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Game Four:v River Plate

Argentinos Juniors 0 River Plate 0

It’s been a while since anyone saw a 0-0 draw at the humble home of Argentinos Juniors. And with an attack force as flaccid and potent as a week-old stick of celery, it could be a while yet before we see another goal, at least from the home side.

They weren’t [...]

Game One: v Huracan

Argentinos Juniors 1 Huracan 2

Of course, everyone tries just that little harder to beat the champions. And with a lot of new players, Argentinos Juniors were still finding their feet. And their midfield playmaker, Nestor Ortigoza, was missing and the wind blowing in a north-north-easterly direction always has an impact on the way the home-side [...]

Game Eighteen: v Independiente

Argentinos Juniors 4 Independiente 3

I have a confession to make. I prayed at today’s game since I have faith. How could I not have? We were three-one down and not getting the breaks. The title was slipping away from Argentinos Juniors. So I prayed to the God of Football who I imagined must be floating [...]

Game Sixteen: v Gimnasia y Esgrima de la Plata

Argentinos Juniors 3 Gimnasia y Esgrima de la Plata 1

My voice is a little hoarse from all the shouting at this afternoon’s game so you’ll have lean closer to the screen. The Red Bugs were back on form and, but for a nimble visiting goalkeeper, would have won this game 6-1.

Nestor Ortigoza doesn’t miss from [...]

Game Fourteen: v Colon

Argentinos Juniors 3 Colon 1

Argentines will criticise their government for many things but I hope they give them a standing ovation for the latest announcement. The education minister, Alberto Sileoni, has said that schools should show the Argentina games during the World Cup. Not only should they show them, they will be incorporated into the [...]

Game Twelve: v Chacarita Juniors

Argentinos Juniors 2 Chacarita Juniors 1

Chacarita is the next neighbourhood to mine, dominated by a huge cemetery. The club that bears its name moved to the San Martin area some years ago but the local graffiti confirms that it still has a lot of fans in the area.

I like it. It’s what estate agents call [...]

Game Ten: v Tigre

Argentinos Juniors 1 Tigre 1

There were five or six of them, middle-aged chaps, working men no doubt with families and bills to pay. But they spent pretty much the whole match, their faces pressed to the wire fence, spewing insults at the Tigre manager, Ricardo Caruso Lombardi. These were not jocular snipes which Lombardi could [...]

Game Eight: v Velez Sarsfield

Argentinos Juniors 1 Velez Sarsfield 0

This was a tense game, a very tense game against tough opposition. The winning goal came six minutes from the end, a scrambled, confusing own goal by Velez defender, Marco Torsiglieri. Despite the home side’s dominance, their inability to tuck away their chances meant that it could [...]

Game Six: v Godoy Cruz

Argentinos Juniors 1 Godoy Cruz 2

I’m going to ramble only semi-coherently in relation to this game since it pains me to be direct. The Argentinos Juniors’ front man, Nicolas Pavlovich is nicknamed El Buitre or the vulture because he’s a ruthless predator who devours any loose ball and callously slots it into the net. But [...]

Game Four: v Newell’s Old Boys

Argentinos Juniors 1 Newell’s Old Boys 1

Of course we took neither rain jackets nor umbrellas. Why would we? It was a little overcast when we left home and the first half was clear and bright. It was only as the referee blew his whistle for the start of the second half that the first drops [...]

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