Tiros Libres: Some Unfinished Business Before The Superclásico
By: Christian | October 20th, 2009It’s time for yet another patented, Offside apology-for-no-recent-posts post! I spent the last week and a half back home in chilly Chicago for a wedding (not my own), and now that I’m back in sunny San Diego, I can get down to the real business at hand: getting everyone ready for next Sunday’s Superclásico. But before I get to that, here’s a brief recap of some of the news from last week.
Fixture 8
River Plate 1 – 3 Independiente
Leo Astrada got a rude awakening in his first game back as River head coach, as la banda suffered a humiliating defeat at home. Independiente were leading 3-0 before halftime, and a late goal by Marcelo Gallardo, back from injury, did little to soften the blow. Cristian Fabbiani again made news by sushing the crowd after being booed during his second half substitution. He apologized afterwards, but he’s beyond redemption at this point. Seriously, why is he still here?
Fixture 9
Huracán 0 – 0 River Plate
From what I hear River earned their point against Huracán, thanks in large part to a stand out performance from goalkeeper, Daniel Vega.
Finally, Rodrigo Archubi was suspended after testing positive for a banned substance. The substance in question has not been identified, but let’s hope for his sake that it’s something like cocaine, because if it turns to to be a performance enhancing drug, he clearly needs a refund.
Look for more Superclásico news to follow this week.
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