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AFA to speak to SIMEONE, SAMPAOLI, POCHETTINO

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Some more news coming out of Argentina.

The AFA commitee will speak to Diego SIMEONE, Jorge SAMPAOLI and Mauricio POCHETTINO. The crazy idea floating around is that they would like for one (or two, if Jorge SAMPAOLI and Mauricio POCHETTINO agree) to manage the National Team at a part-time basis. Apparently the idea is for the AFA to contact them within the next few days.

What looks to be the most possible thing at the moment is that one of Paton BAUZA and RUSSO would take over the job. As the chances of one of the three mentioned above are slim.

Manuel LANZINI, Julio OLARTICOECHEA comment

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.”

Match highlights: Argentina 0 – 0 Colombia

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:

Here’s the penalty miss:

Manuel LANZINI’s “caño” (nutmeg):

Argentina’s starting line-up announced

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 vs Colombia, all the information

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:

argcoltv

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!

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