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Pablo PEREZ scores as Cristian PAVON and Boca Juniors win Superliga

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Pablo PEREZ scored the first goal for Boca on their way to winning the Argentine Superliga.

A 2-2 draw against Gimnasia was all Boca needed to seal back to back league titles, with goals coming from Pablo PEREZ and Ramon ABILA. PEREZ scored early in the 12 minute with ABILA netting Boca’s second in the 57th minute.

Emmanuel MAS, Pablo PEREZ (rumored to make Argentina’s preliminary 35 man World Cup squad), Carlos TEVEZ and Cristian PAVON all started for the league champions. PAVON even had a beautiful nutmeg during the match.

In other Superliga action, Lisandro LOPEZ and Lautaro MARTINEZ both scored in Racing’s 2-0 victory against Arsenal de Sarandi.

Congratulations to Boca Juniors on winning the league title!

Argentina rumored 23 names for World Cup

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There are already a few lists of rumored Argentina squad lists circulating around in the media.

The latest one comes from Hernan CASTILLO of TNT Sports states that most of the players have already been chosen for the World Cup with only a few left to confirm.

Goalkeepers:
Sergio ROMERO
Willy CABALLERO
Franco ARMANI or Nahuel GUZMAN

Defenders:
Gabriel MERCADO
Eduardo SALVIO
Nicolas OTAMENDI
Federico FAZIO
Javier MASCHERANO
Marcos ROJO
Nicolas TAGLIAFICO
Marcos ACUNA

Midfielders:
Lucas BIGLIA
Ever BANEGA
Giovani LO CELSO
Manuel LANZINI
Angel DI MARIA
Matias KRANEVITTER or Guido PIZARRO
Ricardo CENTURION or Maxi MEZA or Enzo PEREZ

Forwards:
Lionel MESSI
Sergio AGUERO
Gonzalo HIGUAIN
Paulo DYBALA
Cristian PAVON or Diego PEROTTI

Reserves:
Agustin MARCHESIN
Ramiro FUNES MORI
Leandro PAREDES
Erik LAMELA
Emiliano RIGONI
Pablo PEREZ
Lautaro MARTINEZ
Mauro ICARDI

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Argentina’s rumored squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

While this list is obviously not confirmed and we have to wait until the official word comes from Jorge SAMPAOLI, this does appear to very possibly be something we could see for the World Cup.

Luis ISLAS of Argentina: “ARMANI has to start against Iceland”

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The former Argentina goalkeeper has stated that he thinks Franco ARMANI should start for at the World Cup against Iceland.

World Cup winner and a goalkeeper who was included in two Argentina squads for the big tournament has come out and spoken about his country’s goalkeeping situation. In an interview with TyC Sports, Argentina’s starting goalkeeper at the 1994 FIFA World Cup had this to say:

Luis ISLAS on Franco ARMANI:

“I would take him to the World Cup. We aren’t talking about an 18 year old kis, this is someone who maintains the same level match after match, stopping shots for a team like River. As a coach, I would take him, no doubt about it. But you have th respect the coach Jorge SAMPAOLI.”

Luis ISLAS on Sergio ROMERO:

“A goalkeeper is more trustworthy when he plays. But for ROMERO it obviously doesn’t cost him much. But I like a goalkeeper who plays.”

Luis ISLAS on who he thinks should start for Argentina at the World Cup.

“For his current form, ARMANI has to start against Iceland. But just as much, you would have to think about it a lot because I don’t know how he would respond with the National Team.”

World Cup countdown: 50 days, Argentina moment number 36, Mauricio PINEDA

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As part of the 50 days, 50 Argentina World Cup moments, we will be counting down the top 50 Argentina moments at a World Cup using the daily number.

We are just 36 days until the start of the FIFA World Cup and in 36th place we have Mauricio PINEDA scoring in the 36th minute against Croatia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Following a 1-0 win against Japan and a resounding 5-0 victory against Jamaica, Argentina’s final group match at the 1998 FIFA World Cup came against Croatia, one of their opponents at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. A single goal, by Maurio PINEDA in minute number 36 was the difference as Daniel PASSARELLA’s men picked up a 1-0 win.

A lovely chipped pass by Ariel ORTEGA and PIENDA was all alone against the goalkeeper with the Croatian defenders closing in on him but he made no mistaken and scored with a powerful left footed shot.

Here was Argentina’s starting XI for the match:

1. Carlos ROA
2. Roberto AYALA
4. MAuricio PINEDA
5. Matias ALMEYDA
9. Gabriel BATISTUTA
10. Ariel ORTEGA
11. Juan Sebastian VERON
13. Pablo PAZ
14. Nelson VIVAS
20. Marcelo GALLARDO
22. Javier ZANETTI

If you missed it, here are our 50 World Cup moments:
50: Sergio ROMERO gets 50th cap vs. Switzerland at 2014 FIFA World Cup.
49: Roberto AYALA scores in the 49th minute vs. Germany at 2006 FIFA World Cup.
48: Angel DI MARIA’s 48th cap for Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina at 2014 FIFA World Cup.
47: Mario KEMPES scores Argentina’s 47th goal all time at the 1978 FIFA World Cup vs. Peru.
46: Jorge VALDANO scores in the 46th minute at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
45: Javier ZANETTI scores in the 45th minute vs. England at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
44: Gabriel BATISTUTA scores goal number 44 in his Argentina career at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
43: Gonzalo HIGUAIN receives cap number 43 for Argentina vs. Germany in the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
42: Pedro PASCULLI scores in the 42nd minute for Argentina vs. Uruguay at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
41: Maxi RODRÍGUEZ scores in the 41st minute for Argentina vs. Serbia & Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
40: Roberto AYALA plays in his 40th match for Argentina vs. Jamaica at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
39: Pablo ZABALETA plays in his 39th match for Argentina vs. Nigeria at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
38: Javier SAVIOLA scores in the 38th minute for Argentina vs. Ivory Coast at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
37: Maxi RODRIGUEZ plays in his 37th match for Argentina vs. South Korea at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Giovani LO CELSO scores in PSG 2-0 French Cup final win against Les Herbiers

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Giovani LO CELSO was on target once more for the league champions, this time in their 2-0 French Cup final win against Les Herbiers.

With the league title secured, coach Unai EMERY opted to go with Angel DI MARIA and Giovani LO CELSO in PSG’s starting eleven with Javier PASTORE coming on as a substitute in the French Cup final. LO CELSO scores the first goal of the match in minute number 26 to give PSG the 1-0 lead. A lovely left footed shot from the edge of the area found its way to the back of the net.

The goal was LO CELSO’s fourth in his last six matches in all competitions.

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