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Lionel Messi, Cristian Pavon, Gio Simeone, Emi Martinez make Argentina team

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Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has named his World Cup qualifying squad for next month’s matches against Ecuador and Bolivia.

Lionel Messi, Paulo Dybala and unsurprisingly Emiliano Martinez all made the list but there are some surprises. Cristian Pavon of the LA Galaxy makes it as does Gio Simeone of Cagliari. It’s three goalkeepers, two of which have been capped for the team with the Aston Villa goalkeeper yet to make play.

In the back line, it’s much of what Scaloni had called in the past but with Nehuén Pérez and Facundo Medina both being included.

Here’s the list:

Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa, England)
Juan Musso (Udinese, Italy)
Agustín Marchesín (FC Porto, Portugal)

Defenders:
Juan Foyth (Tottenham Hotspur, England)
Renzo Saravia (Internacional, Brazil)
Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina, Italy)
Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique Marseille, France)
Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City, England)
Nehuén Pérez (Atletico Madrid, Spain)
Walter Kannemann (Gremio, Brazil)
Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax, Netherlands)
Marcos Acuña (Sevilla, Spain)
Facundo Medina (Lens, France)

Midfielders:
Leandro Paredes (PSG, France)
Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis, Spain)
Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese, Italy)
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur, England)
Nicolás Dominguez (Bologna, Italy)
Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton & Hove Albion, England)

Forwards:
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona, Spain)
Paulo Dybala (Juventus, Italy)
Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla, Spain)
Nicolás González (Stuttgart, Germany)
Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta, Italy)
Joaquín Correa (Lazio, Italy)
Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
Lautaro Martínez (Inter, Italy)
Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari, Italy)
Cristian Pavón (LA Galaxy, United States)

 

 

Gonzalo Higuain announced as new Inter Miami player

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Gonzalo Higuain’s move to Inter Miami has been made official with the club announcing it on their social media pages.

As we reported a few days ago, Higuain has left Juventus and reports had come out that he was joining Inter Miami. The rumors have since become a reality with David Beckham’s team announcing the Argentine.

https://twitter.com/InterMiamiCF/status/1306941971525701637

Hernan Crespo’s Defensa y Justicia win, River Plate draw in Brazil, Racing lose

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Hernan Crespo’s team got a massive 3-0 win while River Plate remarkably scored all four goals in their 2-2 draw vs. Sao Paulo.

Getting their first win in the group, it was Braian Romero, Gabriel Hachen and Nicolás Leguizamón scoring the goals in a 3-0 win vs. Delfín. A lovely goal starting from the goalkeeper and played out from the back saw Braian Romero give Crespo’s team the 1-0 lead.

The second half saw Hachen unmarked inside the area as his effort beat the goalkeeper to double their lead. Once more, a great team goal with individual brilliance at the end saw Leguizamón scored the third.

Crespo’s Defensa y Justicia now sit in third place with three points, two more than their rivals from tonight and two behind second place Olimpia and four behind first place Santos.

Still in Argentina, Racing Club lost 1-0 to Nacional which saw them go down to second place. It was a penalty goal by Gonzalo Bergessio.

It was a night which saw River Plate score four goals but the match ended in a 2-2 draw against Sao Paulo. The team from Brazil took a 1-0 lead off an Enzo Perez deflection. Shortly after, Borré would draw River Plate level.

Argentina man Lucas Martínez Quarta would assist River’s second of the game. He would play the pass into 20 year old Julián Álvarez and the Argentine would score with a first touch to give River the lead. Once more it was an own goal as Angileri would score and Sao Paulo would draw level.

 

Copa Libertadores preview, Boca Juniors, River Plate, Racing Club all in action

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Five Argentine clubs will be playing in today’s Copa Libertadores matches, all of which absolutely needing wins.

In the first match of the day, it’s number one Racing Club who host second place Nacional. Both teams are tied on six points.

Defensa y Justicia are in a must win spot as they are presently on zero points and last place in Group G. They host Delfin of Ecuador and a win for the Argentine club would see them jump to third in the standings.

Over in Brazil, second place River Plate face off Sao Paulo who are in third. Both teams are tied on three points and a win for every team would see them secure second spot.

Despite having many players test positive for COVID-19, Boca Juniors travel to Paraguay to play Libertad who are ahead of them in first place. A win for the Argentine club would see them go to first place while a loss would see them remain in second.

In the last game of the day, last place Tigre travel to Paraguay to play second place Guarani. Still pointless, Tigre would need the win to still have a good chance of qualifying for the knockout matches.

Here is a podcast by Boca in English previewing their match!

Lionel Messi scores two goals in Barcelona pre-season win vs. Girona

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Lionel Messi scored two goals from outside of the penalty area in Barcelona’s 3-1 win vs. Girona.

Messi scored the second goal of the match, his first with a lovely right footed shot which struck the post and into the net. The Messi show wasn’t done there as he would also get his second in the second half. A similar shot but this time with his patented left foot beat the goalkeeper for Barcelona’s third.

Still in pre-season, Messi is expected to be called to the Argentina squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers.

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