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Argentina’s 2017 Year in Review – By the numbers

Roy Nemer
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The past 12 months were an absolutely roller coaster for the Argentina National Team and it’s time to look back at Argentina’s 2017 from a numbers perspective.

Argentina’s 2017 consisted of a total of 10 matches played. Here’s the breakdown in numbers:

Total coaches: 2

Edgardo BAUZA
Jorge SAMPAOLI

Number of players who took part in matches: 50

Augustin MARCHESIN: 1
Alejandro GOMEZ: 4
Angel CORREA: 1
Angel DI MARIA: 10
Cristian PAVON: 2
Dario BENEDETTO: 4
Diego PEROTTI: 2
Eduardo SALVIO: 3
Emanuel MAMMANA: 2
Emiliano INSUA: 1
Emiliano RIGONI: 3
Emmanuel MAS: 1
Enzo PEREZ: 5
Ever BANEGA: 8
Facundo RONCAGLIA: 2
Federico FAZIO: 4
Fernando BELLUSCHI: 1
Fernando GAGO: 1
Gabriel MERCADO: 5
German PEZZELLA: 2
Giovani LO CELSO: 2
Gonzalo HIGUAIN: 2
Guido PIZARRO: 3
Guido RODRIGUEZ: 1
Ignacio FERNANDEZ: 1
Javier MASCHERANO: 6
Javier PASTORE: 2
Joaquin CORREA: 3
Jonathan MAIDANA: 1
Jose LUIS GOMEZ: 1
Lautaro ACOSTA: 2
Leandro PAREDES: 2
Lionel MESSI: 7
Lucas ALARIO: 1
Lucas BIGLIA: 6
Lucas PRATTO: 1
Manuel LANZINI: 2
Marcos ACUNA: 7
Marcos ROJO: 2
Mateo MUSACCHIO: 2
Matias CARUZZO: 1
Matias KRANVITTER: 1
Mauro ICARDI: 3
Nahuel GUZMAN: 1
Nicolas OTAMENDI: 8
Nicolas TAGLIAFICO: 1
Paulo DYBALA: 6
Ramiro FUNES MORI: 1
Sergio AGUERO: 4
Sergio ROMERO: 8

Player with most matches:

Angel DI MARIA (10 appearances in 10 matches)

Argentina’s 2017 Match Record

World Cup Qualifying matches: 6
Friendly matches: 4
Matches won: 5
Matches drawn: 3
Matches lost: 2
Biggest win: 6-0 vs. Singapore
Biggest loss: 2-0 vs. Bolivia, 4-2 loss vs. Nigeria

Argentina World Cup Qualifying Match Record

Matches won in World Cup Qualifiers: 2
Matches drawn in World Cup Qualifiers: 3
Matches lost in World Cup Qualifiers: 1

Argentina Friendly Match Record

Matches won in Friendly matches: 3
Matches drawn in Friendly matches: 0
Matches lost in Friendly matches: 1

Argentina's 2017 Year in Review: Argentina sealed 2018 World Cup qualification vs. Ecuador
Argentina’s 2017 Year in Review: Argentina sealed 2018 World Cup qualification vs. Ecuador

Goals

Total goals scored: 15
Total goals let in: 8

Goals scored in World Cup Qualifiers: 5
Goals let in World Cup Qualifiers: 4
Goals scored in Friendly matches: 10
Goals let in Friendly matches: 4
Most goals scored in a match: 6
Most goals let in a match: 4

Argentina's 2017 Year in Review: The 6-0 victory vs. Singapore was Argentina's biggest scoreline of the year.
Argentina’s 2017 Year in Review: A 6-0 victory vs. Singapore was Argentina’s biggest scoreline of the year.

Argentina’s 2017 consisted of having 10 different goal scorers (11 if you count an own goal). The top scorer? Lionel MESSI. The top scorer in World Cup Qualifying? Lionel MESSI. Players to score more than one goal? Lionel MESSI and Sergio AGUERO.

Argentina Goal Scorers

Lionel MESSI – World Cup Qualifier, 4 goals (1 goal vs. Chile, 3 goals vs. Ecuador)
Sergio AGUERO – Friendly matches, 2 goals (1 goal vs. Russia, 1 goal vs. Nigeria)
Alejandro GOMEZ – Friendly match, 1 goal (vs. Singapore)
Angel DI MARIA – Friendly match, 1 goal (vs. Singapore)
Ever BANEGA – Friendly match, 1 goal (vs. Nigeria)
Federico FAZIO – Friendly match, 1 goal (vs. Singapore)
Gabriel MERCADO – Friendly match, 1 goal (vs. Brazil)
Joaquin CORREA – Friendly match, 1 goal (vs. Singapore)
Leandro PAREDES – Friendly match, 1 goal (vs. Singapore)
Lucas ALARIO – Friendly match, 1 goal (vs. Singapore)
Own goal – Friendly match, 1 goal (vs. Venezuela)

Argentina's 2017 Year in Review: Lionel Messi scored 4 goals for Argentina this year.
Argentina’s 2017 Year in Review: Lionel Messi scored 4 goals for Argentina this year.

We will be having our in depth Argentina 2017 Year in Review in the next few days where we will go in detail discussing all the changes which happened surrounding the Argentina National Team this past year.

Nicolas TAGLIAFICO wanted by Freiburg, Ajax

Roy Nemer
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Reports are emerging that Freiburg and Ajax are interested in signing Argentina international Nicolas TAGLIAFICO.

A report by German media outlet Kicker states that Independiente have received an offer for their captain with a possible transfer being done in the upcoming transfer window in January. The offer is reportedly in the region of 3 million.

Nicolas TAGLIAFICO linked to Freiburg

“Freiburg pointing to an Argentine initernational: They’ve made an offer worth 3 million Euro’s for Nicolas TAGLIAFICO.”

However, Freiburg aren’t the only club rumored to be interested in signing the 25 year old. Ajax of the Netherlands have also shown interest in signing the defender. At the moment, it remains to be seen whether or not Independiente will sell their star player.

Javier MASCHERANO to Hebei Fortune in China

Roy Nemer
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Javier MASCHERANO will be joining Chinese club Hebei Fortune.

The midfielder turned defender’s move to Hebei Fortune has been confirmed. According to several reports, an agreement has been reached between FC Barcelona and MASCHERANO’s agent. Jefecito would join the Chinese club in January.

Javier will join fellow Argentinian Ezequiel LAVEZZI at the club with coach Manuel PELLEGRINI. Argentina’s number 14 first joined the Catalan club back in summer 2010 following a move from English Premier League club Liverpool. Amassing over 300 matches for Barcelona, Masche managed to score one goal throughout his career in Spain. Since joining them in 2010, he has won no less than 17 trophies with the Catalan’s (of those 17 came a treble back in 2015).

Javier MASCHERANO goal for Barcelona

Mauro ICARDI, Federico FAZIO and DE PAUL score on the weekend

Roy Nemer
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Mauro ICARDI, Federico FAZIO and Rodrigo DE PAUL all scored on the weekend for their clubs.

The Serie A standings are as tight as it can get. The top four teams are all separated by four points. Gabriel BATISTUTA’s former team AS Roma sit fourth at 38 points, Mauro ICARDI’s Inter occupy the third spot on 40 points, reigning Serie A champions Juventus (lead by Gonzalo HIGUAIN and Paulo DYBALA) are sitting in second place on 41 points while Diego MARADONA’s former team lead the league on 42 points.

Inter’s undefeated run finally came to an end on the weekend as they lost at home 1-3 to Udinese. The visitors took the lead in the 14th minute but Mauro ICARDI netted just a minute later to draw level. The decisive goal came from another Argentinian as Rodrigo DE PAUL scored a penalty in the 61st minute before BARAK sealed the victory in the 77th minute.

AS Roma’s Federico FAZIO scored in the 94th minute to give his team a dramatic 1-0 victory against Cagliari. FAZIO’s goal came off a set piece but not off a towering header which you would expect. Instead, Federico in a poacher style, got on to a loose ball in the area to score. One player who must feel releaved is fellow compatriot Diego PEROTTI who had missed a penalty earlier in the match.

Mauro ICARDI and Rodrigo DE PAUL goals

Federico FAZIO goal

Independiente win Copa Sudamericana!

Juli2014
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Hey guys, Independiente have won the Copa Sudamericana last night!

The “Rey de Copas” or the “King of Cups” deservedly won 3-2 last night on aggregate. It was their second Copa Sudamericana title.

Trailing 2-1 from the first leg in Argentina last week and with support from more than 54,000 fans in an overflowing Maracana, Flamengo striker Lucas Paqueta opened the scoring in the 29th minute from a low cross by defender Rever. Just minutes later, a disputed penalty allowed midfielder Ezequiel BARCO to equalize.

Colombian referee Wilmar Roldan issued seven yellow cards, four of them to Independiente players, all in the last 17 minutes of regulation time. Flamengo have had to play without striker Paolo Guerrero, who has been suspended by FIFA after failing an anti-doping test.

Independiente midfielder Ezequiel BARCO said the Copa Sudamericana opens a new era for the club. They are the biggest winner of the Copa Libertadores with seven titles, but the last one was in distant 1984. No side has lifted the Sudamericana on more occasions than Independiente, though Boca Juniors have also triumphed twice, while the Avellaneda (of Buenos Aires) based club’s seven Copa Libertadores titles are unparalleled.

On their way to the title, the Sudamericana champions eliminated Argentina’s Atletico Tucuman and Paraguay’s Nacional and Libertad until they met Flamengo in the final.

Barco, one of the best players of the tournament, is leaving the club to play in MLS for Atlanta. He is likely to have played his last match for Independiente at the Maracana.

BARCO of Independiente

“I never imagined I could leave Independiente, but now all I want to do is to celebrate this title and thank fans for their support all those years.”

Copa Sudamericana final highlights

VAMOS ARGENTINA!!

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