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Lucas ALARIO or Marco RUBEN could be called as replacement

One of Lucas ALARIO or Marco RUBEN could be called as a replacement for Lucas PRATTO.

As we reported, Lucas PRATTO suffered a broken nose during Sao Paulo’s match against Palmeiras. It was reported that should he play, he would need a protective mask. However, per a report by TyC Sports, should PRATTO not be able to take part in Argentina’s upcoming World Cup Qualifying matches, it would be one of Lucas ALARIO or Marco RUBEN who would get called as a replacement.

Marco Ruben Rosario Central
Marco Ruben of Rosario Central could be called to the Argentina National Team.

No Mauro ICARDI

This happening after Argentina National Team coach Edgardo BAUZA stated a few times that if something were to happen to Gonzalo HIGUAIN or Lucas PRATTO, it would be Inter’s Mauro ICARDI who would get called to replace one of the players.

It now appears to not be the case. It would be either River Plate’s Lucas ALARIO or Rosario Central’s Marco RUBEN.

Wanda ICARDI lobbies for Mauro ICARDI’s Argentina spot

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Wanda ICARDI has taken to social media to lobby for Mauro ICARDI’s inclusion to the Argentina National Team.

Mauro ICARDI’s wife (who also happens to be his agent), has tweeted out supporting Mauro while indirectly taking a jab at Argentina National Team coach Edgardo BAUZA.

Here’s what Wanda tweeted out:
“One day, we’ll all be Argentine’s who will stand up and applaud you. Everything comes and injustices aren’t eternal.”

“ARGENTINE pride. ICARDI BANEGA”

Mauro Icardi and Ever Banega Inter
Mauro Icardi and Ever Banega celebrate their goals for Inter against Atalanta.

The tweets came after the Inter captain scored a hattrick in his team’s 7-1 win against Atlanta on Sunday.

Lucas PRATTO suffers broken nose, gets operated

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Lucas PRATTO suffered a broken nose and had to be operated on.

The Argentina and Sao Paulo forward was operated on Saturday due to a broken nose he suffered in his last match. PRATTO, one of the forwards called-up by Edgardo BAUZA for Argentina’s upcoming World Cup Qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia, broke his nose after colliding with a defender in his team’s 3-0 loss away from home to Palmeiras.

PRATTO, who has scored 4 goals in 5 matches since joining his new club, is a doubt for Sao Paulo’s Copa de Brasil match on Wednesday but it is possible that he uses a protective mask to play. However, according to La Nacion, they will also evaluate whether or not PRATTO would be ready to play the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers.

Lucas Pratto Sao Paulo
Lucas Pratto suffered a broken nose while playing for Sao Paulo.

Argentina National Team coach Edgardo BAUZA has already stated that if something were to happen to one of Gonzalo HIGUAIN or Lucas PRATTO that Mauro ICARDI would be called-up to the Argentina National Team.

Sergio AGUERO, PIATTI, GARCIA and SALA score in Europe

Sergio AGUERO, Pablo PIATTI, Mateo GARCIA and Emiliano SALA all scored for their clubs in Europe over the weekend.

In addition to Mauro ICARDI and Ever BANEGA scoring, four other Argentine’s put their names on the scoresheet.

Beginning in England, Sergio AGUERO scored for Manchester City in their 2-0 win against Middlesbrough. The win books City’s place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

In Spain, we had two Argentine goalscorers in the same. Pablo PIATTI scored for Espanyol in their 4-3 win against Las Palmas. Mateo GARCIA was one of the goalscorers for Las Palmas. PIATTI now has 9 goals and 9 assists this season in Spain’s La Liga.

Pablo Piatti RCD Espanyol
Pablo Piatti celebrates his goal for RCD Espanyol.

In France, it was Emiliano SALA who scored for FC Nantes in their 3-2 win against Montpellier.

Sergio AGUERO’s goal:

Pablo PIATTI and Mateo GARCIA’s goals:

Emiliano SALA’s goal:

The Ignacio “Nacho” PIATTI show for the Impact in MLS

Ignacio PIATTI ran the show for the Montreal Impact in their match on Saturday against the Washington Sounders.

A goal, an assist and a string of dazzling runs by the former San Lorenzo man was enough for MLS’ official Twitter account to brand it as “The Nacho PIATTI show”. PIATTI assisted the first goal and scored the second as Montreal blew a 2-0 lead as the match ended in a 2-2 draw.

Ignacio "Nacho" Piatti Montreal Impact
Ignacio “Nacho” Piatti celebrates his goal for the Montreal Impact.

There were rumors a few months ago that the Montreal man was on Argentina National Team coach Edgardo BAUZA’s radar.

The Ignacio “Nacho” PIATTI show:

Match Highlights: