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Cesar Luis MENOTTI named as director of Argentina National Teams

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World Cup winning coach with the Argentina National Team, Cesar Luis MENOTTI has been named as the director of the Argentina National Teams.

The official AFA, Argentina Twitter account announced on Monday that as of February 1, MENOTTI would take over as director.

Congratulations to MENOTTI!

Lautaro MARTINEZ double, Mauro ICARDI scores in Inter’s Coppa Italia win

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Lautaro MARTINEZ scored twice while Mauro ICARDI got on the scoresheet in Inter’s 6-2 win against Benevento.

Inter captain Mauro ICARDI scored off a penalty kick in the third minute. With the score at 3-0 for Inter, Lautaro MARTINEZ got his first of the match, a jumping header just three minutes into the second half.

MARTINEZ’s second was a well worked team goal. The former Racing man received the ball inside the penalty area and fired home a low shot.

Lionel MESSI scores La Liga record 400th goal in FC Barcelona win

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Lionel MESSI scored what was his 400th goal for FC Barcelona in their 3-0 win against Eibar.

MESSI, who was already La Liga’s highest ever goal scorer, continued to add to his tally. It was his 400th goal in 435 league matches.

Agustin ALMENDRA out of Argentina U20 team, Julian LOPEZ replaces

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Agustin ALMENDRA is out of the Argentina U20 team and has been replaced by Julian LOPEZ.

The official Argentina Twitter account has tweeted out that due to a knee injury, Agustin ALMENDRA of Boca Juniors has been ruled out of the South American Youth tournament. His replacement is Racing’s Julian LOPEZ.

Argentina youth, Boca Juniors goalkeeper Agustin ROSSI to Minnesota United

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Agustin ROSSI is set to sign with Minnesota United.

The Boca Juniors goalkeeper is reportedly off to North America on a year and a half long loan deal. At the end of the deal, Minnesota United would have a purchase option of $12 million.