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Alejandro Sabella, coach of Argentina from 2011-2014, passes away

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Former Argentina national team coach Alejandro Sabella has passed away.

Alejandro Sabella, who has been hospitalized for two weeks, has passed away, per reports coming out of Argentina. He coached the Argentina national team from 2011-2014, leading the team to the 2014 World Cup final. He would step down as coach following the World Cup.

He won the 2009 Copa Libertadores with Estudiantes and was seconds away from winning the 2009 Club World Cup against Lionel Messi’s legendary FC Barcelona team. Truly no other words at this time.

Rest in Peace to a great man and thank you for all the memories.

Former Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella still in hospital, health has worsened

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Former Argentina national team coach Alejandro Sabella is still in the hospital and his condition has reportedly gotten worse.

Alejandro Sabella has been in the hospital for well over a week and per reports out of Argentina, his condition has gotten worse. Per a report by Radio Fonica, Sabella is no longer able to breathe on his own and is now breathing through a tube and a machine.

Still only 66 years old, Sabella stepped down as coach of Argentina following the 2014 World Cup, with one of the reasons reportedly being due to his health.

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Champions League Argentine preview: Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona host Paulo Dybala and Juventus

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Lionel Messi goes up against Paulo Dybala at the Camp Nou in the main match of the week.

Messi will try to get Barcelona first spot in the group as his team has been struggling lately. With qualification secured for both teams, Dybala will try to get the win for Juventus after a slight run of poor form lately.

Lautaro Martinez could be playing in the Europa League or even not playing at all in Europe for the rest of the season. Currently in last place in the group, Inter are up against Shakhtar and qualification is far from secured.

Manchester City and FC Porto are both through to the next round in the group while Ajax and Atalanta play in what would determine second place in the group. A draw would be enough for Atalanta while Ajax will need the win.

Lucas Ocampos and Marcos Acuña with Franco Vázquez are into the next round of the Champions League while Joaquín Correa and Gonzalo Escalante could still finish first in their group.

The Argentine trio of Leandro Paredes, Mauro Icardi and Ángel Di María are tied in second place along with Manchester United and RB Leipzig, all with 9 points.

Here are the matches for this week:

Zenit vs. Borussia Dortmund

Lazio (Joaquín Correa, Gonzalo Escalante) vs. Club Brugge

FC Barcelona (Lionel Messi) vs. Juventus (Paulo Dybala)

Chelsea (Willy Caballero) vs. FC Krasnodar

RB Leipzig vs. Manchester United (Marcos Rojo, Sergio Romero)

Dynamo Kyiv vs. Ferencváros

PSG (Leandro Paredes, Mauro Icardi, Ángel Di María) vs. Istanbul Başakşehir F.K.

Stade Rennais vs. Sevilla (Lucas Ocampos, Marcos Acuña, Franco Vázquez)

Wednesday:
FC Midtjylland vs. Liverpool

Ajax (Lisandro Martínez, Nicolás Tagliafico) vs. Atalanta (José Luis Palomino, Alejandro Gómez, Cristian Romero)

Bayern Munich vs. Lokomotiv Moscow

Real Madrid vs. Borussia Monchengladbach

RB Salzburg vs. Atletico Madrid (Ángel Correa)

Manchester City (Sergio Agüero) vs. Olympique de Marseille (Leonardo Balerdi, Darío Benedetto)

Inter Milan (Lautaro Martínez) vs. Shakhtar Donetsk

Olympiacos (Maximiliano Lovera) vs. FC Porto (Agustín Marchesín)

Napoli rename stadium to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

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Napoli have renamed their stadium after their greatest ever player, Diego Armando Maradona.

As the football world mourns the death of Maradona, the city of Naples have decided to change the name of their iconic stadium. Previously called the Stadio San Paolo, the Municipality of Naples announced that Napoli’s stadium is now called Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Diego Maradona played at the club from 1984-1991, winning two Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia, a UEFA Cup and a Supercoppa Italiana, Maradona became a club legend.

Maradona passing away last week has lead to world wide tributes, from football players to athletes, artists and more.

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Negotiations between Rodrigo de Paul’s agent and Inter

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Negotiations are reportedly on going between Rodrigo de Paul’s agent and Inter.

Rodrigo de Paul could be leaving Udinese and joining Inter in January. According to CalcioMercato, the two parties have been looking to strike a deal to have the Argentine join Inter in the January transfer market.

De Paul has been linked with a move away from Udinese several times, the most recent being the last transfer window. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the price tag for de Paul was expected to be around €30-35 million.

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