Martin PALERMO is set to the be the new coach of Mexican club Pachuca.
The former Boca Juniors man will take over Pachuca and Argentine goalkeeper Roberto ABBODANZNIERI will be joining his coaching staff. Per a report by ESPN, Pablo LENZI will be part of his staff as will Gaston “Tato” MENDOZA, the physical coach who has experience in Chile as well as the Paraguay national team.
PALERMO as well as ABBONDANZIERI and LENZI will be presented on Tuesday.
A full list of Argentine players in Europe’s top 5 leagues has been put together and we have it for you.
La Liga and Serie A boast the highest number of Argentine players. A total of 27 in La Liga and 27 in Serie A, with the Premier League in third spot with 16 Argentine’s. In Germany, the Bundesliga has 7 with last place Frane having only 5 in the league.
We have the full list available below or you can navigate using the Argentina Player Database in the menu.
Argentine players in the Premier League
Argentine players in La Liga
Argentine players in Serie A
Argentine players in Ligue 1
Argentine players in the Bundesliga
I’m also working on putting one together for MLS as there’s an influx of Argentine’s joining the league.
Lionel MESSI continues to add to his scoring tally, this time scoring in FC Barcelona’s 3-1 win against Leganes.
The little magician started the match on the bench for the Catalan club. With the score at 1-1, coach VALVERDE brought on the Barcelona captain and MESSI did what MESSI does. A lovely dribble around a defender was followed by a shot which was saved by the goalkeeper. Luis SUAREZ pounced on it and gave Barcelona the 2-1 lead.
What soon followed was a thing of poetry. MESSI played a ball to Jordi ALBA, the left back played it to MESSI and Lionel fired it home with his right foot.
Goodness, Messi pic.twitter.com/BRUTTmcEjN
— Platinum Chanel Boy (@oldnewsboy) January 20, 2019
The Argentina coach and two players spoke about the 1-1 draw after the match.
Fernando BATISTA, the coach of the Argentina U20 team, spoke following his team’s 1-1 draw against Paraguay. Here’s what he had to say:
“I believe in the last 20 minutes, we had very clear chances and Paraguay’s goalkeeper did well. In general, I think the kids had a very good match.
“I always wish that things get better. This was the first official match for the team. The anxiousness and nervousness is normal. I leave calm because I have good players.”
Goal scorer Maxi ROMERO also had his say on the match:
“We are happy with what we did. A lot of the things from training came out. There’s a lot of camaraderie within the group. We are happy with the performance. We have to get a good result against Ecuador.”
Manuel INSAURRALDE had this to say:
“It’s the first match and at times, the anxiety gets the better of you. We were superior but we didn’t get the result we were looking for.”
The Argentine trio of German PEZZELLA, Cristian ANSALDI and Rodrigo PALACIO all scored for their clubs in Serie A.
Cristian ANSALDI scored for Torino in their 3-2 loss against AS Roma. A right footed finish from outside of the penalty area drew Torino level. Federico FAZIO started for Roma.
Rodrigo PALACIO, now 36 years old, scored from outside of the penalty area into the top corner for Bologna, in their 1-1 draw against SPAL.
The third Argentine to score in Serie A was Fiorentina captain German PEZZELLA in their 3-3 draw against Sampdoria. With the score a 3-2 and in injury time, PEZZELLA pounced on a loose ball inside the penalty area.
Oh my Roma in disbelief, another Torino comeback with a stunner from Cristian Ansaldi!! Gorgeous equalizer!! 2-2 at Stadio Olimpico #tlnsoccer #RomaTorino #SerieA pic.twitter.com/1sBauYIVar
— TLNTV (@TLNTV) January 19, 2019
Pezzella anotó agónicamente el gol del empate de Fiorentina, que igualó 3-3 ante Sampdoria. pic.twitter.com/mRg4wJ4JMQ
— Mundo Monumental (@MundoMonumental) January 20, 2019
