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Weekend Roundup
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Ok, the top four all won, so the top of the table still looks the same. With three games to go, only four teams mathematically still have a chance to win. Lanus leads Velez by 1 and Huracan by 2 with Colon trailing by 6 points. If Colon were second and down by six, I’d [...]
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Estudiantes Win and Friday Night Ties
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Estudiantes return from Montevideo with a 1-0 lead over Defensor Sporting. While it’s far from a slam dunk to advance, it does give them a decent edge over the Uruguayan side.
Category: UncategorizedEstudiantes – The Great Argentine Hope
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The sole remaining Argentine side in the Copa Libertadores travels to Uruguay to face the Montevideo side Defensor Sporting in the quarter finals. While not one of the traditional Uruguayan powerhouses (also known as Nacional and Penarol), Defensor saw off Boca Juniors in the round of sixteen, winning both ties. I know that La Bombonera [...]
Category: UncategorizedHow Things Stand
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Well, the games are over and only four weeks of matches remain. The top three all won, while fourth place colon only managed a draw against a Racing side desperate to pick up points.
Category: UncategorizedThe Title Chase
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Last time out we took a look at the relegation fodder. Now we turn out attention to the top of the table. With five games to go, only one team is mathematically eliminated – Gimnasia (J). That doesn’t mean that all the other are in the running, however.
Category: UncategorizedRelegation Race
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With five matches to go, it’s time to start thinking about those teams that won’t grace us with their presence in the A next year.
Gimnasia (J) are rock bottom and only a miracle would keep them from direct relegation. At best they can rise to 18th and play the 3rd place finisher from the B. [...]
Category: UncategorizedWhat Lies Ahead
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Well, I thought I would wait a day to see if I could gain any perspective on the Massacre in La Paz. Maybe I would find some little nugget of comfort or two. But no. They aren’t there. Wednesday was what Wednesday was. There worst international defeat, ever. They [...]
Category: UncategorizedWeekend Report
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Not much going on down in Argentina, what with the club teams off and all. And while you may not have heard, a squat little fella seems to have had a good first day at the office.
Category: UncategorizedBurruchaga Raises the Unemployment Rate in Argentina
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Yep, on the same weekend that Pepe Santoro won and quit, Banfield’s Jorge Burruchaga put an end to his tenure as coach today after beating Arsenal 2-0 yesterday.
Category: UncategorizedSantoro Leaves On Own Terms
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Despite soundly thumping (and this hurts to write) Newell’s Old Boys 4-1 at home on Friday night, Pepe Santoro stepped down as coach of Independiente after the game.
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