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Sergio ROMERO of Manchester United close to Inter deal

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Argentina and Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio ROMERO is reportedly close to joining Inter.

The Manchester United back-up goalkeeper could move to Inter in this summer’s transfer window. According to reports, Inter have offered ROMERO a two year deal. The report even states that ROMERO has already purchased a house in Milan with the deal to be confirmed in the upcoming weeks.

ROMERO joined Manchester United in 2015 and has acted as the second choice goalkeeper at the club. Most of his appearances have come in cup competitions including the FA Cup and the Europa League. However, the Argentina starting goalkeeper has a contract with United until 2019 and should he join Inter, would apparently still act as second choice goalkeeper.

Marcos ROJO injured for Argentina and Manchester United until 2018

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Marcos ROJO’s injury is worse than initially feared.

The Manchester United defender will require surgery due to a ligament rupture in his left knee. The injury is expected to keep him out until 2018, reports La Nacion. The Argentina National Team defender injured himself on April 20 in Manchester United’s Europa League match against Anderlecht.

For Argentina, it would mean he would miss the remainder of his country’s 2018 World Cup Qualifying matches. For Manchester United, it means not only losing the end of this season but also the beginning of the 2017-2018 season.

Champions League Semi Final Preview: DYBALA, HIGUAIN, SIMEONE, more

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The draw for the semi finals of the UEFA Champions League has taken place, we have the Champions League semi final preview and the Argentine’s have been split.

Paulo DYBALA, Gonzalo HIGUAIN, Angel CORREA, Nicolas GAITAN, Augusto FERNANDEZ and coach Diego SIMEONE. Those are the Argentinians that are left standing in the semi finals of this season’s Champions League. For Juventus, DYBALA and HIGUAIN will play Monaco with the first leg away and the second in Turin.

Diego SIMEONE’s side will be looking for a third Champions League final birth and will be playing the team which beat them in the 2013-2014 and 2015-2016 finals, Real Madrid. The first match of the Madrid derby will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid’s home stadium with the second played at the Vicente Calderon. Diego SIMEONE had this to say ahead of the match:

Diego SIMEONE:

“I always feel a bit scared before games. I’m isolated from everything, and with the tension it’s normal. You’ve got a lot of responsibility and that gets bigger and bigger. I feel it facing any side – irrespective of the match and opposition.”

“They’ll come out strong as they always do at home. They can play in different systems with Isco, James, Asensio. They’ll try and hurt us from the off. We need to be strong and stay as cool as possible. It’ll be tight but hopefully we can take advantage of the spaces we create.”

Atletico – Real Madrid:

May 2: Real Madrid vs. Atletico
May 10: Atletico vs. Real Madrid

Juventus – Monaco

May 3: Monaco vs. Juventus
May 9: Juventus vs. Monaco

Atletico’s Argentinian players:

Augusto FERNANDEZ: 0 played, 0 goals
Nicolas GAITAN: 4 played, 0 goals
Angel CORREA: 7 played, 0 goals

Juventus’ Argentinian players:

Gonzalo HIGUAIN: 9 played, 3 goals
Paulo DYBALA: 8 played, 4 goals

Argentina against Brazil, Singapore could be domestic based team

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Details are slowly beginning to emerge regarding Argentina’s upcoming matches against Brazil and Singapore.

All eyes will be on the Argentina bench come June 9 when the team takes the pitch at the MCG. As we reported last week, with current Sevilla coach Jorge SAMPAOLI’s job as the coach of the Argentina National Team all but official, rumors are beginning to surface regarding the two matches.

According to Gustavo YARROCH (of radio La Red and La Nacion), Inter captain Mauro ICARDI will be called to the team. This would be ICARDI’s second ever call-up to the squad, after having gotten his first cap in 2013 under Alejandro SABELLA against Uruguay. Furthermore, there are rumors that the team for the two matches could be made up mostly of domestic based players. While it might be difficult to keep Lionel MESSI away from the team, considering how much money the AFA would potentially stand to lose, the idea appears to be that it would mostly be players made up of the Argentina Primera who would make the squad.

May 19 is the day which Jorge SAMPAOLI is expected to announce the team.

Boca Juniors go top of table in Argentine Primera

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Playing at home at La Bombonera, Boca Juniors are top of the table following a 3-0 win against Arsenal in the Argentine Primera.

It was Gonzalo MARONI, who at only 18 years old, stole the show and showed how much of a gem he really is. A sombrero, nutmego and goal of the match was enough for him to steal the spotlight.

Prior to Boca’s 3-0 win, they had visitors at the top of the table with Newell’s Old Boys keeping up their fight for the league title. On Saturday, an Ignacio SCOCCO goal (deflected) saw Newell’s pick up a 1-0 win against Huracan. Here’s how the league table stands:

Argentina Primera Standings
Argentina Primera Standings

Gonzalo MARONI’s skills:
https://twitter.com/FTalentScout/status/859087485846028288

Boca Juniors vs. Arsenal Match Highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyelemXbmA4

Huracan vs. Newell’s Old Boys Match Highlights:

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