Tomorrow will be the official presentation of Edgardo Bauza as the new coach of the Argentina national team.
There will be a press conference at 4:00pm local time in Ezeiza at the AFA facilities. His first duty will be to seek out Lionel Messi and to basically have a football chat with him. He insists that he will not try to convince him of anything as there is nothing for him to convince him on.
The Italian club have completed the loan deal of Federico FAZIO.
The defender arrives on a season-long loan deal but Roma have to buy him after the loan. The Olympic gold medalist spent last season on loan at Sevilla from his parent club Tottenham where he only took part in four league matches.
Now 29 years old, FAZIO joins fellow Argentinians Leandro PAREDES, Diego PEROTTI (also a former Sevilla alumni) and Ezequiel PONCE at his new club.
Don’t forget to check out our Transfers page for a full list of transfers involving Argentinian players to and from Europe! Click here for the full list!
La Liga club Sevilla have signed Argentina National Team defender Gabriel MERCADO from River Plate for €2.3 million.
MERCADO landed in Spain early on Thursday to finalize and sign his contract with the club. He joins an ever growing list of Argentinians at the club under Jorge SAMPAOLI. Along with MERCADO, there’s Matias KRANEVITTER, Luciano VIETTO, Joaquin CORREA and Nicolas PAREJA.
Now 29, MERCADO has gotten a big run of matches with the Argentina National Team at the right back position. In his 10 matches, he has scored two goals and in the process became Argentina’s top goal scorer in the team’s 2018 World Cup Qualifying campaign.
Don’t forget to check out our Transfers page for a full list of transfers involving Argentinian players to and from Europe! Click here for the full list!
The Spanish club have signed Cristian ESPINOZA.
Villarreal have signed Cristian ESPINOZA for €7.2 million from Huracan.
Villarreal have signed Argentine Cristian Espinoza for €7.2 million. He has joined the club on a five year deal. ESPINOZA is currently at the Olympics with Argentina. The forward has ammased 14 goals and 23 assists in his Huracan career.
Don’t forget to check out our Transfers page for a full list of transfers involving Argentinian players to and from Europe! Click here for the full list!
Argentina went into the 2008 Summer Olympic games in Beijing as defending gold medal tournament champions.
Lead by captain Juan Roman RIQUELME and coach Sergio BATISTA, Argentina won their second consecutive gold medal at the tournament. Allowing only 2 goals in 6 matches, it was an absolutely star studded team which beat Nigeria 1-0 in the final. Here was the squad:
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Name
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1
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Oscar USTARI |
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2
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Ezequiel GARAY |
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3
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Luciano MONZON |
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4
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Pablo ZABALETA |
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5
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Fernando GAGO |
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6
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Federico FAZIO |
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7
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Jose SOSA |
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8
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Ever BANEGA |
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9
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Ezequiel LAVEZZI |
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10
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Juan Roman RIQUELME |
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11
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Angel DI MARIA |
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12
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Nicolas PAREJA |
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13
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Lautaro ACOSTA |
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14
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Javier MASCHERANO |
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15
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Lionel MESSI |
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16
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Sergio AGUERO |
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17
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Diego BUONANOTTE |
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18
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Sergio ROMERO |
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19
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Nicolas NAVARRO |
Argentina won all three matches in the group stages against the Ivory Coast, Australia and Serbia.
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Argentina 2-1 Ivory Coast
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Goals
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Lionel MESSI
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Lautaro ACOSTA
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Argentina 1-0 Australia
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Goals
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Ezequiel LAVEZZI
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Argentina 2-0 Serbia
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Goals
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Ezequiel LAVEZZI
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Diego BUONANOTTE
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Argentina 2-1 Netherlands
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Goals
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Lionel MESSI
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Angel DI MARIA
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Argentina 3-0 Brazil
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Goals
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Sergio AGUERO
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Juan Roman RIQUELME
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Argentina 1-0 Nigeria
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Goals
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Angel DI MARIA
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