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Argentina remains at the top of the FIFA rankings for a year and a half

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Argentina remains at the top of the FIFA rankings for a year and a half

The latest FIFA rankings were updated on Wednesday, and Argentina continues to hold the top spot. It’s now been a year and a half since the Albiceleste took the lead in the standings.

The national team previously held the No. 1 ranking for 11 months between April 2016 and March 2017, during the cycles of Gerardo Martino and Edgardo Bauza. To catch up with Brazil’s record, which held the top position between 1994 and 2001, Argentina will need to maintain its lead.

Here is the current top 10:

1. Argentina: 1889.02 points

2. France: 1851.2 points

3. Spain: 1836.42 points

4. England: 1817.28 points

5. Brazil: 1772.02 points

6. Belgium: 1768.14 points

7. Netherlands: 1759.95 points

8. Portugal: 1752.14 points

9. Colombia: 1738.72 points

10. Italy: 1726.31 points

Julián Álvarez scores for Atletico Madrid in 3-1 loss vs. Lille

Roy Nemer
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Julián Álvarez scores for Atletico Madrid in 3-1 loss vs. Lille

Julián Álvarez scored for Atletico Madrid in their 3-1 loss vs. Lille.

Álvarez had the only goal of the match for Atletico Madrid in their loss. With the score at 0-0, the Argentine intercepted a back pass and scored to give Atletico the 1-0 lead.

Diego Simeone’s team would go on to let in three goals in the loss. Nahuel Molina and Rodrigo De Paul also started with Ángel Correa and Giuliano Simeone being substituted into the match.

River Plate lose 3-0 to Atlético Mineiro in the Copa Libertadores semifinals

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River Plate lose 3-0 to Atlético Mineiro in the Copa Libertadores semifinals

River Plate lost 3-0 to Atlético Mineiro in Brazil in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinals. It was a tough defeat for Marcelo Gallardo’s team as they will now have to overcome a three-goal deficit next week at El Monumental.

Germán Pezzella and Franco Armani started the game, while Marcos Acuña was ruled out just minutes before kickoff due to an injury. Manuel Lanzini, Maximiliano Meza, and Pablo Solari came on for the “millonarios” in the second half, but Claudio Echeverri and Franco Mastantuono remained on the bench throughout the game.

In Atlético Mineiro, coached by former Argentine defender Gabriel Milito, the Argentines Rodrigo Battaglia and Fausto Vera played the full 90 minutes.

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Argentine Champions League preview: Alexis Mac Allister, Ángel Di María

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Argentine Champions League preview: Alexis Mac Allister, Ángel Di María

The Champions League continues on Wednesday with nine matches and of those nine, there can be up to 17 Argentine players in the teams.

Atletico Madrid have the most Argentine players out of any team with six players and Diego Simeone as coach. Juan Musso, Rodrigo De Paul, Ángel Correa, Nahuel Molina, Julián Álvarez and Giuliano Simeone will play Lille in Madrid.

Reigning German champions Leverkusen with Exequiel Palacios will travel and play Brest while Alexis Mac Allister and Liverpool travel to play against RB Leipzig. Nicolás Capaldo and RB Salzburg host Dinamo Zagreb while Ángel Di María, Gianluca Prestianni, Nicolás Otamendi and Benjamín Rollheiser and Benfica host Julián Carranza and Feyenoord.

The Italian champions Inter with Lautaro Martínez, Joaquín Correa and Tomás Palacios travel to Switzerland to play BSC Young Boys. Here are the matches in the Champions League for Wednesday:

Atletico Madrid (Juan Musso, Rodrigo De Paul, Ángel Correa, Nahuel Molina, Julián Álvarez and Giuliano Simeone) vs. Lille

Brest vs. Leverkusen (Exequiel Palacios)

RB Leipzig vs. Liverpool (Alexis Mac Allister)

RB Salzburg (Nicolás Capaldo) vs. Dinamo Zagreb

Benfica (Ángel Di María, Gianluca Prestianni, Nicolás Otamendi and Benjamín Rollheiser) vs. Feyenoord (Julián Carranza)

BSC Young Boys vs. Inter (Lautaro Martínez, Joaquín Correa and Tomás Palacios)

Atalanta vs. Celtic

Manchester City vs. Sparta Praha

FC Barcelona vs. Bayern

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Marcos Senesi expected to be called up for Argentina in November qualifiers

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Marcos Senesi expected to be called up for Argentina in November qualifiers

Marcos Senesi is expected to be called up to the Argentina national team for the November World Cup qualifiers, according to journalist Fernando Czyz of Doble Amarilla.

The Bournemouth defender is set to return to the national team. His debut and only appearance so far was in June 2022, during Argentina’s 5-0 victory over Estonia, where he played 22 minutes.

The 27-year-old Argentine, of Italian descent, was called up by Italy’s national team in 2022 but chose to represent the Albiceleste. He has recently been putting in solid performances in the Premier League.

In the last double matchday in October, against Venezuela and Bolivia, Lionel Scaloni called up the following center-backs: Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Lisandro Martínez, Germán Pezzella, and Leonardo Balerdi.

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