VfL Wolfsburg are considering signing Kevin Lomónaco.
The Independiente defender has gotten the interest of the German club. According to Florian Plettenberg, the Bundesliga team are considering the 23 year old centre back with talks already underway.
Lomónaco has a contract until 2027 with Independiente.
Cristian Romero has extended his contract with Tottenham Hotspur.
Romero will be staying with the club after renewing his contract. According to Fabrizio Romano, the Argentina had extended until June 2029 as the deal has been completed.
The club announced the extension but did not specify the length. The 27 year old was recently named captain of the club after having initially joined Tottenham in 2021 on loan from Atalanta.
He has played 126 matches with the club, winning last season’s Europa League.
The preliminary Argentina national team has been announced for September’s World Cup qualifiers.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has named his preliminary team for the two matches against Venezuela and Ecuador. Enzo Fernández is not included as he is suspended.
Lionel Scaloni has not called up Agustín Giay of Palmeiras or Matías Soulé and Paulo Dybala of AS Roma.
Here are the players:
Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)
Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace)
Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille)
Defenders:
Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)
Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate)
Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille)
Juan Foyth (Villarreal)
Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon)
Marcos Acuña (River Plate)
Julio Soler (Bournemouth)
Facundo Medina (Marseille)
Midfielders:
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Alan Varela (FC Porto)
Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors)
Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid)
Nico Paz (Como)
Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami)
Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis)
Forwards:
Claudio Echeverri (Manchester City)
Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid)
Valentín Carboni (Genoa)
Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid)
Ángel Correa (Tigres)
Julián Álvarez (Atletico Madrid)
Nicolás González (Juventus)
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
Lautaro Martínez (Inter)
José Manuel López (Palmeiras)
Newell’s Old Boys had a historic moment this past weekend when 17-year-old midfielder Jerónimo Gómez Mattar became the youngest captain in the club’s history.
Gómez Mattar, who turned 17 on August 7, came on as a substitute for Juan Manuel García in the second half against Defensa y Justicia. García then handed him the captain’s armband, making him the team’s leader for the final minutes of the 1-1 draw in Florencio Varela.
After the match, Gómez Mattar explained that head coach Cristian Fabbiani made the decision:
“The coach told me to take the armband. I still can’t believe when Juanchón gave it to me. I’m enjoying it with the group that makes me feel comfortable,” said the midfielder, who recently won the L’Alcúdia Tournament in Spain with Argentina’s U-17 team.
García later added:
“Cristian told me to give it to him. He’s a very responsible and hard-working kid with a lot ahead of him. He needs to go step by step, but he has the qualities to build a great career.”
Fabbiani also gave his reasoning:
“It was my decision. In football you learn a lot from situations. I remember when Argentinos Juniors gave the armband to Redondo’s son before selling him. I copy situations. If Gómez Mattar keeps going like this, he can give a lot to Argentina’s national team in the future.”
Gómez Mattar has already worn the armband at youth level for Newell’s in U-15, U-16, and U-17 divisions, and also with Argentina’s national youth teams. He made his professional debut earlier this season in the Clausura opener against Independiente Rivadavia.
Now, Gómez Mattar and the rest of the squad are preparing for the Rosario clásico against Central:
“Now it’s all about the clásico. It’s a special week and the most important match we have ahead of us,” he said.
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Julián Álvarez scored a free kick goal for Atletico Madrid in their 2-1 loss against Espanyol.
Álvarez had the first goal of the new season for Atletico Madrid. Diego Simeone’s team were awarded a free kick and it was the Argentine who took it.
He would curl the ball over the wall and beat the goalkeeper to give Atletico Madrid the 1-0 lead. Espanyol would score twice to get the win.
Thiago Almada and Giuliano Simeone would also start for Atletico Madrid.
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