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There are no Friday evening games in the Torneo Inicial this weekend, partly because of the midweek
action in the Copa Sudamericana, so this seems a good reason to catch up with those matches and
they were a pair ... Continue reading →
The 2012 Torneo Clausura has already seen half of its tenth round played, and in the highest
profile match Independiente thrashed Racing 4-1 in the clásico, having grabbed two goals in
stoppage time. On Friday, Estudiantes and Colón drew 2-2. Also ... Continue reading →
Friday's and Saturday's matches in the 2012 Torneo Clausura crept up on HEGS very quickly, because
I was in Puerto Iguazú with my parents during the week looking at these bloody enormous
waterfalls. My family go home during the next ... Continue reading →
Friday evening brought two 1-0 away wins in fairly unremarkable matches for two teams playing in
red and black. Colón started the evening off, with a win against San MartÃn thanks to a second
half goal from former All Boys ... Continue reading →
Friday saw an early start to the weekend, with Banfield hosting San MartÃn at 3:15pm due to their
lack of floodlights since the storm in Buenos Aires last month. The visitors came away with a 2-1
win which is a ... Continue reading →
The eighth round of the 2012 Torneo Clausura came to an end on Sunday night with Estudiantes de La
Plata's unbeaten record left in tatters by defending champions Boca Juniors. Santiago Silva finally
opened his account for Boca before the ... Continue reading →
The sixh round of the 2012 Torneo Clausura saw wins for Boca Juniors and both Avellaneda clubs
(yes, really!) among others, but the most eye-catching moment was during San Lorenzo's 1-1 draw
with Colón in Bajo Flores, when referee Diego ... Continue reading →
The fourth round of the 2012 Torneo Clausura is already underway, but I'm scrambling to get HEGS
back up to date in between doing paid-for work, so sorry that this post is going up a few hours
later than planned. Newell's ... Continue reading →
The penultimate round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura is upon us already, with four matches today, two
tomorrow and four on Thursday. We kick things off with the All Boys v Argentinos Juniors clásicoÂ
in Floresta, and late tonight Racing host ... Continue reading →
After Sunday saw Boca Juniors win the title, Monday saw a match that could prove just as important
come the end of the season (i.e. Clausura); the relegation battle between San Lorenzo and Tigre.
The resurgent visitors were beaten by ... Continue reading →
Friday's and Saturday's matches in the 2011 Torneo Apertura have seen no shortage of goals, and as
expected, one postponed match San Lorenzo v Tigre will now be played on Monday at 20:30, for the
reasons outlined in this ... Continue reading →
This weekend is the penultimate of the Torneo Apertura, even though there are three rounds left to
play. That's because the next round is in midweek, meaning a week from now we'll be entering the
final round of the season. ... Continue reading →
At long last, the scores and scorers from the sixteenth round of the Torneo Apertura are here.
Sorry for the delay. Primera División Torneo Apertura 2011, sixteenth round Club Atlético Tigre
(C. Luna 15; D. Castaño 66; D. Morales 77) ... Continue reading →
Boca Juniors moved nine points clear with just nine to play for in the 2011 Torneo Apertura table
on Sunday, meaning they need just one more point from their remaining three matches to claim their
first league title in three ... Continue reading →
League leaders Boca Juniors could wrap up the tite in this round, although they won't be able to do
so in their own match away to Godoy Cruz. If other results go their way, they win that match, and
then ... Continue reading →
I've had a fun-packed weekend (okay, there was a bit of a hangover involved as well) and the
fifteenth round of the Torneo Apertura only ended on Monday night. These two facts have combined to
result in my not getting ... Continue reading →
The fifteenth round of the Torneo Apertura is here, and it could see Boca Juniors all but seal the
championship. If they win against Racing and Lanús and Atlético Rafaela don't win their matches,
Boca will be eleven points clear ... Continue reading →
This is a later than usual summary, but it is timed nicely to coincide with the launch of the
Guardian's new Sports Network, of which HEGSÂ is proud to be a part. Boca Juniors edged closer to
the title with a ... Continue reading →
The fourteenth round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura sees a clash between the outgoing champions and
the (probably) incoming ones, when Vélez Sarsfield host Boca Juniors on Sunday. That match has
caused no end of umming and ahhing in the ... Continue reading →
Boca Juniors have now opened up a nine point advantage in the title race for the 2011 Torneo
Apertura, beating their closest challengers Atlético Rafaela 3-1 on Sunday before seeing Racing
held 0-0 by Estudiantes on Monday. Elsewhere, Lanús beat ... Continue reading →
The thirteenth round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura sees the league leaders host their closest
pursuers, as Boca Juniors welcome promoted Atlético de Rafaela to La Bombonera, and look to open
an even bigger lead in the table than they've ... Continue reading →
The twelfth round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura has been a poor one for the title race, with Boca
Juniors moving on to 28 points and Racing missing a chance to keep on their tails with a 1-1 draw
against ... Continue reading →
There's a clásico this week to heat things up during the twelfth round of the Torneo Clausura.
What's more, it's an historic one: the first never clásico cuyano in the top flight. Godoy Cruz
and San MartÃn de San Juan ... Continue reading →
The eleventh round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura concluded on Sunday with a 2-1 win for Clausura
champions Vélez Sarsfield over the the team they pipped to the title, Lanús. Earlier in the day,
Estudiantes had seen off Atlético Rafaela ... Continue reading →
After the international break, top flight football returns to Argentina this weekend with a
vengeance. Boca Juniors will be looking to extend their five-point lead at the top of the Torneo
Apertura table when they host Belgrano on Sunday; to ... Continue reading →
Sunday's and Monday's matches in the Primera División ended with Boca Juniors now five points
clear at the top of the league after Racing failed to go into second. Racing were held 1-1 in the
clásico de Avellaneda after taking ... Continue reading →
This weekend is a big one in the 2011 Torneo Apertura. Leaders Boca Juniors host Tigre, one of the
chasing pack. Champions Vélez Sarsfield will be seeing if they can make it two wins in a row at
home to ... Continue reading →
Following hot on the heels of the midweek eighth round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura, this weekend
welcomes the ninth. There's a clásico in Bajo Flores, where Racing visit San Lorenzo, a clash of
promoted teams in San Juan, with Atlético ... Continue reading →
Wednesday's and Thursday's matches in the 2011 Torneo Apertura saw little resolved in the race for
the title other than the confirmation that Boca Juniors are the team to chase. Lanús dropped
points for the second round running, Godoy Cruz ... Continue reading →
Tuesday afternoon saw the start of the ninth round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura, with Arsenal de
Sarandà hosting All Boys a match which provided the day's only win. All Boys took a 2-0 lead
through two goals from ... Continue reading →
No sooner has the seventh round finished, than the eighth is upon us in this 2011 Torneo Apertura.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will see between them another ten top flight matches in Argentina,
with Boca Juniors looking to consolidate their ... Continue reading →
I've got all the videos from the weekend's 2011 Torneo Apertura action for you at once today, due
in part to laziness and in part to business over the weekend (round eight will be played in
midweek, which has meant ... Continue reading →
An action-packed eleven days in the 2011 Torneo Apertura begins shortly with Independiente v Colón
de Santa Fe kicking off the seventh round of the competition. The eighth will follow hot on its
heels in midweek, before the ninth round ... Continue reading →
Monday night saw Lanús round off the sixth round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura with a crushing 4-0
win away to Argentinos Juniors which saw them go joint top of the table along with Boca Juniors on
fourteen points with ... Continue reading →
On Friday night, Atlético Rafaela and Newell's Old Boys got the sixth round of the 2011 Torneo
Apertura started with a goalless draw which means Rafaela could be overtaken at the top of the
league this weekend. Later on, Colón ... Continue reading →
This weekend's Apertura fixtures are spread over four rather than three days, with Argentinos not
playing Lanús until Monday evening. League leaders Atlético Rafaela take on Newell's Old Boys
tonight to get the round started. Lanús are one of the ... Continue reading →
Sunday's matches in the Torneo Apertura began with another dull goalless draw, as Argentinos failed
to find a way past San MartÃn in San Juan. Thereafter, though, things got a bit more interesting,
with Atlético Rafaela beating Unión 1-0 away ... Continue reading →
The fifth round of the Torneo Apertura is already upon us as I type, since I hadn't realised it was
beginning so early on Friday afternoon. Newell's Old Boys are already playing Colón de Santa Fe.
Later in the weekend ... Continue reading →
In the latest episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam and the Dans discuss Denis Stracqualursi, and what
Everton fans can expect from him in the Premier League, and an interesting weekend of Torneo
Apertura matches which saw the championship finally ... Continue reading →
