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Sergio Aguero scores for Manchester City, closer to Premier League title

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Sergio Aguero scored for Manchester City in their 2-0 win vs. Crystal Palace as they are closer to winning the Premier League.

Aguero scored a goal which, not for the first time in his career, may have won Manchester City the Premier League title. Back in the starting eleven for Pep Guardiola’s team, Aguero delivered. With the score at 0-0 in the second half, Aguero received the ball inside the penalty area. Argentine controlled it beautifully and struck it into the rood of the net to give City the 1-0 lead.

Regarding the Premier League title, should Manchester United lose to Liverpool on Sunday, Manchester City will be crowned Premier League champions.

While they would go on to score a second, Pep Guardiola praised the Argentine after the match. Speaking to BT Sport, here’s what he had to say:

“What a goal, what an action, what a player, what a man. I’m incredibly delighted he’s back. We’re going to enjoy the last games with him, and he showed with his goal what he has, being what he is. I’m in love as a person. An incredible guy.”

Kun himself spoke about the match and the upcoming second leg clash vs. PSG:

“I’m ready. Before, I said, ‘finally I could play’. I feel good, my knee is so good. I’ll just wait to play. I hope Tuesday, if I don’t, it doesn’t matter. I want to be with my team. Every player wants to play. We’ll see.”

Lucas Alario injured for rest of season, will miss Copa America

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Lucas Alario is out injured for the rest of the season, according to Bayer Leverkusen.

Alario, along with Bayer Leverkusen and the Argentina national team received bad news as it was announced that the striker is out injured for the rest of the season. An injury to his right leg will mean the Argentine will miss Leverkusen’s remaining matches and the Copa America.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni will have to start thinking of another option instead of Alario. The club announced on Friday that he has sustained a muscle tendon injury in his right thigh while training and that it will keep him out for 6-8 weeks.

The Copa America is from June 13 until July 10 and it would surely mean that Alario would at best case miss the start. Alario looked to be one of the forwards certain of a spot in the team for the tournament.

 

Argentine Europa League preview: Juan Foyth, Javier Pastore, Gero Rulli

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The semi-finals of the Europa League will take place today as there are still six Argentine’s left in the tournament.

Three at Villarreal, two at AS Roma and one at Manchester United and at least one of them will make the final later next month. Manchester United host AS Roma in the first match with Villarreal playing hosts to Arsenal in the other.

For Manchester United, the only Argentine remaining at the club is goalkeeper Sergio Romero who had been linked with a move away from the club over the past two transfer windows. No longer back-up goalkeeper, Romero will not be taking part in the match. Their opponents, AS Roma, have double the representatives.

Javier Pastore and Federico Fazio have a slightly better chance than Romero in taking part in the match. Already 31 years of age, Javier Pastore missed the entire first half of the season due to injury. He has taken part in only two league matches, both of them coming earlier this month.

His team mate Federico Fazio has played many more matches this season and even took part in Roma’s last league match vs. Cagliari.

Juan Foyth has been getting many more opportunities and matches at Villarreal as opposed to his time with Tottenham. In his own little personal north London derby, the former Spurs man will try to shut down Arsenal as Unai Emery’s men look for a place in the final.

Team mate Ramiro Funes Mori has been in and out of the squad for Villarreal and it remains to be seen if he will start the match vs. Arsenal on Thursday. The third and final Argentine in the team likely has the best chances of starting the match.

Geronimo Rulli has started 10 of the 12 Europa League matches this season for Villarreal and is their cup keeper. Still only 28 years old, Rulli signed a four year deal with the club at the start of the season.

Rumored preliminary Argentina list for Copa America, Sergio Aguero, Mauro Icardi

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Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni along with the AFA will have to submit a preliminary list of 50 players to CONMEBOL for the Copa America.

The tournament, which starts on June 13, will have co-hosts Argentina play Chile in the first match. However, before getting to that match and the final list of 23, a preliminary list of 50 will have to be submitted. Per a report by TyC Sports, the list of 50 would include six goalkeepers, 17 defenders, 16 midfielders and 11 forwards. Of those 50, only 23 would make the final squad.

Per TyC Sports, here is the initial list of 50 selected by Lionel Scaloni:

Goalkeepers:
Franco Armani
Esteban Andrada
Agustín Marchesín
Juan Musso
Emiliano Martínez
Jeremías Ledesma

Defenders:
Gonzalo Montiel
Lucas Martínez Quarta
Germán Pezzella
Nicolás Otamendi
Nicolás Tagliafico
Juan Foyth
Leonardo Balerdi
Facundo Medina
Nehuén Pérez
Marcos Acuña
Lisandro Martínez
Cristian Romero
Marcos Senesi
Fabrizio Angileri
Walter Kannemann
Renzo Saravia
Milton Casco

Midfielders:
Rodrigo De Paul
Leandro Paredes
Lucas Ocampos
Giovanni Lo Celso
Matías Zaracho
Guido Rodríguez
Alexis Mac Allister
Exequiel Palacios
Alejandro Gómez
Roberto Pereyra
Nicolás González
Ángel Correa
Nicolás Domínguez
Santiago Ascacibar
Erik Lamela
Enzo Pérez

Forwards:
Lionel Messi
Joaquín Correa
Lucas Alario
Paulo Dybala
Adolfo Gaich
Matías Suárez
Lautaro Martínez
Sergio Agüero
Ángel Di María
Giovanni Simeone
Mauro Icardi

Argentina preliminary list for Copa America expected today

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Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni is expected to announce his preliminary list of 50 players for the Copa America in a few hours.

With the tournament beginning in June, reports are emerging out of South America that Scaloni will announce his initial list of 50 today. That list will eventually drop to a final 23 when the tournament begins in June. 

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