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In a friendly to mark the opening of the new Estadio Bicentenario in San Juan, one of the stadia to
be used in this July's Copa América, an Argentina side made up solely of players from the local
league beat ... Continue reading →
Since Sergio Batista's Argentina squad list was made official on Monday, it's been strongly hinted
that one particular change would be made, and so it has come to pass. In a move that frankly makes
one wonder why the Estudiantes ... Continue reading →
The AFA's incompetence in organising a playoff system that might have either rendered the final
match meaningless, or ensured that one team would go into it without any motivation to win,
has been papered over by Boca Juniors, who on Saturday evening beat San Lorenzo de Almagro 3-1 in
Racing's stadium.
1-0 down from the start of the clásico 'away' to Huracán in La Bombonera, it took San
Lorenzo three whole days to equalise. When Aureliano Torres eventually got that equaliser, though,
three minutes into the second half of 37 minutes, the floodgates opened. El Cuervo battered their
local rivals and came away from Boca's stadium [.
Saturday saw two clásicos in Primera A. Estudiantes beat Gimnasia 'away' in the Estadio
Municipal de La Plata, Ezequiel Maggiolo scoring twice either side of
Federico Domínguez's equaliser, and both sides having two men sent off. But if you
think that makes a front page-worthy match in Argentina, think again.
Nearly 4,000 metres above sea level, it was never going to be plain sailing for San Lorenzo as they
aimed to get their Copa Libertadores group campaign finally off the ground. Their hosts, though,
had different ideas, and after Los Santos had missed two golden opportunities early on, shocked the
Argentines with a strong performance [.
The Rest
En el segundo partido del triangular que definirá el Torneo Apertura 2008, Boca se impuso a
San Lorenzo por 1-3 en la cancha de Racing y el martes, también en Avellaneda, tendrá la
oportunidad de coronarse campeón si empata o vence ante Tigre. Por su parte, el 'Cuervo'
perdió todas las chances de alzarse como [.
