Further Notes From Clasico Rosarino 10/2/08

The above may not be the greatest quality, but it's the only vid I found that show's the penalty being called.

I've also learn that Fabbiani made another wonderful dribble into the penalty area in the second half, only to loft the ball over the top of the net. It's that type of thing that makes you wonder... I've seen one vid posted on Youtube that shows it, but it's so poor that it's hardly worth watching. Someone literally used a hand held camera (probably their cell phone) to capture it off their TV.

Meanwhile, not all the fans behaved, or was it the cops inciting? Problems outside the stadium had police firing rubber bullets into a group of supporters. I've seen nothing on whether they were Leproso, Canallas, or both. Supposedly there was footage that was aired on TV, so if anyone who reads this comes across such on the internet, or even has more information about it, please post a comment, and a link if you have one.

Newell's Champions Of The City

OK, so there isn't really an official Championship that was at stake, but Newell's did win at home over their hated crosstown rivals. I was hoping to watch the game, but all the feeds that I could find weren't working at all, the web pages that they were on wouldn't even load. Instead, I took a nap... it was the only way I could tolerate not knowing what was going on.

In the end, Gamboa's boys came away with a 1-0 win over Rosario Central. The goal was scored on a 20th minute penalty by, who else, Schiavi. From what I gather (via La Capital) Leo Torres had worked his way into the penalty area with the ball at his feet, Paglialunga then managed to tackle the ball away from him, only for Machin to come in and claim the ball. Paglialunga then fouled Machin to earn the shot from the spot.

This win allows us to pick up some ground in the standings. Tigre lost yesterday to hosts Argentinos Jrs 2-0, while Boca Jrs are hosting San Lorenzo even as I type this. At the moment Boca are ahead 1-0 about half way through the second half. If Boca hold on to win there will be a three way tie for first with San Lorenzo, Tigre and Boca all having 26 points.

Suddenly Newell's are back in the thick of things with 23 points... so long as Los Cuervos (San Lorenzo) don't stage a late comeback.

No Matter What, This Is THE Match Of The Apertura

Rosario Central have escaped from their last place tie with River Plate, Newell's have gone 3 games with out a win, thus is the stage set. Suddenly their respective places in the standings don't matter. This is the Clasico Rosarino, and as anxious as I am for Newell's to get 3 points from the match, I'm also praying that the game can go on with out the antics of Clasicos past. Let the Barras behave for once, it's only a game, give the referee the wisdom and the vision to call the match fairly, it's only a game.

It's only a game, yet whenever I see anyone wearing the yellow and blue that make up the colors of Los Canallas I find myself having to check my temper. I do this because I live in a land that does not know of this rivalry. Here in Michigan those colors are called maize and blue, and are the colors of the University of Michigan. Here few other than myself follow a team that wear the red and black/rojo y negro of Newell's, so I acknowledge the flash of hot bloodedness, and let it pass.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario_derby#Statistics the following stats on the Clasico can be found:



As they are only set through January 2008, we can add in Newell's 1-0 win from the Clausura earlier in the year.

What will happen tomorrow, only tomorrow will tell. Till then I'll be trying to not bite my nails.

Lineup for both teams according to La Capital:

Newell's
Peratta; Aguilar, Schiavi, Insaurralde, Ré; Machín, Bernardello, Vangioni; Leanrdo Torres; Diego Torres, Fabbiani.

Central
Broun; Danelón , Ribonetto, Braghieri, Jorge Núñez or Martin García or Ignacio Bogino; Zarif, Paglialunga, Jesús Méndez, Kily González; Vizcarra, Zelaya or Franzoia.

Gustavo Alfaro At Rosario Central's Helm

With the firing of Pablo “Vitamina” Sánchez, Central went in search of a new coach... and are giving Gustavo Alfaro another chance in charge of a National A team.

His coaching career has seen him at Atlético Rafaela, Patronato de Paraná, Quilmes, Belgrano de Córdoba, Olimpo, Quilmes, San Lorenzo and Arsenal de Sarandí. Most of his success has been in gaining lesser teams promotion into the National A, though he did managed to lead Arsenal to two top 5 finishes, qualifying for the Copa Libertadores for the first time in the process.

With Central he may find a job that is beyond him. He has to turn them around or they could well be facing relegation by the end of the Clausura. There's a long way to go, and only time will tell.

Yo No Escupo

I saw this during the Newell's/Tigre game and wondered what it was in reference to. Rosario Central fired coach Pablo Sanchez some time last week and he had made comments after his last game in charge that some of the hincha had spat at him as he left the field. Is it any wonder the Central fans are known as Los Canallas (The Scoundrels)?

Oh, happy days for we Leprosos, as we seem to have found a savior of a coach in Gamboa, and Central continue to flounder.