In what would be a blockbuster move, Bavarian giants Bayern Munich have are reportedly ready to make a €100m bid for Paulo DYBALA.
BILD of Germany and Corriere Torino in Italy are both reporting that Bayern have already made enquiries about signing the little jewel from Juventus. DYBALA’s lack of playing time and rumored problems with Juventus coach ALLEGRI are not a secret and while there is still the World Cup to play, this has the potential of being the biggest move of the summer.
While the 24 year old is constantly being linked to a move outside of Italy, this appears to be the first genuine interest from a giant club.
Mauro ICARDI struck again while Christian PAVON added two assists to his name.
Despite being absolutely on fire, Mauro ICARDI has reportedly been told that he will not be going to the World Cup with Argentina. Yet that hasn’t stopped the Inter man from scoring. This time ICARDI added a third goal for Inter in their 4-0 win away to Udinese.
The number 9 scored in first half injury time which all but sealed the victory and the three points for his club. It was goal number 28 for Mauro ICARDI in Serie A this season which makes him Inter’s highest goalscorer in a single season since Antonio ANGELILO in 1959!
From someone who will not be going to the World Cup to someone who is very likely going to be on the plane with Argentina, Cristian PAVON continues to add to his impressive run of form. The Boca Juniors man had two assists in Boca’s 2-0 win against Union.
Two different style passes from PAVON. The first a pass sent in from out wide which went across the back line and onto the feet of Ramon “Wanchope” ABILA. The second a run across the edge of the area and a pass in to ABILA once more.
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 39 days until the start of the FIFA World Cup and in 39th place we have Pablo ZABALETA playing in his 39th match for Argentina, a 1-0 win against Iran at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
After having picked-up a 2-1 win against Bosnia-Herzegovina in their first match at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and a 1-0 win against Iran in the second game, Alejandro SABELLA’s men were up against a very familiar opponent. For the second consecutive World Cup, Argentina were pit in the same group as Nigeria.
This time around, the match had many goals. Lionel MESSI opened the scoring in the third minute, Ahmed MUSA equalised a minute later, at the stroke of half time in injury time, Lionel MESSI added to his World Cup tally scoring a fantastic free kick. Two minutes into the second half, Ahmed MUSA scored once more and three minutes after that, Marcos ROJO finally put an end to the goals in the match as he scored the winner in a 3-2 win.
For Pablo ZABALETA, it wasn’t his best of matches, having struggled against the speedy Nigerian players. However, ZABALETA’s team mates were able to make sure that his 39th match with his country was a memorable victory.
Here was Argentina’s starting XI for the match:
1. Sergio ROMERO
2. Ezequiel GARAY
4. Pablo ZABALETA
5. Fernando GAGO
7. Angel DI MARIA
9. Gonzalo HIGUAIN
10. Lionel MESSI
14. Javier MASCHERANO
16. Marcos ROJO
17. Federico FERNANDEZ
20. Sergio AGUERO
Pablo Zabaleta: Argentina International Caps – Senior Level
Paulo DYBALA scored for Juventus while Roberto PEREYRA scored for Watford on Saturday.
It was a difficult match for the Serie A leaders as they had to come back from behing to pick up a 3-1 win against Bologna. After going behind in the 30th minute, the old lady managed to score three times in the second half to get the win, the third coming from DYBALA.
Perhaps it was Argentina coach Jorge SAMPAOLI meeting with him during the week but it seemed to have sparked a plug under the jewel. After having reportedly been confirmed a spot in Argentina’s World Cup squad, maybe DYBALA will now play more relaxed.
From one player who is set to go to the World Cup to another who has absolutely no chance, Roberto PEREYRA scored in Watford’s 2-1 win against Newcastle. A goal and an assist for the former River Plate man, PEREYRA now has 5 goals in 31 league matches this season.
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 40 days until the start of the FIFA World Cup and in 40th place we have Roberto AYALA playing in his 40th match for Argentina vs. Jamaica at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
The first player to appear twice in our FIFA World Cup list, AYALA’s 40th match for his country came against the Reggae Boyz at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. An impressive 5-0 victory by Daniel PASSARELLA’s men ensured their passage into the second round (where we got our moment number 45 of the list).
Three goals by Gabriel BATISTUTA and two by Ariel ORTEGA meant that Roberto AYALA’s men in defence were able to keep a clean shit their first two matches (they would ultimately go on to keep a third clean shit against Croatia).
Here was Argentina’s starting XI for the match:
1. Carlos ROA
2. Roberto AYALA
3. Jose CHAMOT
5. Matias ALMEYDA
6. Roberto SENSINI
7. Claudio LOPEZ
8. Diego SIMEONE
9. Gabriel BATISTUTA
10. Ariel ORTEGA
11. Juan Sebastian VERON
22. Javier ZANETTI
