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Manuel LANZINI, Roberto PEREYRA, other Argentine players arrive in Madrid

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A few players from the Argentina national team have arrived in Madrid for the friendly match against Venezuela.

Six Argentine players are now in Madrid and at coach Lionel SCALONI’s disposal. Manuel LANZINI, Roberto PEREYRA, Angel CORREA, Juan FOYTH, German PEZZELLA and Marcos ACUNA already did work at the gym.

The team will play Venezuela on Friday, March 22 in Madrid.

Diego PEROTTI scores in AS Roma loss to SPAL

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Diego PEROTTI scored for AS Roma in their 2-1 loss to SPAL.

The Argentine scored only his second goal of the season but it wasn’t enough as Roma went on to allow one more goal. With the score at 1-0, Roma were awarded a penalty and up stepped PEROTTI. The 30 year old’s shot send the goalkeeper the wrong way.

Sergio AGUERO winner sends Manchester City to FA Cup semi-finals

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Sergio AGUERO scored for Manchester City in their 3-2 win against Swansea to send them to the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

Swansea took a 2-0 advantage and looked to be eliminating Manchester City from the competition until Bernardo SILVA scored City’s first goal off a Sergio AGUERO assist. City’s all time leading scorer made it 2-2 off a penalty. His shot hit the post, deflected off the goalkeeper and in to draw City level.

AGUERO would make it 3-2 and score the winner off a headed goal but not without controversy. His goal would stand despite being offside.

Manchester City coach Pep GUARDIOLA had this to say about AGUERO after the match:

“I asked him: ‘Please train a little bit in this week off, don’t drop your physical condition’ because now he is in incredible top form.”

Benjamin GARRE of Man City, Leonardo BALERDI of Dortmund make Argentina U20 team

Argentina U20 coach Fernando BATISTA has announced his squad for the friendly matches to be played in Spain.

A number of big names have been called-up by BATISTA for the Argentina U20 team. Ezequiel BARCO of Atlanta United is included, as is Leonardo BALERDI of Borussia Dortmund and Benjamin GARRE of Manchester City. Here’s the full list of players.

Maximiliano CENTURION, Argentinos Juniors
Fausto VERA, Argentinos Juniors
Agustin ALMENDRA, Boca Juniors
Marcelo WEIGANOT, Boca Juniors
Pedro DE LA VEGA, Lanus
Anubal MORENO, Newell’s Old Boys
Enzo CABRERA, Newell’s Old Boys
Cristian FERREIRA, River Plate
Julian ALVAREZ, River Plate
Manuel INSAURRALDE, San Lorenzo
Gonzalo MARONI, Talleres
Facundo MEDINA, Talleres
Francisco ORTEGA, Velez
Rodrigo VILLAGRA, Rosario Central
Rodrigo GONZALEZ, Rosario Central
Ezequiel BARCOS, Atlanta United
Leonardo BALERDI, Borussia Dortmund
Facundo COLIDIO, Inter
Benjamin GARRE, Manchester City
Adrian GIMENEZ, Real Madrid
Joaquin BLAZQUEZ, Valencia
Nehuen PEREZ, Atletico Madrid

Argentine Champions League quarter final draw: Lionel MESSI visits United, AGUERO against Tottenham

The draw for the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League has taken place and we know who the remaining Argentine players will be going against and one match involves five Argentine’s and an Argentine coach.

Sergio AGUERO and Nicolas OTAMENDI’s Manchester City will be against Mauricio POCHETTINO’s Tottenham. The match would see five Argentine players, with Juan FOYTH, Erik LAMELA and Paulo GAZZANIGA in the squad.

Lionel MESSI will travel to Old Trafford to play against Sergio ROMERO and Marcos ROJO’s Manchester United.

Paulo DYBALA will play against Nicolas TAGLIAFICO and Lisandro MAGALLAN’s Ajax.

The other match is FC Porto against Liverpool.

Here are the remaining Argentine players in the Champions League.

FC Barcelona: Lionel MESSI
Manchester City: Sergio AGUERO, Nicolas OTAMENDI
Juventus: Paulo DYBALA
Tottenham: Erik LAMELA, Juan FOYTH, Paulo GAZZANIGA
Manchester United: Sergio ROMERO, Marcos ROJO
Ajax: Nicolas TAGLIAFICO, Lisandro MAGALLAN