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Two friendly matches for Argentina in May

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The Argentina National Team will play two friendly matches in May.

With preparations for the World Cup up and running, LioneL MESSI and co will play two friendly matches prior to flying off to Israel in June. Per a tweet by Fernando CZYZ of TNT Sports, the Argentina National Team will play the first friendly match on May 24 with the opponent to be announced at a later date. However, at the moment, the opposition is rumored to be Bolivia.

A second match will take place on May 29 and while Nicaragua was confirmed as the opponent, there were some things which still need to be confirmed and Costa Rica have emerged as a possible opponent. One match will be played outside of Buenos Aires while the second will take place either at Boca’s stadium or at Velez’s stadium.

Jorge SAMPAOLI and his team will then travel to Barcelona on May 30 and while they will spend a few days in the Catalan city, they will not play any matches in the country. Their next (and final game prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup) will come on June 6 in Tel Aviv against Israel. After that, the team will travel to Russia for the tounrnament.

Lionel MESSI scores hat-trick in FC Barcelona win

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Hey everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. The man has done it again. This has put a smile to my face on the weekend. Lionel MESSI has scored another hat-trick on the weekend versus La Liga team Leganes. It is his 40th of his Barcelona career; a very impressive feat to say the least.  Barcelona have also equaled the record: longest unbeaten run in La Liga history which is now at 38 unbeaten league games. His hat-trick saw him join Liverpool’s Mohamed SALAH at the top of Europe with 29 goals which equal to 58 points in the European Golden Shoe ranking. This has been another great season for the wonderful MESSI and Barcelona.

Check out his goals:

Do you think it would have been different with MESSI on the field against Spain in that last international friendly? Can MESSI actually inspire our national team players during the World Cup? Feel free to discuss it all here!

As always,

VAMOS ARGENTINA!!

Paulo DYBALA scores hat trick against Benevento

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It wasn’t the best week for him in Europe but Paulo DYBALA didn’t let that diminish his confidence when Juventus travelled to Benevento.

DYBALA bagged a hat-trick in Juve’s 4-2 win as the Turin side took another step closer to retaining their Serie A title once again. He opened the scoring for Juventus in the 16th minute with a powerful left footed strike pass Christian PUGONI. The home side equalized through Cheik DIABATE just eight minutes later. But Juventus regained their lead just before half time courtesy of a penalty which DYBALA scored from the spot.

The home side didn’t back down as DIABATE scored once more but that too didn’t last as DYBALA netted for a second time from the spot. Douglas COSTA scored Juve’s fourth to complete the win for the Grand Old Lady.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n23MeU811g

Moments after heading into the locker room, DYBALA dedicated his performance to his mother as a birthday gift. Here he is on his Instagram, posing together with the game ball.

Mami, acá te llevo el regalo 😜🎉🎁 feliz cumple ma, te amo ♥️

A post shared by Paulo Dybala (@paulodybala) on

Congratulations to DYBALA on his hat-trick and a happy birthday to his mother. Fully deserving weekend for him after receiving so much criticism for the sending off against Real Madrid.

Now we’ll just have to wait and see if this is good enough to convince Jorge SAMPAOLI to include him for the Russian party.

Fabricio Bustos being followed by Bayern Munich

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According to Diario Ole, Fabricio BUSTOS is currently being followed by Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich.

The Bavarian side has identified the 21-year-old as a possible replacement for RAFINHA who would be leaving this summer. It appears the release clause set by his current club Independiente is somewhere between $5 and $20 million. Meanwhile, BUSTOS has reportedly been taking courses in German as part of his preparation should this move materialize.

Ezequiel GARAY to World Cup, MASCHERANO could be left out

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Ezequiel GARAY could go to the World Cup while veteran Javier MASCHERANO might be left out of the squad.

Ever since Ezequiel GARAY stated that he has not turned his back on the Argentina National Team, there have been rumors that coach Jorge SAMPAOLI could call him up for the World Cup. Per a report by TyC Sports, SAMPAOLI will look at the possibility of calling-up the Valencia man for the World Cup.

One person who might not make the Argentina squad for the World Cup is that of Javier MASCHERANO. With three FIFA World Cup tournaments under his belt, MASCHERANO’s last performance for his country against Spain could see him miss out on a spot. Once more, TyC reported that Jorge SAMPAOLI could not guarantee Javier a spot in the World Cup because of his less than impressive display versus Spain.

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