Tag: Lanus

Supercopa Argentina man of the match awarded grill and apron

Not the prize one expects to receive after scoring against River Plate


Lanus beat River Plate 3–0 in the Supercopa Argentina on Saturday and Lautaro Acosta was named man of the match for scoring the first goal. His prize for claiming this honor: a grill and an apron.

You see, Burger King was the sponsor of the match, so instead of giving him a bunch of burgers, they apparently decided that after working so hard during the game, he should work some more and make his own damn burgers.

As strange as it is, it’s still better than the thing the Premier League started handing out this season.



DTotD: Carlos Tevez gets launched into space

Carlos Tevez took a heavy challenge from Gustavo Gomez late in Boca Juniors’ Copa Argentina match at Lanus. Tevez scored Boca’s first goal in what would be a 2-0 win and in the 80th minute, Gomez made him pay for it with this tackle from behind, earning himself a red card and giving Tevez a free trip to the moon.

Though his leg generated enough wind power to fuel all of Buenos Aires for the rest of the night, Tevez was able to finish out the match.

This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events. 

DTotD: Velez Sarsfield player gives opponent a rectal exam during match

Perhaps inspired by Gonzalo Jara’s violation of Edinson Cavani during Copa America, Velez Sarsfield defender Emiliano Amor got a little too personal with Lanus’ Oscar Benitez during a Copa Argentina match.

After lightly punching Benitez in the kidney several times, Amor gripped him like a bowling ball.

The surprise prostate pinch went unpunished, but Lanus went on to advance on penalties.

This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: A chronicling of unfortunate events.