Estudiantes and Lanus staged a match without strong emotions in the south. Equality doesn’t sit well to anybody, that despite of being in the Libertadores Cup they don’t want to release local tournament.

Veteran scorer Jose Luis Calderon scored for Argentinos Juniors against his former team Estudiantes, and gives them a hard slap for the championship fight.

In injury time a goal from Leandro Gonzalez gave the tie to Estudiantes against Boca, who gave away the entire second half. Palermo had given the lead to the Xeneize in the initial stage, but the team was entrusted Alves’ team were caught out of position in the end andthe Libertadores’ Cup Champions did not spare.

Closing the fifth of Clausura Tournament, Estudiantes defeated Huracán 2 to 0 in a real football formality. Boselli and Veron, who will not play against Boca over his fifth yellow card, scored the goals.

Independiente played locally, with most of their alternate players, achieving a tight victory.

Estudiantes de La Plata defeated San Lorenzo 2 to 0 showing absolute dominion over “el Ciclon”. Boselli and Veron scored the goals for Estudiantes, that showed recovered after the defeat at the derby against Gimnasia.

Surprisingly, Estudiantes beated Gimnasia 3-1 in a vibrant game. Stracqualursi scored twice but he missed a penalty and Juan Cuevas made the third goal. Veron was the responsible of the only goal for his team.

Estudiantes beats Arsenal 3 – 0 in their first match of Clausura Tournament.

In the first game of the summer, played in Mar del Plata, San Lorenzo and Estudiantes Drew 2 to 2, with a good number of spectators, mostly supporters of Estudiantes. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

The striker wants to put an end to his long career on the football field and was convinced by Argentinos coach Claudio Borghi to come back and play for his side. “My career had to end in another fashion” said Calderon.

Football is not given respite and for fans who cannot wait for the Torneo Clausura to begin the “Macro Summer Tournament 2010″ was just introduced. The venues will be Mar del Plata, Mendoza and Salta, with three Superderbys included. The painful wait will only last until January 9th.

Barcelona left it late before claiming their sixth title of the year, beating Argentina’s Estudiantes 2-1 after extra time to clinch the Club World Cup here on Saturday. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

The curtain comes down on the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 on Saturday, with Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Sports City providing a suitably grand setting for the tournament finale. And as has been the case in the last four years, Saturday’s grand final pits together the Copa Libertadores champions and the kings of Europe, with Argentina’s Estudiantes taking on Barcelona of Spain.

Bad news for Barcelona: Andres Iniesta, one of its top figures and key player for the collective system of Guardiola, is out of the final with Pincha.

The ‘cules’ managed to beat Mexican side Atlante for 3-1. Rojas gave an early lead to Atlante but Busquets tied after a corner. Then Lionel Messi, in the first ball he touched after entering the pitch scored the advantage goal while Pedro scored the third and last.

Estudiantes LP has reached the final of the World Club Championship held in Abu-Dhabi after beating Korean side Pohang Steelers by 2-0. Both ‘Pincha’ goals were scored by Leandro Benítez while Denilson pulled one back for Pohang. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

The South-Korean side got past Mazembe from Congo and will face Estudiantes in the semis. The match ended 2-1 with 2 goals by Brazilian Denilson.

Estudiantes from La Plata Open Tournament took leave of Apertura Tournament before departing to the Clubs World Cup. They pulled a 0-0 tie against Chacarita in a discrete match.

Leonardo Carol Madelon leaves his post as Gimnasia LP manager after he submitted his irrevocable resignation to President Walter Gisande. A long streak of poor results and the worn out relationship with the players are the main reasons.

At the Monumental, River got an agonizing draw with Estudiantes 1-1, with a goal that Ariel Ortega scored.