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Former Argentina man Matias ALMEYDA confirms interest in Costa Rica job

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Former Argentina man Matias ALMEYDA confirms interest in Costa Rica job

Matias ALMEYDA is being linked to coach the Costa Rican National Team.

Forget about the Argentina National Team, Matias ALMEYDA is distancing himself from that job and instead has his attention focused to that of Costa Rica. The former Argentina international and Chivas coach has confirmed interest in the job. Speaking with Teletica Deportes, here’s what he has to say

“I am very interested in the project, the money isn’t important nor the place. For me, it’s the players and Costa Rica have grown a lot on a football level. It is a country which has grown a lot on a football level and they have serious coaches. It’s a country which I like a lot as well as my family.”

Now 44, Matias ALMEYDA has coached three teams. River Plate, Banfield and Guadalajara (where he recently won the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League). Should he take over this one (or the rumored Mexico job), it would mean his first coaching position in charge of a national team.

Pablo AIMAR, Lionel SCALONI to coach Argentina in September

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Pablo AIMAR, Lionel SCALONI to coach Argentina in September

Pablo AIMAR and Lionel SCALONI will coach the Argentina team in September.

The two retired Argentina internationals are presently in charge of the U20s but will manage the senior team for the friendly matches against Guatemala and Colombia. AIMAR and SCALONI are presently at work with the U20 team in Spain for the COTIF tournament.

This would appear to mean that the AFA is in no hurry to announce a permanent replacement to Jorge SAMPAOLI.

Adolfo GAICH scores twice as Argentina U20s beat Murcia at COTIF

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Adolfo GAICH scores twice as Argentina U20s beat Murcia at COTIF

Adolfo GAICH was the hero for the Argentina U20 team in their 2-0 win against Murcia at the COTIF tournament.

Lionel SCALONI’s boys are 2-0 at the tournament and after having picked up a resounding 4-0 win against Venezuela in their opening match, GAICH scored a brace in against Murcia.

The opening goal came in the 23rd minute after Alvaro BARREAL sent in a cross into the penalty area and GAICH got his first goal of the night through a powerful header. Shortly after, the two connected once more as BARREAL played a short pass into the area and all GAICH had to do was tap it into the net.

Argentina top Group A as they play second place Mauritania on Friday and last place in the group India on Sunday. Group B has Russia, Uruguay, Morocco, Qatar and Valencia.

Cesar Luis MENOTTI talks Lionel MESSI and Argentina National Team

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Cesar Luis MENOTTI talks Lionel MESSI and Argentina National Team

Cesar Luis MENOTTI knows a thing or two about building a team and a winning team at that.

The World Cup winning coach defended Lionel MESSI and the rest of the Argentina squad saying they have given a lot to the team.

“Now, it’s much easier to say that it’s MESSI’s fault. Instead of criticizing him, we should think about if we would have qualified without him. It’s not his fault nor the fault of the players, they have given a lot these Argentina National Team players.

“If you have a roster of 20 players, you can invite MESSI, if he wants, if he’s well and has the desire to play… But you have to have support.”

MENOTTI stated that before even thinking about getting a coach, they should have to talk about a project. Here’s what he had to say:

“Even before (deciding) a coach, you have to talk about a project. If to talk to the players you have to take a plane, to go to Rome and after that somewhere else… It doesn’t help much. We have to have a working team. I had coaches everywhere in Argentina, it doesn’t have to be magic. You have to work, to move.”

Everton chasing Manchester United and Argentina’s Marcos ROJO

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Everton chasing Manchester United and Argentina’s Marcos ROJO

Per reports, Marcos ROJO is wanted by Everton.

The Manchester United defender’s future could be outside of Old Trafford as reports have him linked with Everton. Jose MOURINHO’s team are reportedly asking for £30 million pounds should ROJO leave the club.

Everton’s coach Marco SILVA was ROJO’s manager while the two were at Sporting Lisbon and was the coach when ROJO left to join United in 2014 £16 million. Marcos was left out of United’s pre-season tour of the United States due to a “physical problem”.

Now 28, ROJO signed a new contract in March which would keep him at United until 2021 with an option to keep him for an additional year. However, Everton appear to be the club the most interested in signing the Argentina defender even with the contract renewal.

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