Following Argentina’s draw against Colombia, Manuel LANZINI and coach Julio OLARTICOECHEA both took to the media to talk about the match. Here’s what they had to say:
Manuel LANZINI:
“This was the first time we actually played seriously and we’re slowly getting to know each other.”
Julio OLARTICOECHEA:
“I’m happy with it, the substitutes did well. It’s a small group but they left everything on the pitch.”
Argentina’s first match in preperation for the Rio 2016 Olympics ended in a 0-0 draw against Colombia.
Jonathan CALLERI scored a goal which was called off and also missed a penalty kick late in the match. Argentina play Haiti next on July 24 against Haiti.
Here’s the play which lead to the penalty kick:
#Rio2016 Así salvó Hurtado ante @simeonegiovanni. Enseguida, el penal a Gómez. pic.twitter.com/AaITnppgtF
— Selección Argentina (@Argentina) July 22, 2016
Here’s the penalty miss:
Manuel LANZINI’s “caño” (nutmeg):
¡OLE!#Rio2016xFOX | Manu Lanzini tiró un lindo caño en la mitad de la cancha pero no lo dejaron seguir la jugada. pic.twitter.com/FyoNPRjx9X
— FOX Sports Argentina (@FOXSportsArg) July 22, 2016
Argentina’s starting eleven has been announced.
Julio OLARTICOECHEA will have his first match in charge of the Olympic team against Colombia. And here’s the starting line-up:
RULLI, GOMEZ, GIANETTI, CUESTA, SOTO; ASCACIBAR, MARTINEZ; LANZINI, LO CELSO, CORREA; CALLERI
The match kicks off in 15 minutes. You can find links over at rojadirecta.me
Argentina’s preparation for the 2016 Rio Olympic games officially kicks off in a few hours.
The team’s in the United States and have been training for the past few days. The match is at 8:00pm local time (use Time Zone to find the kick-off time in your area) and has the following TV listings:
Coach Julio OLARTICOECHEA hasn’t had lots of time with the team but has managed to hold a few training sessions. The following is the rumored starting eleven to play against Colombia:
RULLI; GOMEZ, GIANETTI, CUESTA (team captain), SOTO; ASCACIBAR, MARTINEZ, ROMERO/LO CELSO; CORREA, LANZINI; CALLERI
You can find the full 18 man roster by clicking here.
We will have a match thread to discuss the game. We hope you can join us!
The rumored line-up is out for Argentina.
The Argentina Olympic team will play Colombia’s Olympic team on Thursday in Florida. There is a line-up which has been circulating around in the media. It looks like OLARTICOECHEA will play a 4-3-3 with the coveted CORREA, CALLERI and LANZINI all starting up top. Here’s the rumored line-up:
RULLI, GOMEZ, GIANETTI, CUESTA, SOTO; ASCACIBAR, MARTINEZ/ROMERO; LO CELSO; CORREA, CALLERI and LANZINI
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