Busy weekend in the world of football. Unfortunately (or more likely, fortunately) I had a lot going on and didn't catch all the games I wanted to. In fact the only game I saw start to finish was the Milan derby. Hahahahaha. Inter destroyed 4-0. Milito looked superb and Eto'o and Sneijder also impressed me. After that display I can brush aside the worries that sprung up with the draw to Bari last week. Even before Gattuso got sent off I thought Milan looked stale. Still very early but it is nice to win that game. And on that point, why is it the second match of the season? Poor planning in my opinion.
Real Madrid ground out a 3-2 win at home over Depor. I am not impressed. El Graciento put in a penalty but looked very mediocre other than that. Most of the new signings played and I wouldn't say they looked bad but this is not the invisible elite team being played up in the Spanish media.
River Plate got a 4-3 win at home over Chacarita. I am happy on the one hand but kind of terrified at the thought I wasn't sure they would get it. This team is really on thin ice and although I haven't blogged much about them it bums me out. I don't think the parade of washed up old-timers are going to do the trick. On any given day one of them can shine, turn back the clock, and make the fans believe like Ortega did today but realistically this is a losing formula. Ortega, Gallardo, and Almeyda were heroes a decade ago at a team that values history and tradition but the current Argentine game is fast and competitive and technical. Too much for them to be the driving engines of a successful side.
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