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Edgardo BAUZA “Mauro ICARDI won’t be called up yet”

Edgardo BAUZA has commented on next month’s World Cup Qualifiers and stated that Mauro ICARDI won’t be called-up yet.

When asked about abut his recent trip to Europe, Argentina boss Edgardo BAUZA says it was a success but dropped the speculation about Mauro ICARDI featuring for the National Team in the upcoming qualifier. Speaking to TyC Sports, here’s what he had to say:

“Mauro ICARDI won’t be called up yet, but can be at any other time”.

BAUZA recently met ICARDI at Inter’s training ground but made it clear that he would not rush to summon the Nerazzurri captain.

Edgardo Bauza with Mauro Icardi and Ever Banega
Edgardo Bauza with Mauro Icardi and Ever Banega

About Inter and MARADONA’s comments:

“I didn’t meet ICARDI alone, I met him together with others at Inter, talking mainly about football.”

In response to MARADONA’s criticism on him about the meetup with ICARDI:
“MARADONA’s attack? I won’t answer this. ICARDI to be called up? The situation is the same as before.”

It remains to be seen who BAUZA will call-up for Argentina’s matches against Chile next month at home before travelling to the altitude in La Paz to play Bolivia. One thing that’s for sure is that despite meeting with the Inter captain, BAUZA is adamant about leaving ICARDI out of the team.

UBEDA to set up friendly matches for Argentina U20

Claudio UBEDA, coach of the Argentina U20 team, has spoken about the team’s planning for the U20 World Cup.

The team, who barely qualified for the U20 World Cup in South Korea, will try to set up a trip to Vietnam to play some friendly matches. This, according to coach UBEDA. Speaking on the radio in Argentina, here’s what he had to say:

About qualification to the U20 World Cup:

“It’s never happened to me that I’ve have to depend on a result like that but I’m happy it all worked out. We knew the conditions we were in when we got to the Sudamericano.”

Preparation for the U20 World Cup:

“We’re planning a trip (warm up matches) to Vietnam before the World Cup in South Korea. In the next 10 days, we’re going to analyze the friendly matches to accommodate our calendar.”

Claudio Ubeda Argentina U20 Coach
Claudio Ubeda Argentina U20 Coach

Argentina, along with Uruguay, Ecuador and Venezuela will be the South American representatives at the U20 World Cup which will be held in South Korea between the 20th of May and the 11th of June.

Sebastian DRIUSSI to stay at River Plate

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River Plate starlet forward Sebastian DRIUSSI has stated that he will be staying at the club.

Despite rumors, River Plate’s young forward DRIUSSI has come out on the radio and stated that he wants to stay at the club. Here’s what he had to say about the transfer rumors:

“I told my agent not to listen to offers for me. I have my head here (at River Plate) and I’m happy”.

Sebastian Driussi at River Plate
Sebastian Driussi at River Plate

Sebastian DRIUSSI at River Plate and Argentina:

DRIUSSI came through River Plate’s famous La Máquina (the machine) youth system and got his first break with the senior team back in 2013. Since then, DRIUSSI has accumulated a total of 14 goals in 53 league matches. At the international leve, he has represented Argentina at two different levels. In the U17, Sebastian scored 7 goals in 15 matches while with the U20’s, his ratio was slightly less impressive with 1 goal in 8 matches.

Gonzalo HIGUAIN and Lucas BIGLIA score goals for Juventus, Lazio

To add to the previous goals scored Lionel MESSI, Angel DI MARIA and others, Gonzalo HIGUAIN and Lucas BIGLIA put their names on the list of Argentine’s who scored this past weekend.

Juventus, with Paulo DYBALA and Gonzalo HIGUAIN both starting, travelled away to Cagliari and managed to pick up a 2-0 victory. The goalscorer? Last season’s Serie A top goalscorer, Gonzalo HIGUAIN. The first goal saw HIGUAIN beat the offside trap and chip the goalkeeper (similar to what he tried to do in the final of the 2016 Copa America). The second goal was assisted by fellow Argentine Paulo DYBALA.

Lucas BIGLIA scored for Lazio in their 1-1 draw against Milan. BIGLIA, captain of Lazio, stepped up and scored a penalty (unlike in the 2015 Copa America against Colombia and the final of the 2016 Copa America) to give Lazio the lead. However, Milan drew level with minutes left in the match.

Gonzalo HIGUAIN’s goals:

Lucas BIGLIA’s goal:

Champions League Preview: Lionel MESSI, Angel DI MARIA and more

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Our Champions League preview stars Lionel MESSI, Javier MASCHERANO, Angel DI MARIA, Javier PASTORE, Lisandro LOPEZ, Eduardo SALVIO, Franco CERVI and Emiliano MARTINEZ as they are the Argentine players who will be involved in this week’s Champions League matches.

While some are likely to start, others are out due to injury or even on the bench, a total of 8 Argentine’s will, one way or another be represented this week in the Champions League. On Tuesday, it will be Angel DI MARIA and Javier PASTORE’s Paris Saint-Germain who play host to Lionel MESSI and Javier MASCHERANO’s FC Barcelona in Paris.

Beginning in Paris, DI MARIA will look to add to his free kick goal he scored over the weekend while reports have Javier PASTORE on the bench for the French league champions. As for Barcelona, the Champions League’s leading goalscorer for the season Lionel MESSI will surely start while Javier MASCHERANO is ruled out due to a hamstring injury. These two teams have played several teams in the past few years with the Catalan club coming out on top and eliminating the French champions.

Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria: Team mates for Argentina, rivals in the Champions League
Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria: Team mates for Argentina, rivals on Tuesday

In Portugal, Eduardo SALVIO and Franco CERVI are both in contention to start the match for the hosts while defender Ezequiel LOPEZ is out due to injury as they play host to German club Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.

In Germany, the lone Argentine representative happens to be for Arsenal as goalkeeper Emiliano MARTINEZ is fully expected to start the match on the bench for the visitors. The matches involving Argentine players this week are the following:

Tuesday, February 14:

Paris Saint-Germain vs. FC Barcelona
Benfica vs. Borussia Dortmund

Wednesday, February 15:

Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal

We will be posting the match highlights following the games on Tuesday and Wednesday night.

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