Ezequiel BARCO has had to pull out of the South American U20 tournament this month due to injury.
The Atlanta United man is replaced by Gonzalo MARONI, this coming from the Argentina Twitter account. MARONI, currently 19 is on loan at Talleres.
Guillermo Barros SCHELOTTO named new coach of MLS club LA Galaxy
Guillermo Barros SCHELOTTO has been named as the new head coach of the LA Galaxy.
The former Boca Juniors man has signed a contract and will take over MLS club Los Angeles Galaxy. SCHELOTTO comes in after having lead Boca to a Copa Libertadores final. Having spent a few years as a player with the Columbus Crew, SCHELOTTO already speaks English and here’s what he had to say about him joining the club.
“I am honored to be the head coach for the most decorated club in Major League Soccer. This is a tremendous opportunity for me and I am excited to get to work. The LA Galaxy have long been the standard in MLS and I am ready to push the club to new heights.”
✅ OFFICIAL | #LAGalaxy name Guillermo Barros Schelotto Head Coach: https://t.co/OMf8ZUNhc7 pic.twitter.com/adz2WMV5zg
— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) January 2, 2019
Ajax announce the signing of defender Lisandro MAGALLAN
Ajax have announced their signing of Lisandro MAGALLAN.
The first Argentine of the new year making the switch over from South America to Europe is the Boca defender. Ajax have been following MAGALLAN for some time and the transfer has now been completed.
He will play alongside another Argentine, Nicolas TAGLIAFICO. The contract would keep MAGALLAN at the club until 2023 with a fee in the region of €8 million.
To-do list 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣9️⃣:
Magallán announced 📋✔️#MagaTransfer pic.twitter.com/Qhxt09dCex
— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) January 2, 2019
Argentina, River Plate’s Pity MARTINEZ named South American Footballer of the Year
Gonzalo Pity MARTINEZ has been named the South American Player of the Year.
A big achievement for the 25 year old as he is the first Argentine to win the award since Andres D’ALESSANDRO back in 2010 with Internacional. It’s good news for MLS club Atlanta United as that looks to be his next destination.
MARTINEZ won the Copa Libertadores with River Plate and even earned played his first match and scored a goal for Argentina this past year.
Congratulations to MARTINEZ!
Argentina national team in 2019, the Copa America and much more
I would like to start off by saying a big happy new year to everyone. May this year bring us all good health, joy, wealth and Argentina finally lifting the Copa America trophy.
Mundo Albiceleste has been running since summer of 2006 and we are going for year number 13 on this site. A big thank you to everyone for helping us grow and for your continued support.
This year for Argentina kicks off with a tournament, one for the future. The U20 South American youth cup will take place from January until February. As we reported when the draw took place, the kids have been drawn in Group B along with Uruguay, Paraguay, Ecuador and Peru.
As we have been doing for several years, we’ll have full coverage of the tournament.
After that comes the March friendly matches with the anticipated return of Lionel MESSI. His case is no secret, he hasn’t been part of the team since the World Cup but many reports claim that he will be there in March.
Following the friendly matches comes the Copa America. While Argentina are not going in as one of the favorites, it will be a fresh look team and one to build for the future.
All of that plus your regular goal highlights, news, rumors and everything else in between. Again, happy new year to everyone and here is to making 2019 our year!
