Al Hilal are negotiating to sign Santiago Castro of Bologna.
Santiago Castro could be leaving the Italian league to play in Saudi Arabia. According to César Luis Merlo, Al Hilal are negotiating with Bologna to sign the Argentine.
They are hoping to get the green light from the 20 year old and to reach an agreement with the Italian club. The Argentine forward joined Bologna last year from Vélez.
Nicolás Tagliafico spoke about the Argentina national team during the World Cup qualifiers and the penalty kick against Ecuador.
Tagliafico was part of a controversial call during Argentina’s 1-0 loss against Ecuador in the World Cup qualifiers. The Argentine won a header in the air but the referee went to VAR and awarded Ecuador a penalty kick. Speaking to the media after the match, here is what Tagliafico had to say about the penalty call:
“It’s a play where Preciado fights for the ball with Nico González and, at that moment, it’s up in the air. That’s when I jumped from my position: he raised his arm, won the position, and headed the ball. Then, obviously, with the vehemence that Preciado was coming at me, I hit him with my forearm. In the end, it was a totally normal duel.”
The Argentine also spoke about how the team has been doing:
“We have been doing a great job for a long time. Despite this setback, we have been doing very well throughout the process.
“Keeping the desire to win intact is one of the group’s greatest characteristics.”
Rodrigo De Paul spoke after the Argentina national team’s 1-0 loss against Ecuador.
De Paul started the match for Argentina and following Nicolás Otamendi’s red card, De Paul became the captain. Speaking to the media after the loss, here is what he had to say:
“There are always things to improve and correct. The game got a little complicated for us, but I think we were superior in the second half.
“We had a great qualifying round, we finished first, and we’ll take that too. What we do seems easy, but we always maintain a serious attitude with the team and with the bar we set for ourselves.
“Throughout the qualifying round, the team played very good fútbol.”
Nicolás Otamendi will miss Argentina’s first game at the World Cup due to suspension.
Otamendi was red carded for Argentina in their 1-0 loss against Ecuador in the World Cup qualifiers. That red card carries over to the World Cup and means that the 37 year old will miss the opening match.
The Argentine was part of the 2010 World Cup team with Argentina and the 2022 World Cup winning team.
Lionel Messi finished as top scorer of the South American World Cup qualifiers.
Messi finished the qualifiers with eight goals, the most out of any player in South America. It is the first time that the 38 year old finishes as the top scorer.
The Argentine scored in a 1-0 win against Ecuador and had both goals in Argentina’s 2-0 win against Peru. Messi scored three goals in Argentina’s 6-0 win against Bolivia and two against Venezuela.
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