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Relegation woes worry toothless Argentinos Juniors

May 21, 2013 20:32
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentinos Juniors, staring into the jaws of relegation, have had a set of false teeth thrown at their coach by an angry fan while the club's president has quit his seat at the Argentine FA. An irate fan threw a set of dentures at coach Ricardo Caruso Lombardi during Monday's 3-1 home defeat by Belgrano that left Argentinos bottom of the "Final" championship standings.

Football: Argentina suffer scare in Bolivia draw

March 26, 2013 18:31
Argentina suffered a scare before coming from behind to secure a 1-1 draw with Bolivia in their 2014 World Cup qualifying match here Tuesday. Argentina had been thrashed 6-1 by Bolivia when the sides last met in the thin air of La Paz in qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup. Another upset looked on the cards on Tuesday when Bolivia striker Marcel Martins headed the home side into a 25th-minute lead.

Messi's Argentina win again, Colombia crush Bolivia

March 23, 2013 04:00
By Rex Gowar BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Lionel Messi produced another brilliant performance to lead Argentina to a 3-0 win over Venezuela in World Cup qualifying on Friday, but Colombia kept up the chase on the group leaders with a 5-0 demolition of Bolivia. The duo are the front runners in the nine-nation South American group heading into the final straight of the qualifiers with their coaches looking to ensure there is a good balance of hard work to go with the immense skill.

Messi to debut tattoo with son's name

March 20, 2013 21:02
Buenos Aires, Mar 20 (EFE).- Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi this week in the elimination match between Argentina and Venezuela for the 2014 World Cup will debut a tattoo on his left leg with the name and the hands of his son Thiago. Messi already has a tattoo of his mother's face on his left shoulder blade. Sources close to the Argentine team said that Messi had the new tattoo, which will be visible if he does not pull up his uniform socks to just below his knees, inked on Tuesday during some free time granted to the team by coach Alejandro Sabella.

Soccer-Lanus recover lead, Quilmes move out of drop zone

March 12, 2013 07:15
March 12 (Reuters) - Lanus regained top place in the Argentine soccer league championship and Quilmes pulled clear of the relegation zone by beating Argentinos Juniors with three brilliant goals. A 2-1 home win over Arsenal lifted unbeaten Lanus above River Plate and into first place in the "Final" championship, second of two in the season, with 13 points from five matches on Monday. River have 12 points after Sunday's home win over Colon.

UPDATE 1-Soccer-River Plate fan stabbed before win over Colon

March 10, 2013 10:16
(Recasts after River Plate win, fan violence) * Rival fans fight on highway close to stadium * River's 2-1 victory puts them top of championship March 10 (Reuters) - River Plate fans clashed with Colon supporters in a running battle on a Buenos Aires highway and local media reported a fan had been stabbed in further fighting near River's Monumental stadium before the home side's 2-1 win on Sunday.

Soccer-Boca lose again at home in Libertadores Cup

March 7, 2013 23:45
March 7 (Reuters) - Boca Juniors continued their stuttering start to the year under multiple title-winning coach Carlos Bianchi with a 1-0 loss to Uruguay's Nacional in a clash of former Libertadores Cup champions at La Bombonera on Thursday. Central defender Andres Scotti headed the only goal from a corner midway through the first half to hand Boca their third defeat in four matches in all competitions and second at home in Libertadores Cup Group One.

Soccer-Libertadores Cup group 1 results and standings

March 7, 2013 22:45
March 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Libertadores Cup Group 1 matches on Thursday Thursday, March 7 Boca Juniors (Argentina) 0 Nacional M. (Uruguay) 1 Wednesday, March 6 Toluca (Mexico) 1 Barcelona (Ecuador) 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Nacional M. 3 2 1 0 6 4 7 2 Toluca 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 3 Boca Juniors 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 4 Barcelona 3 0 2 1 4 5 2

Soccer-Banega back for Argentina's World Cup qualifiers

March 7, 2013 21:45
March 7 (Reuters) - Valencia midfielder Ever Banega was included in Argentina's squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers on Thursday in the absence of the injured Fernando Gago. Banega made his international comeback in last month's 3-2 friendly win over Sweden having been out of the reckoning in the qualifiers since October 2011 due to injury. Gago was injured playing for Argentine champions Velez Sarsfield and will miss the home qualifier against Venezuela in Buenos Aires on March 22 and the visit to Bolivia four days later.

Soccer-Libertadores Cup group 1 results and standings

March 7, 2013 01:30
March 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Libertadores Cup Group 1 matches on Wednesday Wednesday, March 6 Toluca (Mexico) 1 Barcelona (Ecuador) 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Nacional M. 2 1 1 0 5 4 4 2 Toluca 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 3 Boca Juniors 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 4 Barcelona 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 Next Fixtures (GMT): Friday, March 8 Boca Juniors (Argentina) v Nacional M. (Uruguay) (0030)
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