While not confirmed, Verónica BRUNATI (who is very close to the National Team) has reported that Tata MARTINO will step down as coach.
While not official, MARTINO has taken the decision to no longer continue on as Argentina coach. Should this be the case, the Olympic team could be without a coach for the tournament in August.
It is worth mentioning that MARTINO has not been paid his salary in about 7 months.
In the middle of all the retiring players and the mess that is the senior team, Argentina still has one tournament left this summer.
Nine players have been confirmed for the Argentina Olympic team. Here they are:
Giovani LO CELSO (Rosario Central)
Geronimo RULLI (Real Sociedad)
Angel CORREA (Atletico Madrid)
Emmanuel MAMMANA (River Plate)
Jonathan SILVA (Boca Juniors)
Jose Luis GOMEZ (Lanus)
Mauricio MARTINEZ (Union)
Leandro PAREDES (Empoli)
Cristian ESPINOZA (Huracan)
Reports continue to surface that Juventus will not allow Paulo DYBALA to go to the Olympics. These are only 9 of the 22 players who will be going to Rio for Argentina.
With Lionel MESSI and Javier MASCHERANO both retiring from the Argentina National Team, more names are being rumored to leave.
Along with MESSI and MASCHERANO, rumors of Gonzalo HIGUAIN, Sergio AGUERO, Ezequiel LAVEZZI, Angel DI MARIA, Ever BANEGA and Lucas BIGLIA retiring from the National Team have surfaced.
ESPN Argentina is reporting that those players will retire within the coming hours to days.
Breaking news developing out of New Jersey. Along with Lionel MESSI, Javier MASCHERANO has also quit the Argentina National Team.
Regarding the retirements, Sergio AGUERO had this to say:
“I don’t know what the other players are thinking but what I saw today… I’ve never seen before.”
Lionel MESSI has retired from the National Team. Here’s what he had to say following the team’s loss.
“I think it’s good for everyone. First for me and then for everyone else. I believe there are a lot of people who want that. That’s already 4 finals. I’ve tried a lot. It’s what is most wanted. For me, it’s done.”
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