Argentina striker Hernan Crespo was passed fit by team doctors today. He is now available for selection for Sunday’s final against Brazil.
While good news for Argentina it leaves coach Coco Basile with a selection headache. Carlos Tevez had seen off competition from Diego Milito to replace Crespo since he pulled a thigh muscle in Argentina’s [...]
July 13, 2007
Selection Headache For Basile As Crespo Passed Fit
July 13, 2007
Tango-v-Samba
Argentina’s own Marcela Mora y Araujo is blogging on the final over on Football Unlimited here.
July 13, 2007
The Copa’s Best 11?
It has been a cracking tournament and a very open and attacking antidote to the cautious sterility of the World Cup last summer. So cheers to all 12 teams for making a go of it. But who are the tournament’s best players? Here’s our best 11. We’d be interested in hearing your thoughts:
GK: Ochoa (Mexico)
Very [...]
July 13, 2007
Fantastic Copa, Shame About The Driving
Maracaibo is filling up for the final and the traffic is destined to get even worse than usual.
The thing that has surprised me most about Venezuela is the driving. My colleagues and I used to argue over which country had the worst drivers: Brazil or Argentina. Both have unenviable rates of traffic fatalities. The correct [...]
July 13, 2007
Revenge? Of Course, Says Messi
A final against Brazil is exactly what Lionel Messi wanted. He said it before the tournament even started and he repeated it yesterday: “I said it before: I wanted to play in the final of the Copa America against Brazil. I’ve been wanting to play them since we lost 3-0 against them in September last [...]
July 13, 2007
Venezuela’s Baseball-v-Football Divide
Part of CONMEBOL’s reasoning for awarding this year’s Copa to Venezuela was to speed the advance of football in a baseball-mad country. But what’s the reason behind baseball’s supremacy over football in this corner of a football-obsessed continent? Find out here.
July 13, 2007
The Ten Keys To Argentina’s Copa Success
This morning’s La Nacion in Argentina identifies the 10 reasons behind Argentina’s Copa success:
1. Superiority over its rivals:
In terms of possession, chances at goal, mentality, individual responses, collective support.
2. Patience and ability to wear down its opponents:
The team has always projected serenity and belief in its abilities and resources, even when going behind or when [...]
