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Argentina Club World Cup Round of 16, Enzo Fernández and Chelsea vs. Benfica

The Round of 16 at the Club World Cup begins on Saturday with 10 Argentine players available to play in the two matches.

In the first match of the Round of 16, it is Agustín Giay, Aníbal Moreno, José Manuel López and Palmeiras who finished first in Group A against Álvaro Montoro, Alexander Barboza and Botafogo who finished second in Group B.

Saturday’s second game is Ángel Di María, Gianluca Prestianni, Nicolás Otamendi and Benfica against Enzo Fernández, Aarón Anselmino and Chelsea who finished second in Group D. For Enzo Fernández, he will be playing against his old club.

The winners of both sets of matches will play against each other in the quarter finals.

AS Roma and Sevilla interested in signing Nicolás Tagliafico

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AS Roma and Sevilla are both interested in signing Nicolás Tagliafico.

The Argentine’s contract with Olympique Lyonnais ends on June 30 and the club has offered him to renew but there are two clubs interested in him. According to César Luis Merlo, both Sevilla and AS Roma have their eyes on the 32 year old.

Sevilla have a new coach in Matías Almeyda who will be looking to keep them in La Liga this season after they finished 17th in La Liga last season. AS Roma finished 5th in Serie Aand they will be playing in the Europa League next season.

Olympique Lyonnais have been relegated to Ligue 2 due to financial reasons but might still be able to play in the Europa League next season as they had qualified for the tournament.

Nicolás Otamendi renews with Benfica

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Nicolás Otamendi has renewed his contract with Benfica.

Otamendi will be staying with the club for another year. Benfica announced on Friday that Nicolás Otamendi has renewed with the club until 2026.

The 37 year old has been with the club since 2020, winning three trophies.

Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano only Argentine coach left at Club World Cup

Javier Mascherano of Inter Miami is the only Argentine coach left at the Club World Cup.

Mascherano and Inter Miami will play in the Round of 16 against Paris Saint-Germain after qualifying out of the group with two draws and one win.

In the same group, Argentine coach Martin Anselmi of FC Porto was eliminated in the group stages. Porto drew two matches and lost one match.

Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid were also eliminated in the group stages. A 4-0 loss against Paris Saint-Germain, a 3-1 win against Seattle Sounders and a 1-0 win against Botafogo brought Atletico to six points in the group.

The two coaches managing Argentine clubs are both eliminated. Miguel Ángel Russo of Boca Juniors drew against Auckland City in Boca’s lasy match in the group.

Marcelo Gallardo and River Plate were elimimated after River’s 2-0 loss against Inter.

Leandro Paredes to join Boca Juniors from AS Roma

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Leandro Pareses will join Boca Juniors from AS Roma.

Paredes is going to leave AS Roma to rejoin Boca Juniors. According to César Luis Merlo, Boca’s lawyers and Leandro’s lawyers are working on executing AS Roma’s €3.5 million clause.

The Argentine will sign on a three and a half year deal. The 30 year old came up through the Boca Juniors youth teams and was signed to the senior team from 2010 to 2015, spending two of those years on loan.

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