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Up Next, Tigre.
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Well, Schiavi has been not been ruled out but team doctors are recommending that el Flaco sit this one out. Seeing as how Tigre are bottom of table, it makes sense to rest him. He’s got a small tear in the muscle of his left foot (I’m not sure what you call it in English [...]
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Newell’s 1 – 0 Racing
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Newell’s continued their winning ways with a thriller against Racing. Racing came in on a bad run of form and tried to grind out a 0 – 0 draw by parking a bus in front of their goal that almost worked.
Once Newell’s scored, courtesy of Juan Manuel Insaurralde and about a half-dozen headers (seriously how [...]
Category: Team NewsVélez 1 – 2 Newell’s aka Boghossian’s Coming Out
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In a must have game if Newell’s wanted to become a serious contender, Uruguayan Joaquín Boghossian answered the bell for Newell’s, finding the back of the net twice and narrowly missing a third. Video after the jump.
Category: Team NewsShades of ‘04?
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With the big win this Saturday over fellow contender Vélez, in el Fortín in Liniers, no less, Newell’s pulls to within one point of the summit in a three-way tie with Estudiantes and Banfield, trailing only Colón.
Category: Team NewsThe Polls are Open
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It’s started. Over at la Lepra’s official website the poll is up and the early results are a runaway for naming el Coloso after Marcelo Bielsa. As of a few minutes ago it was something like 1085 for and 57 against.
I thought I had read that you had to be a registered socio, but [...]
Category: Team NewsNOB – Vélez History
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It doesn’t favor Newell’s so well. The home team has won the last eight matches and el Fortín hold a decisive lead in the series, 58-37-34. La Lepra have even drawn more than they’ve won.
To make things worse, Newell’s has been shut out on 10 of their last 12 trips to Liniers.
Of course, this side [...]
Category: Team NewsFavale to Ref Vélez Clash
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Yep, just a scant few weeks after the non-existent penalty call on Machuca that cost Newell’s the draw (and two points that would put us on top) and the dodgy sending off of Schiavi, we get every lepers favorite referee, Gabriel Favale.
Category: Team NewsEl Coloso to be renamed for el Loco Bielsa?
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Seems like the directors are going to put out a survey to gauge the receptiveness of the Lepra faithful for naming the stadium after Newell’s favorite son, Marcelo Bielsa.
Things are all touchy-feely right now between the fans and el Loco, what with him saying that he could never love another shirt more than Newell’s and [...]
Category: Team NewsNewell’s 2 – 1 Estudiantes
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Newell’s had the match of the season thus far and downed an Estudiantes side looking to go top. This game was a huge character test for Newell’s and they passed with flying colors. Video of the goals after the jump.
Category: Team NewsCaminos Up To His Old Tricks?
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An ex member of the Pimpi Caminos led barrabrava was shot and killed Friday night in a neighborhood that was/is a Caminos stronghold.
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