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Gonzalo HIGUAIN: “I’m more confident this year”

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Gonzalo HIGUAIN and Erik LAMELA gave a press conference today following training.

Gonzalo HIGUAIN and Erik LAMELA took part in a press conference today. Here’s what they had to say:

Gonzalo HIGUAIN:
“My mind is focused on the Copa America. The Copa America’s going to be tough. But we intend on winning it. I’ll bring my best to achieve it.”

“When you come to the National Team, your head has to be in it 100%. We have a great team to win the Copa America. When one’s head is in a right place, everything else comes alone. This year I had the confidence which I didn’t have previously.”

“Every player who comes to the National Team has the pressure of not winning titles. We also have pressure at our clubs as well. The big number of matches in the season are felt. But wearing the Argentina shirt is a great motivator.”

“It’s a luxury playing with MESSI. And I’m still enjoying it. I hope the chemistry I have with him keeps going. We’ve reached 2 finals. We’ve done something right.”

“The Copa is another chance. Having reached two finals is being close. But we deserve to win it.”

Here’s what Erik LAMELA had to say:

“I’ll adapt to the position Martino wants me in. We want to have a good Copa America. The match against Honduras on Friday will serve as preperation for it.”

“I could play on the right but also played on the left and behind the number 9. The decision is up to Tata.”

Paulo DYBALA: “Unlikely I’ll be at the Copa America”

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Paulo DYBALA’s stated that it’s unlikely he’ll be at the Copa America.

Paulo DYBALA spoke today and stated that he had a chat with Tata MARTINO (today) and that it would be “impossible” for him to be at the Copa America. Here’s what he had to say:

“I spoke with MARTINO today and it’s very unlikely that I’ll be at the Copa America. I would say impossible. I know that PASTORE has a problem (injury) but surely the coach has players ready to take his spot”.

“My talk with MARTINO was a positive one because he told me he’s considering me for the Olympics, which is what he’s always told me”.

Preliminary list of 35 for the Olympics

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The preliminary list for the Olympics has been announced.

Tata MARTINO has announced his preliminary list of 35 players for the Olympics.

The list will have to be cut down once again for the final squad but the good news is that Paulo DYBALA has been included in this one. Mauro ICARDI is also included.

Goalkeepers:
Geronimo RULLI
Axel WERNER
Augusto BATALLA
Ezequiel UNSAIN

Defenders:
Jose Luis GOMEZ
Victor SALAZAR
Mateo MUSACCHIO
Jonathan MAIDANA
Emmanuel MAMMANA
Ramiro FUNES MORI
Victor CUESTA
Lautaro GIANETTI
Jonathan SILVA
Alexis SOTO
Leandro VEGA

Midfielders:
Matias KRANEVITTER
Mauricio MARTINEZ
Santiago ASCACIBAR
Leandro PAREDES
Lucas ROMERO
Ivan ROSSI
Giovani LO CELSO
Manuel LANZINI
Franco CERVI

Forwards:
Angel CORREA
Joaquin CORREA
Emiliano RIGONI
Cristian ESPINOZA
Cristian PAVON
Martin BENITEZ
Paulo DYBALA
Mauro ICARDI
Luciano VIETTO
Jonathan CALLERI
Giovanni SIMEONE

Ezequiel LAVEZZI and PASTORE doubts for Copa

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Ezequiel LAVEZZI and Javier PASTORE both have knocks.

Some breaking news coming out of Argentina as Ezequiel LAVEZZI and Javier PASTORE both appear to be doubts for Argentina.

The two trained seperately from the rest of the team today and have undergone tests to determine the seriousness of the injuries. Following the tests, both could be out for up to 15 days as they have small muscle injuries. It’ll be up to MARTINO to decide if he will keep them in the squad or not.

However, local reporters in Argentina are saying that the replacement for LAVEZZI would be Lautaro ACOSTA.

Argentina’s itinerary for the Copa America

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Argentina’s itinerary for the start of the Copa America.

Players from the Argentina National Team are already in Ezeiza training.

All the players bar those from the Copa del Rey final (Lionel MESSI, Javier MASCHERANO and Ever BANEGA) are in Argentina and training. But there’s one match before the start of the Copa America. On Friday, Argentina will travel to San Juan to play Honduras which will serve as the farewell match before they take off to the United States.

From San Juan, they’ll travel to Mendoza before taking a flight to Santa Clara, California on May 28 ahead of their opening match of the tournament against Chile. This is where things start to get Messi (pardon the bad joke).

Lionel MESSI will take part in the match against Honduras but will have to travel back to Barcelona where he will have a court hearing due to his tax evasion. The hearing will take place from May 31 until June 3. Following the hearing, he will travel to California on June 4 and take part in the opening match of the Copa America.

The team will then travel to Chicago on June 7, ahead of their match against Panama. Following that, they’ll travel to Seattle to play Bolivia.