News coming out at the moment that Lucas BIGLIA will not miss the World Cup after being substituted off with a knock over the weekend.
As we reported yesterday, during Sunday’s Serie A match between Atalanta and AC Milan, Alejandro GOMEZ accidentally kneed Lucas BIGLIA in the back as both players were jumping to get the ball. The AC Milan player left the match injured at half time and Jorge SAMPAOLI along with the rest of the team and coaching staff must have gotten nervous.
However, per a report by Martin AREVALO of TyC Sports, BIGLIA suffered a lumbar displacement as well as a big bruise. He is not expected to miss out on the 2018 FIFA World Cup and will be on the preliminary list of 35 players for the World Cup.
Defenders:
Vedran CORLUKA (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia)
Domagoj VIDA (Besiktas, Turkey)
Ivan STRINIC (Sampdoria, Italy)
Dejan LOVREN (Liverpool, England)
Sime VRSALJKO (Atletico Madrid, Spain)
Josip PIVARIC (Dyano Kyiv, Ukraine)
Tin JEDVAJ (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
Matej MITROVIC (Club Brugge, Belgium)
Borna BARISIC (Osijek, Croatia)
Zoran NIZIC (Hajduk, Croatia)
Duje CASLETA-CAR (Red Bull Salzburg, Austria)
Borna SOSA (Dinamo, Croatia)
Midfielders:
Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Spain)
Ivan RAKITIC (FC Barcelona, Spain)
Mateo KOVACIC (Real Madrid, Spain)
Milan BADELJ (Fiorentina, Italy)
Marcelo BROZOVIC (Inter, Italy)
Marko ROG (Napoli, Italy)
Mario PASALIC (Spartak Moscow, Russia)
Filip BRADARIC (Rijeka, Croatia)
Forwards:
Mario MANDZUKIC (Juventus, Italy)
Ivan PERISIC (Inter, Italy)
Nikola KALINIC (AC Milan, Italy)
Andrej KRAMARIC (Hoffenheim, Germany)
Marko PJACA (Schalke, Germany)
Ante REBIC (Eintracht, Germany)
Duje COP (Standard Liege, Belgium)
Ivan SANTINI (Caen, France)
Croatia will be Argentina’s second group opponent. Both teams will square off on the 21st of June at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.
DALIC said:
“It is a pleasure for me to see just how many of our players participated and winning trophies for their club this season, and I congratulate everyone who has become the champions or cup winners in their countries. In Luki (MODRIC), Matej (KOVACIC) and Dejan (LOVREN), we are proud that we will have a winner in the Champions League for the sixth consecutive year. Not forgetting Šimi (VRSAJKO) who will take part in the Europa League final. All this shows that we have a great concentration of quality and this is filled with optimism ahead of the World Cup.”
As part of the 50 days, 50 Argentina World Cup moments, we will be counting down the top 50 Argentina moments at a World Cup using the daily number.
We are just 31 days until the start of the FIFA World Cup and in 31st place we have Diego MARADONA scoring twice in Argentina’s 31st match at a FIFA World Cup.
Friday, June 18, 1982 marked Argentina’s 31st match at a FIFA World Cup. Coming off a 1-0 loss against Belgium in their opening match at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the reigning world champions Argentina bounced back with a big 4-1 win against Hungary.
Daniel BERTONI, Diego MARADONA (with two goals) and Osvaldo ARDILES were the three goal scorers for that match. BERTONI with Argentina’s first in the 26th minute with Diego MARADONA scoring shortly after two minutes later in the 28th minute before adding a third in the 57th minute and Osvaldo ARDILES scoring three minutes after that in the 60th minute.
Here was Argentina’s starting XI for the match:
7. Ubaldo FILLOL
1. Osvaldo ARDILES
4. Daniel BERTONI
8. Luis GALVAN
9. Americo GALLEGO
10. Diego MARADONA
11. Mario KEMPES
14. Jorge OLGUIN
15. Daniel PASSARELLA
18. Alberto TARANTINI
20. Jorge VALDANO
Argentine media outlet TyC Sports is claiming that the list which they have released will be the same one coach Jorge SAMPAOLI will announce on Monday.
The Argentina coach will announce his preliminary list of 35 players for the World Cup on Monday. And if the list by TyC Sports is to be believed, we could be in for a few surprises. Here’s the list:
Goalkeepers:
Sergio ROMERO (Manchester United, 31 years old)
Wilfredo CABALLERO (Chelsea, 36 years old)
Nahuel GUZMAN (Tigres, 32 years old)
Franco ARMANI (River Plate, 31 years old)
Defenders:
Eduardo SALVIO (Benfica, 27 years old)
Gabriel MERCADO (Sevilla, 31 years old)
Nicolas OTAMENDI (Manchester City, 30 years old)
Javier MASCHERANO (Heibei Fortune, 33 years old)
Federico FAZIO (AS Roma, 31 years old)
Marcos ROJO (Manchester United, 28 years old)
Marcos ACUNA (Sporting Lisbon, 26 years old)
Nicolas TAGLIAFICO (Ajax, 25 years old)
Ramiro FUNES MORI (Everton, 27 years old)
German PEZZELLA (Fiorentina, 26 years old)
Cristian ANSALDI (Torino, 31 years old)
Midfielders:
Lucas BIGLIA (AC Milan, 32 years old)
Ever BANEGA (Sevilla, 29 years old)
Giovani LO CELSO (PSG, 22 years old)
Manuel LANZINI (West Ham United, 25 years old)
Enzo PEREZ (River Plate, 32 years old)
Pablo PEREZ (Boca Juniors, 32 years old)
Leandro PAREDES (Zenit St. Petersburg, 23 years old)
Guido PIZARRO (Sevilla, 28 years old)
Rodrigo BATTAGLIA (Sporting Lisbon, 26 years old)
Ricardo CENTURION (Racing Club, 25 years old)
Angel DI MARIA (PSG, 30 years old)
Diego PEROTTI (AS Roma, 29 years old)
Maximiliano MEZA (Independiente, 26 years old)
Forwards:
Paulo DYBALA (Juventus, 24 years old)
Sergio AGUERO (Manchester City, 29 years old)
Gonzalo HIGUAIN (Juventus, 30 years old)
Lionel MESSI (FC Barcelona, 30 years old)
Mauro ICARDI (Inter, 25 years old)
Lautaro MARTINEZ (Racing Club, 20 years old)
Cristian PAVON (Boca Juniors, 22 years old)
Argentina’s rumored list of preliminary players for the World Cup.
Should this be the list, the following players would miss out:
Some breaking news coming out of Italy as Lucas BIGLIA had to come off injured on Sunday.
During Atalanta’s Serie A match vs. AC Milan (which ended in a 1-1 draw), Alejandro “Papu” GOMEZ kneed Lucas BIGLIA in the back and the AC Milan player was unable to to continue the match. BIGLIA was unable to continue as he was substituted off at half time.
BIGLIA had just came back from an injury.
☢¡SE ENCIENDEN LAS ALARMAS EN ARGENTINA!☢🇦🇷#Biglia venia de recuperarse en tiempo récord de una doble fractura en las vértebras de la columna. Durante #AtalantaMilan Papu Gómez le entró durísimo en la espalda y tuvo que ser reemplazado😷
¿SE PIERDE EL MUNDIAL?🏆🇷🇺 pic.twitter.com/o6xbPdqIgH
