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Argentine Emiliano RIGONI of Zenit to join Atalanta in Serie A

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Argentine midfielder Emiliano RIGONI will join Atalanta.

After spending one season with Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg, Argentina international Emiliano RIGONI is set to join Atalanta in Serie A. Per Cesar Luis MERLO, the former Belgrano and Independiente man is expected to join on a season long loan deal with Atalanta having the option to buy him for €15 million.

RIGONI played a total of 28 matches and scored 6 goals last season.

Franco CERVI, Gio SIMEONE, Alan FRANCO and more named rumored for Argentina call-up

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More names are being rumored to get called-up to the Argentina squad.

Interim Argentina coach Lionel SCALONI reportedly has more names in mind that he wants to call-up for next month’s friendly matches. As we reported yesterday, Geronimo RULLI, German PEZZELLA, Ramiro FUNES MORI, Leandro PAREDES, Santiago ASCACIBAR, Matias VARGAS, Mauro ICARDI and Lautaro MARTINEZ are all set to make the team for the matches against Guatemala and Colombia.

However, per TyC Sports, there are more names. Franco CERVI of Benfica, Giovani SIMEONE of Fiorentina, Alan FRANCO of Independiente and Fabricio BUSTOS also of Independiente are expected to make the squad.

Furthermore, there are 9 players from Argentina’s World Cup squad which should also make the matches next month. Franco ARMANI, Gabriel MERCADO, Nicolas TAGLIAFICO, Marcos ACUNA, Eduardo SALVIO, Giovani LO CELSO, Paulo DYBALA and Cristian PAVON. Sergio ROMERO is the 9th player but that would depend on his recovery.

It also appears as though Angel DI MARIA and Nicolas OTAMENDI are being taken into consideration and have been told so by SCALONI. But the interim coach will give Franco CERVI and German PEZZELLA a chance.

If the names being mentioned are true, here would be the list:

Goalkeepers:
Geronimo RULLI
Franco ARMANI
Sergio ROMERO

Defenders:
German PEZZELLA
Ramiro FUNES MORI
Gabriel MERCADO
Nicolas TAGLIAFICO
Alan FRANCO
Fabricio BUSTOS

Midfielders:
Leandro PAREDES
Santiago ASCACIBAR
Marcos ACUNA
Giovani LO CELSO
Matias VARGAS

Forwards:
Franco CERVI
Mauro ICARDI
Lautaro MARTINEZ
Eduardo SALVIO
Paulo DYBALA
Cristian PAVON
Giovani SIMEONE

Diego SIMEONE, Angel CORREA win UEFA Super Cup with Atletico Madrid

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Diego SIMEONE’s Atletico Madrid lifted the UEFA Super Cup by winning 4-2 against Real Madrid.

With SIMEONE suspended, it was assistant German BURGOS who was on the touch line and it didn’t matter because for the second time in the past decade, Atletico lifted the UEFA Super Cup. Taking a very early 1-0 lead in the first minute through Diego COSTA, the reigning Champions League holders drew level through Karim BENZEMA.

Madrid were awarded a penalty in the second half and captain Sergio RAMOS converted the spot kick to give his team a 2-1 lead. Angel CORREA came on as a substitute and made an impact. He had a brilliant run which ended up as an assist for Diego COSTA’s second goal to make it 2-2 and force extra time.

Saul NIGUEZ and KOKE would each score during extra time to secure the victory.

Congratulations to Diego SIMEONE, German BURGOS and Atletico Madrid!

Ricardo GARECA on coaching Argentina: “No one ever called me or contacted me”

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Ricard GARECA was being linked to the Argentina job last month but he has come out and stated that no one from the AFA contacted him.

Following the departure of Jorge SAMPAOLI as coach of the Argentina National Team, several names were (and are still) being linked with the vacant position. While Lionel SCALONI is the interim coach and no announcement has been made as to who the new coach is, GARECA has come out and not only spoken about himself but also of Diego SIMEONE and Mauricio POCHETTINO.

Talking about himself and the AFA to the media, here’s what GARECA had to say:

“I never got a call, not even anything informal to coach Argentina. I am totally dedicated in wanting to work with National Teams.”

GARECA spoke about taking a short hiatus and thinking about his future as a coach before signing once more with the Peruvian National Team:

“I wanted some silence because I wanted to listen and to hear. Had Argentina called me, it would have changed things.”

GARECA gave his thoughts on the AFA wanting to get Diego SIMEONE or Mauricio POCHETTINO as coach of the Argentina National Team.

“You can’t go to get someone that states that it’s not their time to coach the NAtional Team. You can’t go to coach if they have to convince you, if you go to coach, it’s because you feel it.”

Carlos TEVEZ comments on Lionel MESSI’s absence from Argentina team

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Carlos Tevez commented on seeing his friend Lionel MESSI as well as the captain’s absence from the Argentina team.

Boca Juniors are presently in Spain to play Barcelona at the Camp Nou for the Joan Gamper trophy. While there, former Argentina man Carlos TEVEZ spoke about seeing MESSI and Lionel’s decision of not wanting to go back to the Argentina National Team. Speaking with TNT Sports, here’s what TEVEZ had to say:

“It’s nice to meet MESSI again. To greet him again, say a few words. Watching him play and going up against him is very nice.

“I believe it’s a personal decision. It’s understandable if MESSI doesn’t come back to the Argentina National Team. I was in his spot and the truth is that with so much criticism, sometimes, I didn’t want to go.”

TEVEZ was under heavy criticism himself several years back by fans and media. He showed up overweight and didn’t particularly play very well at the 2011 Copa America where he ultimately missed a deciding penalty against Uruguay where Argentina got eliminated. He was then not selected from the team during all of Alejandro SABELLA’s reign as coach up until Gerardo “Tata” MARTINO recalled him to the team over three years later.

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