Julio OLARTICOECHEA spoke about the Olympic team, Jonathan CALLERI, Javier MASCHERANO and more.
OLARTICOECHEA was on the radio in Argentina and had this to say:
“I’m happy to have this responsibility. I like to play with a number 9 in the area like a CALLERI. I spoke to MASCHERANO for him to be there (at Rio). He spoke to the club (Barcelona) but they didn’t let him.”
“MARTINO’s resignation surprised me. I don’t have the intension of being the coach of the senior National Team.”
The numbers have been released for the Argentina Olympic squad.
As expected, Geronimo RULLI gets the number 1 shirt as the starting goalkeeper. As for the rest of the squad, here they are:
1. Geronimo RULLI
2. Lautaro GIANNETTI
3. Alexis SOTO
4. Jose Luis GOMEZ
5. Lucas ROMERO
6. Victor CUESTA
7. Manuel LANZINI
8. Santiago ASCACIBAR
9. Jonathan CALLERI
10. Angel CORREA
11. Giovanni SIMEONE
12. Axel WERNER
13. Joaquin ARZURA
14. Giovanni LO CELSO
15. Lisandro MAGALLAN
16. Leandro VEGA
17. Mauricio MARTINEZ
18. Cristian ESPINOZA
Back-up players:
19. Cristian PAVON
20. Nicolas TRIPICHIO
21. Martin BENITEZ
22. Luis UNSAIN
Paulo DYBALA scored three goals in a Juventus friendly match against San Mauro.
DYBALA linked-up very well with new Juventus team mate Miralem PJANIC, combining for the Serie A champions in a 6-1 win. The two showed a strong connection in one of the goals (starting at 1:23 in the video) and could be a strong partnership for the champions this season.
Marcos ROJO looks to be on his way out of Manchester United.
Marcos ROJO is not in the plans of new Manchester United coach Jose MOURINHO and is on his way out. According to reports in Spain,Villarreal is the club chasing ROJO. While no concrete bid has been made, it is expected that one will be made in the coming days.
The Argentina Olympic Team held a press conference today to talk about the upcoming tournament.
Three people from the team took part in it. Coach Julio OLARTICOECHEA, team captain Victor CUESTA and starting goalkeeper Geronimo RULLI. Here’s what they had to say:
Julio OLARTICOECHEA:
“The coaching staff have got a couple of game plans put together. There should be no excuses when it comes real play. I more or less have an idea. These friendly matches will help us pick our starting 11. In our first match, we will face Portugal which is a tough rivals but we have our strengths too. We must be strong when facing adversity. Today PUMPIDO, our goalie from 1986 came to visit us. I see many similarity here. The door is open for MARADONA if he wants to come to Rio, just like it is to anyone who wants to come support us.”
Victor CUESTA:
“The responsibility of wearing the captain’s armband is something beautiful. I’m very proud to be able to do it with Argentina.”
Geronimo RULLI:
“I’ve done everything possible to be here. It’s a great tournament. And I always dreamed of playing with Argentina.”
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