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Facundo “Chucky” FERREYRA signs for Benfica

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John
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Portuguese side Benfica have signed Facundo “Chucky” FERREYRA from Shakhtar Donetsk. The transfer fee is reported to be around €20 million.

The former Velez Sarsfield striker has been playing for the Ukrainian side since 2013 (including a brief loan with Newcastle United). Last season he recorded his best ever campaign for them, notching 30 goals in all competition. His goals helped Shakhtar in clinching the Ukrainian Premier League and Cup double for the second successive season.

FERREYRA will be following in the footsteps of an illustrious list of Argentine players who have played for the Eagles such as Pablo AIMAR, Javier SAVIOLA, Angel DI MARIA, Eduardo SALVIO and Nicolas GAITAN, among others.

Apart from SALVIO, he will be joined by German CONTI and Franco CERVI who will be wearing the famous red shirt of Lisbon next season.

 

World Cup countdown: 50 days, Argentina moment number 7, Claudio CANIGGIA

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Roy Nemer
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Claudio Caniggia Argentina
Claudio Caniggia playing for Argentina at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

As part of the 50 days, 50 Argentina World Cup moments, we will be counting down the top 50 Argentina moments at a World Cup using the daily number.

We are just 7 days until the start of the FIFA World Cup and in 7th place we have Claudio CANIGGIA scoring his 7th goal for Argentina vs. Italy at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

It was the semi-finals, a match played in Naples, a place where Diego MARADONA would play every Sunday with his club side Napoli. For once, the Argentine anthem was not jeered and it was a magical night.

Argentina were up against it all. A tough team, in an away ground, in a semi-final of a FIFA World Cup. Italy had taken an early lead through Salvatore SCHILLACI in the 18th minute. The first half ended 1-0 and it wasn’t until the 68th minute where Claudio CANIGGIA headed the ball in that we were level.

With the score at 1-1, the match went to extra time and RicardoGIUSTI was sent off in the 105th minute. With no more goals being scored, it was off to a penalty shootout.

Both teams were three out of three with SERRIZUELA, BURRUCHAGA and OLARTICOECHEA scoring for Argentina. For the Italians, BARESI, BAGGIO and DE AGOSTINI scored. Italy’s DONADONI would have his spot kick saved by Sergio GOYCOCHEA. Argentina’s fourth spot kick fell to Diego MARADONA and while he missed against Yugoslavia in the quarter finals, he would not miss this time as he made it 4-3 for his country. SERENA would have the last kick of the penalty shootouts and his too was saved as Argentina had qualified for their second consecutive final.

Here was Argentina’s starting XI for the match:
12. Sergio GOYCOCHEA
4. Jose BASUALDO
6. Gabriel CALDERON
7. Jorge BURRUCHAGA
8. Claudio CANIGGIA
10. Diego MARADONA
14. Ricardo GIUSTI
16. Julio OLARTICOECHEA
18. Jose SERRIZUELA
19. Oscar RUGGERI
20. Juan SIMON

If you missed it, here are our 50 World Cup moments:
50: Sergio ROMERO gets 50th cap vs. Switzerland at 2014 FIFA World Cup.
49: Roberto AYALA scores in the 49th minute vs. Germany at 2006 FIFA World Cup.
48: Angel DI MARIA’s 48th cap for Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina at 2014 FIFA World Cup.
47: Mario KEMPES scores Argentina’s 47th goal all time at the 1978 FIFA World Cup vs. Peru.
46: Jorge VALDANO scores in the 46th minute at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
45: Javier ZANETTI scores in the 45th minute vs. England at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
44: Gabriel BATISTUTA scores goal number 44 in his Argentina career at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
43: Gonzalo HIGUAIN receives cap number 43 for Argentina vs. Germany in the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
42: Pedro PASCULLI scores in the 42nd minute for Argentina vs. Uruguay at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
41: Maxi RODRÍGUEZ scores in the 41st minute for Argentina vs. Serbia & Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
40: Roberto AYALA plays in his 40th match for Argentina vs. Jamaica at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
39: Pablo ZABALETA plays in his 39th match for Argentina vs. Nigeria at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
38: Javier SAVIOLA scores in the 38th minute for Argentina vs. Ivory Coast at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
37: Maxi RODRIGUEZ plays in his 37th match for Argentina vs. South Korea at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
36: Mauricio PINEDA scores in the 36th minute for Argentina vs. Croatia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
35: Ezequiel LAVEZZI plays in his 35th match for Argentina vs. Netherlands at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
34: Diego MARADONA scores his 34th goal for Argentina vs. Greece at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
33: Gonzalo HIGUAIN scores in the 33rd minute for Argentina vs. Mexico at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
32: Hernan CRESPO scores his 32nd goal for Argentina vs. Mexico at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
31: Diego MARADONA scoring in Argentina’s 31st FIFA World Cup match vs. Hungary.
30: Argentina loses opening match of 1982 FIFA World Cup vs. Belgium.
29: Argentina are knocked out of the 1982 FIFA World Cup after playing their 29th ever group stage match.
28: Claudio CANIGGIA scores in the 28th minute for Argentina vs. Nigeria at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
27: Pedro TROGLIO scores in the 27th minute for Argentina vs. the Soviet Union at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
26: Diego MARADONA scores his 26th goal for Argentina vs. Belgium at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
25: Sergio AGUERO plays in his 25th match for Argentina vs. Germany at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
24: Diego MARADONA scores his 24th goal for Argentina vs. England at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
23: Ezequiel GARAY plays in his 23rd match for Argentina vs. Belgium at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
22: Argentina defeat Greece 2-0 on June 22 at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
21: Lucas BIGLIA plays in his 21st match for Argentina vs. Iran at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
20: Rene HOUSEMAN scores in the 20th minute for Argentina vs. East Germany at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
19: Diego MILITO wears the number 19 shirt for Argentina on his World Cup debut vs. Nigeria at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
18. Javier MASCHERANO plays in his 18th match for Argentina vs. Netherlands at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
17: Claudio LOPEZ scores for Argentina in the 17th minute vs. Netherlands at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
16: Gabriel BATISTUTA scores for Argentina in the 16th minute vs. Romania at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
15: Leopoldo LUQUE scores for Argentina in the 15th minute vs. Hungary at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
14: Diego SIMEONE wears the number 14 shirt for Argentina vs. Nigeria at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
13: Argentina play in their 13th draw all time at a FIFA World Cup vs. Netherlands at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
12: Guillermo STABILE scores for Argentina in the 12th minute vs. Chile at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
11: Juan Sebastian VERON plays his last World Cup match for Argentina in nearly eight years vs. Sweden at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
10: Angel DI MARIA scores his 10th goal for Argentina vs. Switzerland at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
9: Argentina number 9 Gabriel BATISTUTA gets his last ever yellow card for Argentina vs. England at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
8: Argentina played in their 8th all time knockout match at a FIFA World Cup vs. Yugoslavia at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

AFA president Claudio TAPIA: “The decision was made not to travel to Israel”

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John
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The Argentine Football Association President Claudio TAPIA has just called for a press conference to address matters with regards to cancelling the friendly against Israel. He has confirmed that the decision made due to issues surrounding the player’s safety.

It appears that Jorge SAMPAOLI and the rest of the coaching staff was also against the idea of travelling to Israel for the friendly. Also, it has been confirmed that there will be no other warm-up matches for Argentina before the World Cup.

More changes during Wednesday’s Argentina training session

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Roy Nemer
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Players of the Argentina National Team training.

Argentina coach Jorge SAMPAOLI made more changes to Argentina’s training session on Wednesday.

With Saturday’s friendly match versus Israel now cancelled, the team took to FC Barcelona’s training ground to continue working. This time around, a change in the goalkeeper department as Nahuel GUZMAN got a run out with the main team. Up against a sparring U20 team, here’s what SAMPAOLI put out:

GUZMAN; MERCADO, OTAMENDI, ROJO, TAGLIAFICO; BIGLIA, MEZA; DI MARIA, MESSI, LANZINI; AGUERO

Lucas BIGLIA appears to be back in and up front it is Sergio AGUERO ahead of Gonzalo HIGUAIN.

Argentina training
Jorge Sampaoli’s seven different Argentina line-ups in training. Via Mauricio Coccolo.

Per Mauricio COCCOLO (of Cadena 3), SAMPAOLI has now tested seven different line-ups in seven different training sessions. Only Lionel MESSI and Nicolas TAGLIAFICO have appeared in all of them.

World Cup countdown: 50 days, Argentina moment number 8, Yugoslavia in 1990

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Roy Nemer
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Diego Maradona Argentina
Diego Maradona with Argentina at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

As part of the 50 days, 50 Argentina World Cup moments, we will be counting down the top 50 Argentina moments at a World Cup using the daily number.

We are just 8 days until the start of the FIFA World Cup and in 8th place we have Argentina playing in their 8th knockout match at a FIFA World Cup (excluding finals) which was versus Yugoslavia at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

After eliminating Brazil in the Round of 16, Argentina were up against European heavyweights Yugoslavia in the quarter finals. The reigning world champions were playing with a man advantage after Refik SABANADZOVIC was red carded in the 31st minute.

Adding to the red card was the fact that the match was not very pretty as no goals were scores and required penalty kicks. Up first was Jose SERRIZUELA who scored his spot kick. For Yugoslavia, TOJKOVIC hit the crossbar on his shot which meant that Argentina were up by one. Jorge BURRUCHAGA scored for Argentina as did Roberto PROSINECKI for Yugoslavia.

Third up for Argentina was Diego MARADONA who’s attempt was saved. SAVICEVIC scored his and we were level at two each. Pedro TROGLIO missed for Carlos BILARDO’s men as his shot hit the post. Dragoljub BRNOVIC had his saved while Gustavo DEZOTTI for Argentina scored. It all came down to the last shot and Sergio GOYCOCHEA continued to be the hero in the penalty shootout as he saved Faruk HADZIBEGIC’s shot.

Here was Argentina’s starting XI for the match:
12. Sergio GOYCOCHEA
4. Jose BASUALDO
6. Gabriel CALDERON
7. Jorge BURRUCHAGA
8. Claudio CANIGGIA
10. Diego MARADONA
14. Ricardo GIUSTI
16. Julio OLARTICOECHEA
18. Jose SERRIZUELA
19. Oscar RUGGERI
20. Juan SIMON

If you missed it, here are our 50 World Cup moments:
50: Sergio ROMERO gets 50th cap vs. Switzerland at 2014 FIFA World Cup.
49: Roberto AYALA scores in the 49th minute vs. Germany at 2006 FIFA World Cup.
48: Angel DI MARIA’s 48th cap for Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina at 2014 FIFA World Cup.
47: Mario KEMPES scores Argentina’s 47th goal all time at the 1978 FIFA World Cup vs. Peru.
46: Jorge VALDANO scores in the 46th minute at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
45: Javier ZANETTI scores in the 45th minute vs. England at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
44: Gabriel BATISTUTA scores goal number 44 in his Argentina career at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
43: Gonzalo HIGUAIN receives cap number 43 for Argentina vs. Germany in the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
42: Pedro PASCULLI scores in the 42nd minute for Argentina vs. Uruguay at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
41: Maxi RODRÍGUEZ scores in the 41st minute for Argentina vs. Serbia & Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
40: Roberto AYALA plays in his 40th match for Argentina vs. Jamaica at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
39: Pablo ZABALETA plays in his 39th match for Argentina vs. Nigeria at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
38: Javier SAVIOLA scores in the 38th minute for Argentina vs. Ivory Coast at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
37: Maxi RODRIGUEZ plays in his 37th match for Argentina vs. South Korea at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
36: Mauricio PINEDA scores in the 36th minute for Argentina vs. Croatia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
35: Ezequiel LAVEZZI plays in his 35th match for Argentina vs. Netherlands at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
34: Diego MARADONA scores his 34th goal for Argentina vs. Greece at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
33: Gonzalo HIGUAIN scores in the 33rd minute for Argentina vs. Mexico at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
32: Hernan CRESPO scores his 32nd goal for Argentina vs. Mexico at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
31: Diego MARADONA scoring in Argentina’s 31st FIFA World Cup match vs. Hungary.
30: Argentina loses opening match of 1982 FIFA World Cup vs. Belgium.
29: Argentina are knocked out of the 1982 FIFA World Cup after playing their 29th ever group stage match.
28: Claudio CANIGGIA scores in the 28th minute for Argentina vs. Nigeria at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
27: Pedro TROGLIO scores in the 27th minute for Argentina vs. the Soviet Union at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
26: Diego MARADONA scores his 26th goal for Argentina vs. Belgium at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
25: Sergio AGUERO plays in his 25th match for Argentina vs. Germany at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
24: Diego MARADONA scores his 24th goal for Argentina vs. England at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
23: Ezequiel GARAY plays in his 23rd match for Argentina vs. Belgium at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
22: Argentina defeat Greece 2-0 on June 22 at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
21: Lucas BIGLIA plays in his 21st match for Argentina vs. Iran at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
20: Rene HOUSEMAN scores in the 20th minute for Argentina vs. East Germany at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
19: Diego MILITO wears the number 19 shirt for Argentina on his World Cup debut vs. Nigeria at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
18. Javier MASCHERANO plays in his 18th match for Argentina vs. Netherlands at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
17: Claudio LOPEZ scores for Argentina in the 17th minute vs. Netherlands at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
16: Gabriel BATISTUTA scores for Argentina in the 16th minute vs. Romania at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
15: Leopoldo LUQUE scores for Argentina in the 15th minute vs. Hungary at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
14: Diego SIMEONE wears the number 14 shirt for Argentina vs. Nigeria at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
13: Argentina play in their 13th draw all time at a FIFA World Cup vs. Netherlands at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
12: Guillermo STABILE scores for Argentina in the 12th minute vs. Chile at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
11: Juan Sebastian VERON plays his last World Cup match for Argentina in nearly eight years vs. Sweden at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
10: Angel DI MARIA scores his 10th goal for Argentina vs. Switzerland at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
9: Argentina number 9 Gabriel BATISTUTA gets his last ever yellow card for Argentina vs. England at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

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