Some not so good news coming out of the Argentina camp.
Argentina and Lanus fullback Jose Luis GOMEZ will be out for 2 months after rupturing the meniscus in his left knee. GOMEZ, who started for Argentina in their 1-0 win against Brazil, got the injury during a training session ahead of the team’s match against Singapoe.
The Argentina squad resume their training session today at the Bishan Stadium in Singapore.
It appears that Jorge SAMPAOLI will test a new line up consisting of just two centre backs in their match against Singapore; Emmanuel MAMMANA and Federico FAZIO.
Argentina is expected to line up in a 2-3-4-1 formation:
Nahuel GUZMAN; Emmanuel MAMMAN, Federico FAZIO; Eduardo SALVIO, Lucas BIGLIA, Marcos ACUNA; Papu GOMEZ, Manuel LANZINI, Paulo DYBALA, Angel DI MARIA; Joaquin CORREA
Fresh from their win against Brazil in Melbourne, the Argentina squad flew to Singapore the next day and have arrived at Changi Airport at about 4pm local time.
All the squad members and coaching staff were at present except for Gonzalo HIGUAIN and Nicolas OTAMENDI. Upon arriving, they headed straight to their hotel which is the Fullerton Bay Hotel. They were greeted by several fans who waited outside at the airport.
Of course the big question among the local media was the status of Lionel MESSI involvement in Tuesday’s night fixture?
Well much to the happiness of the local crowd, MESSI did joined the team on this trip and spent several hours with the rest of the squad at their hotel in Singapore. But later on he catches a flight to Catalunya where he is expected to finalized and renew his contract with Barcelona. From thereon, he will head straight to Rosario for his much talked about wedding.
The rest of the squad spent a couple of hours at their hotel. Later that night, they conducted their first training session in Singapore at the Bishan Stadium.
Meanwhile in the absence of Higuain and Mauro ICARDI still undergoing rehabilitation on his injury, Lucas ALARIO is likely to start as the center forward against Singapore.
Argentina and their new coach Jorge SAMPAOLI have done it! They’ve beaten Brazil in a friendly match with a score of 1-0. This was SAMPAOLI’S debut match and definitely a good sign of things to come. A win is a win and against Brazil it is always tastier. It was played in front of a 95,569 crowd at the MCG in Melbourne, Australia.
With this win, Argentina has ended Tite’s nine-match winning streak as Selecao coach. The Argentina goal game from Sevilla (ex-River Plate) defender Gabriel MERCADO. It was a tap in from close range after Nicolas OTAMENDI’S header came back off the post. MERCADO always seems to be there at the right time and is becoming a staple in the Argentina defense. Lined up in a 3-4-3 formation with both Lionel Messi and Paulo Dybala in support of Gonzalo Higuain, Argentina dominated the first period, before resolutely riding out a second half storm.
SAMPAOLI’S team will next play their final friendly match vs. Singapore on Tuesday, June 13. After that, they have their World Cup Qualifier matches. First against Uruguay at the end of August.
Here’s the video of the goal:
VAMOS ARGENTINA!!
Argentina’s starting line-up has been confirmed.
Jorge SAMPAOLI has announced his team for his first match in charge of the Argentina National Team. Here’s the eleven who will start the match.
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