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Tottenham defender Juan Foyth talks about his position with Argentina

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Argentina national team defender Juan Foyth spoke about what position he plays in and about the Argentina team.

Still signed with Tottenham, Foyth has been rumored to leave the club. Should he decide to leave Spurs, the club which would sign him would be getting a versatile young defender. Speaking with TyC Sports, here’s what he had to say:

“My natural position is that of center back. Obviously I feel like I could give more there since I’ve played the most. But the important thing is to play and if they give you minutes as a right back, you have to take advantage of it as if you were a center back.”

Regarding the Argentina team and coach Lionel Scaloni:

“I believe that now Scaloni considers me more of a right back than a center back with the Argentina national team. When I’m chosen to play or train as a right back, I try to take every concept that I could for that position to grab it as quickly as possible.”

Juventus release medical update on Paulo Dybala, doubtful for Champions League

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Paulo Dybala suffered an injury in the team’s 2-0 win vs. Sampdoria and the club has released a medical update.

Dybala was substituted off due to an injury and was replaced by fellow Argentine Gonzalo Higuain in the final league game of the season. However, Juventus had a Champions League match on August 7 vs. Lyon where the team lost the first leg 1-0 in France.

Juventus have released the following medical update on Dybala on their website:

“Paulo Dybala was subjected to radiological tests at J|Medical this morning which revealed an elongation of the rectus femoral muscle of the left thigh. His conditions will be evaluated day by day.”

Rodrigo Palacio at 38 years of age scores for Bologna in win vs. Lecce

Rodrigo Palacio continues to score, this time for Bologna in their 3-2 win vs. Lecce.

Palacio keeps turning back the clock as he is still scoring for Bologna. This time it took just under two minutes for him to score the opening goal of the game from close range. That goal meant that Palacio would finish the season on 7 goals and 3 assists.

Emiliano Buendia, Roberto Pereyra, Ignacio Pussetto relegated from Premier League

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Three Argentine players were relegated from the Premier League as Emiliano Buendia, Roberto Pereyra and Ignacio Pussetto will not be part of the first division with their current teams.

Norwich City finished bottom of the Premier League table with Watford right above them and both teams along with Bournemouth will be playing in the Championship next season. Those three teams saw a combined three Argentine players.

Emiliano Buendia will likely have a few teams looking to sign him as he has impressed throughout the season. Despite only scoring one league goal all season, his energy and overall play would make him a great addition to any team. Still only 23 years old, Buendia has spoken about wanting to play for the Argentina national team and should he want to succeed in his dream, he would have to move clubs. His contract with the club expires in 2024 but Norwich might be looking to cash in.

Roberto Pereyra joined Watford back in 2016 and has been with the club for four years. A solid workhorse of a player and now 29, Pereyra could be looking for potentially one more move as his deal with the club expires next July.

Ignacio Pussetto is the third Argentine as he joined Watford last summer. Joining on a four and a half year deal, the 24 year old forward has yet to be capped by the Argentina national team.

Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain win Serie A with Juventus

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Congratulations to Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain on winning Serie A with Juventus.

The two Argentine players have once more won the league in Italy following their 2-0 win vs. Sampdoria. For Paulo Dybala, it’s his sixth Serie A title in a row and seventh league title in a row overall after having won Serie B in 2013-2014 with Palermo. The 26 year old scored 11 goals in 32 matches in the league, more than doubling his tally of 5 goals from last season.

Gonzalo Higuain has now won three Serie A titles. His first two were 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and he scored seven goals in 29 matches this season.

For Juventus, they have now won 9 league titles in a row, bringing their tally to 36 titles.