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Jonatan MAIDANA called up!

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Hey everyone,

With the loss of Nicolás OTAMENDI, Ramiro FUNES MORI, and Pablo ZABALETA for the match against Paraguay, Edgardo BAUZA has decided to call up Jonatan MAIDANA of River Plate. It is expected that Martin DEMICHELIS, Mateo MUSACCHIO will start as the two central defenders. If you all can recall, MAIDANA was actually on the list for the last Copa America Centenario.

We will have to wait and see how the back line shapes up. BAUZA has at his disposal Mateo MUSACCHIO, Facundo RONCAGLIA, Gabriel MERCADO, Marcos ROJO, Martín DEMICHELIS and Emmanuel MAS.

What do you guys think Bauza should do with his options at the back?

 

 

Edgardo BAUZA: “I might call-up a CB”

Roy Nemer
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Edgardp BAUZA spoke at a press conference following Argentina’s 2-2 draw against Peru.

BAUZA hinted that he might call-up a center back for the match against Paraguay as both Nicolas OTAMENDI and Ramiro FUNES MORI are suspended.

“The match went just as we expected it. With Peru pressuring a lot. It costed us a lot to try and control the game. There were lots of imperfections in the second half.”

“It’s very possible that I call-up a center back with both Nicolas OTAMENDI and Ramiro FUNES MORI out.”

“Argentina had more control in the first half. In the second half we didn’t take advantage of the space.”

“HIGUAIN continued what he does in Italy. It’s gratifying seeing him score.”

Argentina drop more points in Peru with a 2-2 draw

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It wasn’t a pretty game for Argentina and the scoreline was probably more than fair for BAUZA’s men.

The first half saw Ramiro FUNES MORI scoring his first goal of these Qualifiers for Argentina and honestly speaking, that was pretty much it for Argentina in the first 45 minutes. Sergio AGUERO had a free kick which was saved by the goalkeeper, other than that, no real chances for the Albiceleste. Lots of high balls and crosses to the forwards without any link-up player or passing. The midfield just didn’t exist.

The second half was more or less all Peru and their first goal was coming. Peru wasted a lot of chances in the second half to take the lead and looked likely to be the next to score but it didn’t want to go in for them (at least not yet). The introduction of Ever BANEGA saw Argentina regain possession of the ball and string a few passes together which ultimately lead to Pablo ZABALETA sending in a nice little pass to Gonzalo HIGUAIN who chipped the goalkeeper to give Argentina the lead. However, it didn’t last very long.

A terrible back pass by Javier MASCHERANO saw the ball land to a Peruvian player and Ramiro FUNES MORI (who, aside from this challenge was having an excellent match) take the player down as Peru were awarded a penalty which Sergio ROMERO guessed the right way but the ball was well placed and Peru had tied it.

Another lackluster performance from Argentina following their trip to Venezuela last month. Up next is Paraguay on Tuesday in Argentina with Nicolas OTAMENDI and Ramiro FUNES MORI both suspended having picked up yellow cards in this match.

Edgardo BAUZA has come out and stated he might call-up a replacement CB as both FUNES MORI and OTAMENDI are suspended.

Argentina vs. Peru – Match Discussion

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Argentina vs. Peru is just minutes away and we have some last minute news.

With Lionel MESSI not there, Sergio AGUERO will be wearing the number 10 shirt for Argentina. Also with MESSI not there, Edgardo BAUZA has confirmed that should Argentina receive a penalty, Sergio AGUERO would be the one to take it.

Argentina’s last trip to Lima resulted in a 1-1 draw with Gonzalo HIGUAIN the goal scorer. This was the line-up:

ROMERO; CAMPAGNARO, FERNANDEZ, GARAY, ROJO; GAGO, MASCHERANO; LAVEZZI, MESSI, DI MARIA; HIGUAIN

Only Sergio ROMERO, Marcos ROJO, Javier MASCHERANO, Angel DI MARIA and Gonzalo HIGUAIN repeat from that line-up to the current one. Here’s the line-up for tonight’s match:

ROMERO; ZABALETA, OTAMENDI, FUNES MORI, ROJO; MASCHERANO, KRANEVITTER; DYBALA, AGUERO, DI MARIA; HIGUAIN

Names being closely watched for Argentina, BAUZA to coach youth

Roy Nemer
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Some news coming out of Argentina regarding Edgardo BAUZA and the National Team.

Edgardo BAUZA has mentioned several times that they have a list of 60 players which he is following for the National Team. According to a report out of Argentina, these are some of the players he is taking a close look at:

Matias CARUZZO
Ezequiel GARAY
Mauro ICARDI
IVAN MARCONE
German MONTOYA
Marco RUBEN
Geronimo RULLI
Franco VAZQUEZ

Furthermore, there are rumors that BAUZA will also take over the U23 youth team.

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