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Sunday, 19th April sees what might be an historic clash in La Bombonera between Boca Juniors and
River Plate. If Julio Grondona gets his (and the only rule that's ever followed in Argentine
football is that what Don Julio wants, Don Julio gets) this will be the last superclásico of the
'short tournament' era.
Argentina host Colombia tonight at 6pm Argentine time (10pm British Summer Time) on the kind of
pitch that even Wembley Stadium Ltd. would be embarrassed to see England play on. After Argentine
rock band Los Piojos played in El Monumental last Saturday, the AFA have wait for it painted bits
of the pitch [.
The full fixtures for the Primera División A Torneo Clausura 2009 were released by the
AFA a little while ago, and now I've got a weekend when (relatively) little is happening to
write about on HEGS, here's the full fixture list for the season. Primera División A Torneo
Clausura 2009: Round 1 (8th Feb) Club Atlético Huracán vs [.
God knows why the AFA do this every bloody year. As usual, they've released the full fixture list
the day after the first weekend's fixtures were announced. What possible good comes of this is for
Julio Grondona to explain (not that anyone really cares enough to ask him), other than to guarantee
two straight days [.
Amazing. A second match at altitude (though nowhere near as high as La Paz this time, and against a
much better team than Bolivia), and for the second time running Argentina lose, this time when they
didn't think they could afford to slip up at all. There really might not be any further room for
[...
Don't worry Racing fans, that's not Ricardo Caruso Lombardi in the headline. Godoy Cruz striker
Leandro Caruso is off to Italy, where he'll play next season for Udinese after passing a medical.
At Huracán, president Carlos Babington wants to keep Javier Pastore at least until the end of the
year, so has signed an agreement [.
The French city of Toulon is hosting a friendly Under 21 international tournament this month which
Sergio Batista's boys have travelled to, and on Wednesday they played their first match against the
Netherlands, and demonstrated after the embarrassment of the Under 20s' failure to qualify to
defend their crown at the the Egypt 2009 World [.
Yes, it's January, and thus to the majority of HEGS readers that headline is six months early, but
Argentina's in a different hemisphere, you know. And the summer friendlies are just about to start.
There's the traditional Torneo de Verano between the 'Big Five', as well as the other regular
events - the 'City Cups' [.
Atlético Club San Martín (a.k.a. San Martín de Mendoza) is a football (soccer) club from San
Martín in Mendoza Province, Argentina. They currently play in Zone C of the Torneo Argentino B,
which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system. Clearly
inspired by the big boys of Argentine football using models [.
Argentina's underwhelming showing in the Sudamericano Sub 20 continued on Monday evening as they
lost 2-0 in the final group stage to bitter rivals Brazil. In torrential rain, Argentina actually
turned in their best performance of the tournament so far - but lost for the first time. Unlucky,
boys... Argentina started the better side, dealing more [.
Tuesday saw Diego Maradona name his second Argentina squad, in preparation for the friendly against
France in Marseilles on the 11th of February. For the first time Lionel Messi was called up by
El Diego - as was my mate Carlos Tevez - who, clearly motivated by my words of encouragement
on Saturday night, scored for Manchester [.
On Wednesday evening Argentina will attempt to get over their recent altitude sickness with a World
Cup 2010 qualifier away to Ecuador. Victory would be a massive step towards ensuring that Gabriel
Heinze will be blighting the first African World Cup next year (injuries permitting of course), but
after the debacle against Bolivia on the 1st April [.
It's been a busy few days for Sergio Batista's Under 20 team in Venezeula whilst I've been away.
Two more group matches have yielded four points in spite of underwhelming performances - you can
see highlights of both games here. In Mar del Plata on Saturday, Boca Juniors beat River Plate in
the year's first [.
Argentina's B side take on Panama in a friendly in Santa Fe tonight at 7pm local time, with manager
Diego Maradona taking the opportunity to have a look at some of the players in his plans for the
national side who are playing their football at home. Tuesday evening saw a press conference
following the [.
Diego Maradona has announced the squad for Argentina's next competitive matches, the World Cup 2010
qualifiers at home to Colombia on the 6th of June, and away to Ecuador on the 10th. The purpose of
that 'B' international on Wednesday night has been revealed no fewer than nine players from the
domestic game have [.
Saturday night saw the big South American clásico in Rosario as Argentina hosted Brazil in the
qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup, and Diego Maradona's reign as manager will be marked forever by
the result: Argentina lost a qualifier at home for only the second time in their history. The first
was the 0-5 loss [.
Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine football club based in Vicente López, in the north side of
Greater Buenos Aires. Platense currently campaigns in the 2nd tier of the Argentine football
pyramid, La Primera B Nacional, and was the first club of France and Juventus striker David
Trézéguet. On October 9th and in true Argentine kit launch [.
In amongst the flurry of goals served up for us by Gimnasia de Jujuy and Rosario Central on Friday
night, the fact got obscured (on HEGS at least - sorry) that Diego Maradona had named his first
competitive squad as Argentina manager, in preparation for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers at
home to Venezuela and [.
Wednesday night saw an international of questionable importance as Argentina's entirely
home-based 'B' team took on Panama in Santa Fe. An underwhelming performance was embellished by a
fine goal from Matías De Federico halfway through the first half, before the guests equalised.
After the break though, Gonzalo Bergessio struck twice to win it for Argentina.
Saturday sees Diego Maradona and his men finally get the chance, after a two-month wait, to put
well and truly behind them that astonishing 6-1 humping they took in La Paz on April Fools' Day.
They take on Colombia on a pitch in the Estadio Monumental which Diego has said 'is worse than the
one [...]
The goals from Sunday's two Promoción second leg matches, which resulted in both Gimnasia La Plata
and Rosario Central keeping their places in the Primera A, are now online and you can watch them
right here. Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 3 0 Atlético Rafaela (3-3 agg., Gimnasia stay up due to
'sporting advantage') Rosario Central [.
You're probably wondering who in the world is Club Atlético Patronato de la Juventud Católica.
Well, they are an Argentine football club from the city of Paraná currently competing in the
Torneo Argentino A (Argentina's third tier of football). Based on the number of corporate logos on
their kits, they're also clearly well-sponsored.
Argentine champions Boca Juniors sent out a mostly reserve side for their first match of 2009, but
were still by far the better team against San Lorenzo in Mar del Plata. All the same they couldn't
find a way past the Cuervo backline. Earlier on Saturday, in Sao Paulo, Estudiantes got battered
5-1 by Corinthians.
The goals from last night's opener of the Sudamericano Sub 20 Venezuela 2009 are online, and you
can watch them right here. Sergio Batista's Argentina drew 1-1 with the hosts after conceding a
penalty in the opening minute. Sudamericano Sub 20 2009 group stage: Venezuela 1 - 1 Argentina
(19th Jan 2009): Posted in Argentine football, Continental [.
Gary Medel isn't coming to Buenos Aires after all, in spite of last week's expectations.
Universidad Católica, the player's Chilean club, have rejected Independiente's terms on the
deal which had been announced last week to bring one of South America's most exiciting young
midfielders to the Primera A.
Two matches were taking place simultaneously with potentially enormous consequences for HEGS this
year. In one, Estudiantes de La Plata had the second leg of their Copa Libertadores qualifier
against Sporting Cristal of Peru, having lost the first 2-1 in Lima. In the other, Argentina's
Under 20s had to beat their cross-river rivals from Uruguay [.
The 2009 World Youth Cup, when it's played in Egypt, will not include the nation who've claimed the
last two titles. Sergio Batista's boys finished bottom of the final group of the Sudamericano
Sub 20 in Venezuela, without a single win. A 1-0 loss to Colombia on Sunday evening ensured the
embarrassment was complete.
We've been here before, and there's not a lot else more to say. In Asunción on Wednesday night,
needing a win to remain in the automatic qualification spots for the 2010 World Cup, Argentina
slumped to a defeat which sees Paraguay qualify for South Africa. Seba Verón was sent off early in
the second half [.
Independiente and Racing Club played out a pre-season clásico de Avellaneda down by the
seaside in Mar del Plata on Saturday night, and the result wasn't an encouraging one for Racing
fans hoping their side will be able to keep up appearances in the Clausura and avoid another
relegation battle. With goals from Hernán Fredes, [.
Newell's Old Boys continue to be beset by problems created by their hooligan gang. On Monday a
group of 25 - 30 barra bravas invaded the club's premises - some carrying firearms - and threatened
club members and staff who were present, destroying some of the fittings. The attack comes in the
wake of the [.
For some reason, the fifth round of the Torneo Clausura begins on a Thursday, so here, 24 hours
earlier than normal, is the weekend's fixture list. Sunday's clásico sees Independiente host
Boca Juniors, whilst San Martín play a crucial relegation clash on Thursday in Mendoza. Racing
will be hoping Tigre don't get their claws back [.
The latest double-header of qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is upon us
this weekend, so with my head now sufficiently back on track after two weeks back home, it seems as
good a time as any to have a look at what our boys abroad have been doing this weekend. [...]
Argentina's starting XI for the crucial World Cup qualifier against Peru kicks off at 7pm on
Saturday (11pm UK time), and the starting eleven is exactly the same as the one manager Diego
Maradona has used in training for most of the week. Newcastle winger Jonás Gutiérrez is at right
back due to the injury [.
Ins and outs for the two giants of Argentine football: champions Boca Juniors appear to have lost
Neri Cardozo against their wishes, whilst new River Plate manager Néstor Gorosito is on
the verge of making his first signing, Colombian centre back Humberto Mendoza. Independiente have
some good news: Daniel Montenegro isn't going anywhere.
Diego Maradona announced the home-based players for the France friendly on Monday (surprise
surprise, Boca Juniors won't be inconvenienced by any call-ups...), after another fun-packed
weekend for the foreign legion, during which Nico Burdisso rescued a record for his manager in
Italy, Lucas Lobos got his first goal of the season in Mexico, Lucho González [.
Diego Maradona's not pleased with the AFA, after revealing that the reason for his not calling up
Juan Román Riquelme and Sebastián Battaglia was that the governing body insisted Boca
Juniors play on Sunday rather than Saturday, even though the date of the France friendly has been
fixed for months.
There's no headline to describe it, really. Diego Maradona's first competitive match in charge of
Argentina went like a dream, but his second was the kind of nightmare in which you realise partway
through that all is not as it seems, but you just can't wake yourself up, and it brought the worst
defeat in [.
Each team will make one major change to the starting XIs posted here on HEGS a few hours ago.
Injury keeps Juan Román Riquelme out of the Boca Juniors lineup; his place will be taken by
Osvaldo Gaitán. Radamel Falcao García, meanwhile, has been passed fit by River's medics, so Diego
Buonanotte makes way and [.
River Plate crashed out of the 2009 Copa Libertadores last night after a 4-2 defeat in Asunción to
Nacional de Paraguay, thus allowing Boca Juniors fans to laugh off most of the frustration at
seeing their own team's progress delayed for another match after their own defeat, 1-0 away to
Deportivo Cuenca.
On the 20th of this month, a national side consisting solely of players from the domestic league
(which HEGS shall henceforth refer to as 'Argentina B') will take on Panama in Santa Fe. Diego
Maradona announced the squad (including six Boca Juniors or Estudiantes players who won't be
involved unless their club have been eliminated from the Copa Libertadores [.
