Lanús dreams, God Watch and Batistuta's chukka

Lanús win Libertadores game
Lanús, a small team from the southern suburbs, firstly shocked the Argentine footballing world by winning their first ever championship last year. They are now the only Argentine team to have won their opening Libertadores game (Boca still have to play). They beat Danubio in Buenos Aires 3-1 with goals from Pelletieri, an Abelenda free kick and a second half shot from Acosta. River, San Lorenzo and Estudiantes all lost their games against small teams â in River case against Unversidad San Martin in Peru, a team that averages 50 supporters, mostly from the Orthodontology faculty.


God Watch: Maradona drops moaning goalie and Boca fans prefer Riquelme
God, who is currently touring Latin America with his, no doubt fairly lucrative, 'Showbol' team, dropped his goalie Sergio 'Superman' Vargas former Argentina AND Chile player, after the keeper walked off over a referees decision in the previous game. Sheesh. It's only glorified five-a-side.

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