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Lisandro LOPEZ on target as Racing Club draw Tucuman in Argentina Superliga

The last match of the first week was between Atletico Tucuman and Racing Club and it didn’t disappoint.

Racing were all over Tucuman in the first few minutes of the match. Matias ZARACHO had a shot from close range which bounced off the crossbar as Tucuman were left off the hook. That was until former Argentina man Lisandro LOPEZ opened the scoring for Racing Club in the 28th minute with a lovely one touch shot which curled into the back of the net.

Gustavo BOU doubled their lead following an individual effort by Augusto SOLARI who played a simple pass to BOU and he had an open net in front of him to score.

Guillermo ACOSTA brought Tucuman back in it as his shot bounced a few times along the way before beating ARIAS. BOU nearly added a third shortly after but his effort hit the side netting.

David BARBONA finally got Tucuman level with a lovely effort from long range although it must be said that ARIAS should probably have done better on the shot.

Leandro DIAZ had the match winner and should have scored to turn the comeback into a victory for Tucuman but his close range effort went over the crossbar.

Gabriel HEINZE’s Velez remain top of the league table following their 2-0 win against Newell’s Old Boys with five teams tied for second position. Here are the league standings:

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Argentina Superliga standings after the first week.

The matches for the second week are as follows:

Friday:
Talleres Cordoba vs. Rosario Central
Newell’s Old Boys vs. Independiente

Saturday:
Defensa y Justicia vs. Atletico Tucuman
Banfield vs. Gimnasia
Argentinos Juniors vs. Godoy Cruz
River Plate vs. Belgrano

Sunday:
San Martin vs. Patronato
Colon vs. Tigre
Aldosivi vs. Huracan
San Lorenzo vs. Lanus
Racing Club vs. Velez
Estudiantes vs. Boca
San Martin Tucuman vs. Union

Former Inter man Walter SAMUEL could join Lionel SCALONI’s Argentina team staff

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There are reports that Walter SAMUEL could eventually join Lionel SCALONI’s Argentina coaching staff.

With the two friendly matches against Guatemala and Colombia coming up next month, there could be a change in staff following those matches. There are rumors that Pablo AIMAR’s stint with the senior team will be short lived, with AIMAR returning to work with the youth teams.

Should AIMAR leave the senior staff, a possible replacement is Walter SAMUEL.

Lisandro MAGALLAN of Boca could be called for Argentina team

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Lisandro MAGALLAN of Boca Juniors could be called-up to the Argentina National Team.

Martin TOCALLI who is part of Lionel SCALONI’s coaching staff was present for Boca’s match against Talleres on Sunday and reportedly scouting Lisandro MAGALLAN. Interm coach of the Argentina team Lionel SCALONI was supposed to be present for the game but ultimately it was TOCALLI who was there instead.

According to a report by TyC Sports, TOCALLI was there watching the 24 year old defender. MAGALLAN was part Argentina’s 2016 Summer Olympics team but has never previously played for the senior team.

Lautaro MARTINEZ of Inter: “Hopefully I can be called-up to Argentina team”

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Lautaro MARTINEZ has been lighting it up for Inter during pre-season and now hopes to make the Argentina National Team squad.

Lionel SCALONI and Pablo AIMAR will be in charge of coaching the Argentina team next month when they play Guatemala and Colombia in friendly matches. Speaking to the press following his goal against Atletico Madrid, MARTINEZ stated his desire of wanting to be called-up for those matches.

“Hopefully I can be called-up. I’m going to keep working to complete my objective.”

The Inter forward also spoke about his friendship with club captain Mauro ICARDI.

“We get along very well and he’s helped me a lot on a day to day basis. We are taking advantage of it and we are very happy with what we are doing.”

There’s no doubt that a partnership of ICARDI and MARTINEZ with Inter can only benefit the Argentina team.

Argentina Superliga review, Gabriel HEINZE’s Velez top of the table, PAVON scores

The Argentina Superliga has started and with only one match left to play, Gabriel HEINZE’s Velez Sarsfield top the table.

Velez against Newell’s opened up the Superliga this season and despite losing star man Mauro ZARATE to Boca, Gabriel HEINZE’s men picked up a 2-0 win in Liniers. It took just one minute for the first goal to be scored. A corner kick lead to Luis ABRAM who was left all alone to head the ball into the net.

Just minutes later Velez had another opportunity in front of goal but BOUZAT was denied by a questionable stop by the goalkeeper. Still in the first half, Velez were awarded a penalty and Matias VARGAS doubled the lead from the spot as they ran away 2-0 winners.

Tigre against San Lorenzo was the other match on Friday and just like in the first match, we had an early goal in this one. A cross sent into San Lorenzo’s penalty area found Lucas MENOSSI who controlled the ball with his right knee and striked it with his ledft into the top of the net.

A defensive mistake just six minutes later lead to Federico GONZALEZ scoring to give Tigre the 2-0 lead. A bad clearance by the goalkeeper found a Tigre player and the attack was on as GONZALEZ calmly slotted the ball past the goalkeeper.

San Lorenzo were back in it but not without controversy. Nicolas BLANDI’s goal was initially ruled for offside but upon review, the goal was given and Tigre’s lead was cut in half. Another defensive mistake, this time coming from Tigre as a bad back pass lead to Nicolas RENIERO pouncing to bring San Lorenzo back in it.

Saturday brought four matches, two of which ended 1-1 and the other two 0-0 draws. Gimnasia defeated Argentinos 1-0 through an own goal while Union picked up the 1-0 win against Aldosivi. Union’s goal coming from Franco SOLDANO. Patronato and Colon drew 0-0 while Belgrano and San Martin also ended goal less.

Argentina international Cristian PAVON gave Boca Juniors the 1-0 win against his old club Talleres. A shot from outside the area early in the match was enough to give Boca the win. Emmanuel MAS was taken down in the area and Boca were awarded a penalty but Carlos TEVEZ had his spot kick missed.

Another match on Sunday involved Godoy Cruz and Estudiantes de la Plata. Juan ANDRADA was sent off in the 19th minute for Godoy Cruz and despite playing for 10 minute the rest of the match, Diego VIERA scored the winning goal off a penalty kick in the 6th minute of injury time of the second half.

Nicolas FERNANDEZ was the hero for Defensa y Justicia as they drew 2-2 against Lanus. Despite scoring early in the first half through goals by Sebastian RIBAS (a penalty in the 7th minute) and Tomas BELMONTE (a goal in the 12th minute), FERNANDEZ scored twice late to hand his team the draw.

A goal from inside the area made it 2-1 in the 80th minute and a header just three minutes later was enough to give Defensa y Justicia the draw.

Matias CARRUZZO gave Rosario Central a 1-0 win against Banfield. A header from inside the area was enough to give them the win.

The last match on Sunday ended 0-0 between Huracan and River Plate. Monday’s match is Atletico Tucuman against Racing Club.

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