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Javier PASTORE: “We depend a lot on MESSI”

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Javier PASTORE has come out and talked about the Argentina National Team and Lionel MESSI.

Despite not being selected for the National Team, PASTORE has come out and stated that there’s no group of friends and that the team must help Lionel MESSI. Here’s what he had to say:

Javier PASTORE on the Argentina National Team:

“Those who go (to the Argentina National Team) are the best, there’s no group of friends in the National Team. That’s a big lie, it’s something they have created and we hope it will end quickly because what it does is just anger the players. The one’s who are always there are there because they are at the best teams in the world, not because they are friends with another player.”

Javier PASTORE on Lionel MESSI:

“He’s the best in the World. You have to build a team that plays football and one that facilitates his job, you can’t hope he does everything because him against 11 players, he won’t win.”

“We depend a lot on MESSI and we want him to solve everything which is wrong. Everyone has to try and help him out. Playing with him is the most beautiful thing because you give him a pass that is more or less good, just a normal pass, and you value it because it ends as a goal.”

Lazio makes offer for Atalanta’s Alejandro GOMEZ

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Lazio have reportedly made an offer of €12 million to sign the Atalanta captain.

Days after making his Argentina National Team debut, Alejandro GOMEZ is already being linked to another club. GOMEZ, who scored on his Argentina debut, is being linked with Lucas BIGLIA’s Lazio. According to reports, they have made an offer of €7 million, plus goalkeeper Etrit BERISHA, who is valued at €5 million.

Match Highlights: Argentina win 6-0 against Singapore

It was a one sided match as Argentina scored 6 times in their win against Singapore.

Jorge SAMPAOLI’s Argentina managerial career is off to a good start. Two matches, two wins, seven goals scored, zero allowed. While they were two completely different opponents, the first being Brazil and the second Singapore, the team still managed to play well.

Federico FAZIO, Joaquin COREA, Alejandro GOMEZ, Leandro PAREDES, Lucas ALARIO and Angel DI MARIA were the goalscorers for Argentina in their 6-0 win against Singapore. Five of those six players had never scored for the National Team before today, two had never even played for Argentina before this match.

Federico FAZIO’s goal:

Joaquin CORREA’s goal:

Alejandro GOMEZ’s goal:

Leandro PAREDES’ goal:

Lucas ALARIO’s goal:

Angel DI MARIA’s goal:

Jorge SAMPAOLI press conference ahead of Singapore match

Argentina National Team coach Jorge SAMPAOLI held a press conference ahead of his team’s match against Singapore on Tuesday.

With Lionel MESSI not playing and SAMPAOLI going with fresh faces for the match against Singapore, Lucas BIGLIA has been named captain. SAMPAOLI also spoke about a number of topics. The coach commented on Mauro ICARDI, the goalkeepers and more. Here’s what he had to say:

Jorge SAMPAOLI on the match against Singapore:

“We’re going to go for it from the start of the match, the way we always will. We’ll need that for the four World Cup Qualifying matches, not just for tomorrow. The team is well, we’re still in the preparation stage after a complicated match on Friday against Brazil. We’re convinced that we’ll win.”

Jorge SAMPAOLI on the goalkeeping situation:

“The decision to play GUZMAN is to have the possibility of seeing him in action, of communicating with the back line. ROMERO has been working very well and this will give us the chance to see GUZMAN, beyond just his good performances for his club. One can’t say who will be the starting goalkeeper for the WOrld Cup Qualifiers. They’re all very good. Looking forward, it’s going to be tough to decide who starts on the pitch and not just the goalkeepers.”

Jorge SAMPAOLI on Mauro ICARDI:

“We’ve had a lot of doubts about Mauro’s participation but we are excited about him having the chance to play a match. Not just for what he can bring from an individual point of view but for the group. Even though he couldn’t play, him staying with us has given us the chance to speak with him, for him to know what we need from him. This contribution of his speaks very well of how much of a professional he is, knowing very well that he probably wouldn’t be able to play, he could have been enjoying his vacation.”

The match is at 8:00am Eastern (New York), 1:00pm in the UK on Tuesday.

Lucas BIGLIA named captain for Argentina against Singapore

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The Argentina Squad has just completed their training session at the Singapore’s National Stadium which was followed by a press conference from Jorge SAMPAOLI.

SAMPAOLI has confirmed that Lucas BIGLIA will be named as captain for the Tuesday’s friendly against the host country.

He had also stated that Mauro ICARDI has made a commendable effort to recover from his injury but didn’t rule out he will feature in this match at some stage as a sub.

As mentioned in our previous article, the line up tomorrow will start in a 2-3-4-1 formation as per follows:

Nahuel GUZMAN; Emmanuel MAMMAN, Federico FAZIO; Eduardo SALVIO, Lucas BIGLIA, Marcos ACUNA; Papu GOMEZ, Manuel LANZINI, Paulo DYBALA, Angel DI MARIA; Joaquin CORREA

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