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Will he, won’t he: Sergio Aguero will join FC Barcelona

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After weeks of constant rumors, Sergio Aguero will finally play for FC Barcelona. Kun will join the Catalan team after Manchester City’s Champions League final, on a 2-year contract that goes until June 2023. According to transfer market specialist Fabrizio Romano, the Argentine lowered his initial salary demands. Nonetheless, there is a bonus included in case Barça wins the Champions League in the future.

It is well known that both Argentine stars, Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi have been close friends for many years. For the first time, they will have the opportunity to play for the same club. Although they have shared many calls-ups to the National Team, they haven’t played much together with the “Albiceleste”. With Kun’s arrival, it now looks certain that Lionel Messi will stay in FC Barcelona.

After Luis Suarez’s less than stellar departure, FC Barcelona have yet to find a proper replacement in the striker position. Coach Ronald Koeman tried with Antoine Griezmann, making him play in a position the Frenchman is not too comfortable in, and Martin Braithwaite. None of them were solutions, besides a general poor level of the team itself. We will see if Sergio Aguero can help FC Barcelona in that part of the field.

Aguero had a fairlytale exit from Manchester City as the Argentine scored twice in his final Premier League match.

 

Sergio Aguero scores in Manchester City farewell, makes Premier League history

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Sergio Aguero had a memorable final Premier League match before the Champions League match.

Aguero started Manchester City’s final Premier League match on the bench when they hosted Everton. It was 3-0 for Pep Guardiola’s team when Aguero was substituted on for a standing ovation. All 10,000 fans in attendance stood to cheer on the City legend.

It took Aguero just six minutes to score after being on the pitch. A lovely dribble inside the penalty area gave City the fourth goal of the match. However, Kun wasn’t done just yet.

The Argentine had one more trick up his sleeve. A cross inside the penalty area found Aguero as he would head the ball for his final Premier League goal, making history in the process.

His two goals allowed him to reach a total of 184 goals for Manchester City which is the most goals ever scored by a player for a single Premier League team.

Manchester City were officially crowned Premier League champions a few days ago but the celebrations started immediately after the match. With fans in attendance, the trophy was brought out for everyone to celebrate. Here is what City coach Pep Guardiola had to say about the Argentine legend:

Lautaro Martinez, Roberto Pereyra score in Inter 5-1 vs. Udinese

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Lautaro Martinez scored a penalty to make it 3-0 for Inter, while Roberto Pereyra, also from the penalty spot, scored Udinese’s only goal of the match. In addition, Juan Musso, Nahuel Molina, and Rodrigo De Paul were starters for Udinese.

With 91 points in Serie A, 13 points above the 2nd place Atalanta (who have one game remaining), Inter finishes a brilliant season with a massive win, with Lautaro Martinez being a key player in attack. The Argentine played the 38 Serie A matches this season, 30 as a starter and the other 8 as a substitute, scoring 17 goals and assisting 11 times (Stats by: Transkermarkt.com).

On the other hand, Udinese will finish between the 14th and 15th position in Serie A (depending on the result of Spezia’s last game). The club full of Argentine players didn’t have the best season and finished the league with only 40 points.

Juan Musso, Nahuel Molina, and Rodrigo De Paul from Udinese as well as Lautaro Martinez from Inter have been included by Lionel Scaloni in the Argentina squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers. However, Roberto Pereyra, who has already played 19 for the national team, has not been chosen for next month.

 

Diego Simeone, Ángel Correa win La Liga with Atlético Madrid

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Atlético Madrid defeated Valladolid 2-1 with Ángel Correa scoring a stunning and very important 11th goal of the season. Diego Simeone, who was emotional after the match, won his 8th title coaching “El Aleti.”

It was the last game of the season and Atlético Madrid knew they depended on themselves. With their competitors Real Madrid playing against Villareal simultaneously, and losing 0-1, Simeone’s team knew they had the cup in their hands. What looked to be an advantage was that they were playing against the last placed team in the standings. However, Atlético Madrid found themselves losing 0-1 in the first half.

Ángel Correa was a key player in his team’s comeback as he equalized for Atletico in the second half, following a fantastic individual play. The Argentine has become an important player for Atlético de Madrid, the club where he has been at since 2015. National team coach Lionel Scaloni has included him in the Argentina squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers.

Diego Simeone was probably the happiest man on earth after the final whistle. Or at least that is how he showed himself. In the post-match interview, this is what he had to say:

“The first thing that comes to me is a smile. It is a joy that comes from inside me.”

“Before the game, I was remembering when the Atlético fans asked me whether I was staying or leaving. I told them that I was going to stay because I believed in the future of the club, and I was not wrong.”

There are few tougher tasks in professional football than competing against Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. “El Cholo” took Atlético Madrid to an unparalleled level by turning the historic dual rivalry into a triple competition. Here are Simeone’s list of trophies with Atletico:

2 La Liga (2014, 2021)
2 UEFA Europa League (2012, 2018)
2 UEFA Super Cup (2012, 2018)
1 Spain Super Cup (2014)
1 Copa del Rey (2013)

Argentine government stops local football, Copa America not at risk

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The Argentine Football Association and the Liga Profesional accepted the new measures from National President Alberto Fernández, who decided to suspend local football until May 30 because of the number of deaths that continues to rise due to Covid. Even though there’s been no official talk regarding the Copa America being played in Argentina in less than a month, the tournament would be played, for now.

This decision will freeze the semifinals of the Copa de la Liga, with matches supposed to be played this weekend, in addition to all the other local divisions and the youth categories. Independiente was going to face Colon this Saturday, and Boca Juniors would have played against Racing Club this Sunday. However, international competitions such as the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana would be played normally, even those games played on Argentine soil.

Latin America is going through an extremely difficult time. Social and economic problems have become worse in most of the countries due to the Pandemic and political decisions. It is definitely not the best context for a Copa America to be held, but the desire of the fans is still there.

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