Manuel LANZINI has suffered an injury.
West Ham United midfielder Manuel LANZINI suffered a sprained left knee and will not play in Argentina’s remaining two matches against Haiti and Mexico. This would give coach OLARTICOECHEA a chance to experiment with the starting eleven prior to the Olympics.
Gonzalo HIGUAIN has joined Juventus.
After the will he, won’t he mini saga of the summer, Gonzalo HIGUAIN has joined Juventus from Napoli. He’s already done a medical with the club and his deal with the club expires in 2020.. In the process, HIGUAIN has become the third most expensive transfer in the history of football for 94.7 million euro.
He is now the all time highest transfer in Serie, beating out a certain Hernan CRESPO who was once sold for 55 million euro.
Some more news coming out of Argentina.
The AFA commitee will speak to Diego SIMEONE, Jorge SAMPAOLI and Mauricio POCHETTINO. The crazy idea floating around is that they would like for one (or two, if Jorge SAMPAOLI and Mauricio POCHETTINO agree) to manage the National Team at a part-time basis. Apparently the idea is for the AFA to contact them within the next few days.
What looks to be the most possible thing at the moment is that one of Paton BAUZA and RUSSO would take over the job. As the chances of one of the three mentioned above are slim.
Following Argentina’s draw against Colombia, Manuel LANZINI and coach Julio OLARTICOECHEA both took to the media to talk about the match. Here’s what they had to say:
Manuel LANZINI:
“This was the first time we actually played seriously and we’re slowly getting to know each other.”
Julio OLARTICOECHEA:
“I’m happy with it, the substitutes did well. It’s a small group but they left everything on the pitch.”
Argentina’s first match in preperation for the Rio 2016 Olympics ended in a 0-0 draw against Colombia.
Jonathan CALLERI scored a goal which was called off and also missed a penalty kick late in the match. Argentina play Haiti next on July 24 against Haiti.
Here’s the play which lead to the penalty kick:
#Rio2016 Así salvó Hurtado ante @simeonegiovanni. Enseguida, el penal a Gómez. pic.twitter.com/AaITnppgtF
— Selección Argentina (@Argentina) July 22, 2016
Here’s the penalty miss:
Manuel LANZINI’s “caño” (nutmeg):
¡OLE!#Rio2016xFOX | Manu Lanzini tiró un lindo caño en la mitad de la cancha pero no lo dejaron seguir la jugada. pic.twitter.com/FyoNPRjx9X
— FOX Sports Argentina (@FOXSportsArg) July 22, 2016
