two goals in the opening minutes, and Seba Domínguez hit the third in the second half. The second leg in Quito... Continue Reading →
