More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at
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 →
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 →
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 →
Nacional were out of pocket after the first leg of their Copa Libertadores semi-final on Thursday night. The match was only fourteen minutes old when Diego Galván played the smooth criminal, stealing in ahead of Rodrigo Muñoz in the Uruguayan goal. In the second half both midfields were working day and night, with Santiago García... Continue Reading →
Copa Libertadores holders Boca Juniors crashed out of the tournament at the semi-final stage on Wednesday night after a thrilling second half in the Maracanã which saw them take the lead through Martín Palermo before hosts Fluminense hit back with a three-goal blitz in the closing half hour. Fluminense, who've never got this far in... Continue Reading →
Boca Juniors take on Fluminense in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-final on Wednesday night, needing to win or get an extremely high-scoring draw in the Maracanã (the first leg was 2-2). Much later - a midnight kick off Argentine time - the selección will be renewing their rivalry with Mexico in San... Continue Reading →
Two big matches on Wednesday: Argentina take on Mexico in San Diego in the first of their two end-of-season friendlies (they'll play the United States at the weekend), and Boca Juniors walk out at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro to take on Fluminense in the second leg of their Copa Libertadores semi-final. The holders... Continue Reading →
By Thursday morning, we'll know the identities of the finalists in one of the most open Copas Libertadores for years. On Tuesday night, Liga de Quito host Club América of Mexico in the first semi-final, whilst Wednesday sees Copa holders Boca Juniors visit Brazil's Fluminense in the Maracanã. Kick off times for both matches right... Continue Reading →
After having been extended by a couple of nights, the deadline for nominations for the HEGS Award for Best Argentine in a Foreign League has now passed, so please don't send any more in. The nominations were more evenly spread than last year, but also more narrowly, so rather than five there will be just... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday night Copa Libertadores holders Boca Juniors take on Fluminense of Rio de Janeiro in the first leg of the higher-profile of the competition's semi-finals. Regular readers of HEGS will have been able to follow Boca's progress through the tournament and indeed in Argentina's domestic league this year, but may well be rather more... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 