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Ricardo GARECA to hold Peru press conference tomorrow, to coach Argentina?

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Peru coach Ricardo GARECA will hold a press conference on Tuesday.

Per a Tweet by the Peruvian FA, their national team coach Ricardo GARECA will hold a press conference. Increasing reports in the Argentine media are that the AFA have already taken the decision to fire Jorge SAMPAOLI.

We can only speculate that the press conference tomorrow would mean that GARECA could be stepping down as coach. Although that is pure speculation (it could also mean he is going to renew his contract) but considering the circumstances and everything going on involving the AFA and how GARECA has been heavily linked to the Argentina coaching job, it seems very possible.

Unofficial: Argentina coach Jorge SAMPAOLI out today, rumored names

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Some unofficial news as I am hearing that Jorge SAMPAOLI will be out as Argentina coach today.

The confirmation is expected to be made today and the two possible candidates to replace him are Marcelo GALLARDO and Ricardo GARECA.

This is from what I am hearing from different sources.

Rumors that Argentina coach Jorge SAMPAOLI will leave

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There are reports emerging in Argentina that coach Jorge SAMPAOLI will no longer manage the national team.

News is just breaking out now and there’s no further information.

What is next for Argentina after World Cup elimination

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It’s a day every Argentina fan dreads, the 24 hours after an elimination from a FIFA World Cup.

For Argentina fans (and I’m sure others), it has become a routine. A tournament ends, speculations about players retiring, does the coach stay on or not and it’s question after question. However, here is what we do know in regards to Argentina.

Up first are two friendly games in the United States. The first one being on September 7 in Guatemala. The venue for that appears to be at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.

The second one will come on September 11 against Colombia at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey.

Following that, there are two other friendly matches in the month of November. However the opponent is unknown.

That is what is remaining for the rest of the year. For 2019, there’s the Copa America in Brazil which kicks off in June. One can only speculate how the squad will look like by the time that tournament kicks off.

Javier MASCHERANO, Lucas BIGLIA retire, SAMPAOLI, AGUERO to stay with Argentina

Javier MASCHERANO and Lucas BIGLIA have retired from the Argentina squad while coach Jorge SAMPAOLI will stay on.

Following the team’s 4-3 loss against France in the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup, two players have called it quits. The veteran midfield duo of Javier MASCHERANO and Lucas BIGLIA have both announced their retirements from the Argentina National Team.

For MASCHERANO, it’s not much of a surprise as he stated before the start of the tournament that this would be it for him.

As for the coach, Jorge SAMPAOLI stated that he will continue as coach of the team while Sergio AGUERO said that he will continue with Argentina for as long as the coach needs him.

For the moment, no word on whether Lionel MESSI will retire or not.

Personally, I may be in the very, very small minority but I think SAMPAOLI should continue. He’s a coach which needs time for his teams to play his system (something, if we are being honest, he hasn’t had with Argentina). He inherited a broken squad while introducing young players like Nicolas TAGLIAFICO (who was a stud in this World Cup and made that left back spot his), as well as the likes of Cristian PAVON and even Maxi MEZA (though this one may not have turned out too well).

Also worth mentioning that it would bring continuity to the squad and some stability in terms of the coach. This team went through three managers in one year with Gerardo MARTINO, Edgardo BAUZA and Jorge SAMPAOLI.

Furthermore, Argentina will play a friendly match against Colombia on September 11 at Metlife stadium in New Jersey.