The Argentina Olympic team will play two friendly matches before the start of the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Argentina will play both Colombia and Haiti at the FAU stadium. The first match comes against Colombia on July 21 at the FAU stadium (in Boca Raton, Florida) with the second against Haiti on July 24 also at the same stadium.
These two matches will serve as the only two matches prior to the start of the Olympics.
Ezequiel GARAY could be on his way out of Russia and to Italy.
According to reports in the media, Ezequiel GARAY is wanted by Italian club Inter Milan. Zenit apparently want to try and cash out on GARAY while they still can and have reportedly put a 10 million euro price tag on him.
Luciano VIETTO is being linked to Barcelona.
After being rumored to be going to Sevilla, strong rumors in the media are stating that VIETTO could be joining Barcelona. According to the reports, VIETTO has accepted being a back-up to MESSI, SUAREZ and NEYMAR.
Physically, VIETTO wasn’t up to the task at Atletico and wasn’t used often under SIMEONE.
Facundo RONCAGLIA is close to joining Celta.
RONCAGLIA will be going to Spain in the next few days to undergo a medical test for Celta de Vigo. RONCAGLIA, currently at Fiorentina, would sign a 4 year deal with the club.
Julio OLARTICOECHEA held his first training session for the Olympics.
OLARTICOECHEA held his first training session for the Olympics, with 11 of the 18 players taking part in it. The following players were present:
The goalkeepers Geronimo RULLI and Axel WERNER, the defenders Jose LUIS GOMEZ, Lisandro MAGALLAN, Lautaro GIANETTI and Alexis SOTO, the midfielders Lucas ROMERO, Giovani LO CELSO and Santiago ASCACIBAR and the forwards Angel CORREA and Cristian ESPINOZA.
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