The final of the Club World Cup takes place on Sunday with Enzo Fernández and Chelsea against Paris Saint-Germain.
Enzo Fernández is set to start for Chelsea against PSG on Sunday with Aarón Anselmino on the bench. Chelsea beat Fluminense 2-0 to reach the Club World Cup final.
Paris Saint-Germain beat Real Madrid 4-0 to reach the final. Paris do not have any Argentine players.
The Argentine has one goal and three assists in six Club World Cup matches.
Argentina U20 national team coach Diego Placente has announced his squad for the COTIF tournament.
Diego Placente has announced his team for the annual tournament which takes place in Spain. The team is normally one which consists of U20 players but this year, Placente has decided on U17 players to prepare for the U17 World Cup.
The Argentina national team have been drawn in Group B with their first match on Monday, July 21 against Chile. Here are the players that have been called up:
Jose Castelau (Real Madrid)
Alain Gomez (Valencia)
Misael Zalazar (Talleres)
Santiago Silveira (Argentinos Juniors)
Ramiro Scandolo (Velez Sarsfield)
Mateo Martinez (Racing Club)
Fernando Closter (Independiente)
Matias Satas (Boca Juniors)
Thiago Yanez (Argentinos Juniors)
Simon Escobar (Velez Sarsfield)
Joaquin Salas (Talleres)
Alejandro Tello (Racing)
Felipe Pujol (Velez Sarsfield)
Jeronimo Gomez Mattar (Newell’s Old Boys)
Santiago Espindola (River Plate)
Tomas Nosei (Velez Sarsfield)
Tomas Parmo (Independiente)
Ramiro Tulian (Belgrano)
Thomas De Martis (Lanus)
Uriel Ojeda (San Lorenzo)
Facundo Jainkoski (Argentinos Juniors)
Can Armando Guner (Borussia Monchengladbach)
The Argentina U20 team are drawn in Group B at the annual tournament which will take place in Spain.
Diego Placente’s team are in Group B along with ADH Brazil, the Chile U20 team and Valencia U20 team. Group A consists of Mauritania U20, the Saudi Arabian U20 team, Uruguay U20 and Venezuelan U20 team.
The tournament will take place between Sunday, July 20 and Sunday, July 27 in Spain. Argentina will play Chile on Monday, July 21, their second match against Valencia on Wednesday, July 23 and on Friday, July 25, they will play their last group match against ADH Brazil U20.
Last year, Argentina lost 1-0 in the final against Uruguay. Argentina last won it in 2022 in a 4-0 win against Uruguay with Valentín Barco being named as the MVP of the tournament.
As we do every year, Mundo Albiceleste will be covering the COTIF tournament in July.
Benfica and FC Porto are both interested in signing Enzo Barrenechea from Aston Villa.
Enzo Barrenechea could soon be playing with a team that has many Argentine players. According to César Luis Merlo, Benfica are moving forward in signing the 24 year old as they aim to purchase his transfer.
FC Porto are also interested in the midfielder but are trailing behind Benfica.
The Argentine spent last season on loan from Aston Villa at Valencia, playing 31 matches in the league, scoring one goal and two assists.
Lionel Messi scored twice for Inter Miami in their 2-1 win against Nashville.
Messi had both goals for Inter Miami, one of which was a free kick. At 0-0, Inter Miami were awarded a free kick and it was Messi who took it.
The 38 year old took it and he would kick it low into the bottom corner to give Inter Miami the 1-0 lead. Nashville would draw level but once more, it was Messi.
At 1-1, the Argentine would press to win the ball and score to give Inter Miami the 2-1 lead. Messi now has 11 goals and four assists in Inter Miami’s last five matches.
