Matías Soulé is getting closer to joining AS Roma from Juventus.
Soulé could be joining AS Roma from Juventus. According to Italian journalist Alfredo Pedullà, AS Roma have increased their offer to €28 million plus bonuses.
AS Roma have made the Argentine a priority in the transfer market. The 21 year old would be joining Leandro Paredes and Paulo Dybala at the club.
The Argentina Olympic team lost 1-0 vs. Guinea in their final match before the Olympics.
Argentina Olympic coach Javier Mascherano has all of his players after Copa America champions Nicolás Otamendi, Julián Álvarez and Gerónimo Rulli joined the team earloer in the week. The team played their final match before the start of the Olympics against Guinea. Here was the starting eleven:
Rulli; Luján, Di Césare, Otamendi, Amione; Almada, Hezze, Medina; Zenón, Gondou, Beltrán
Mascherano made changes during the match, bringing on Leandro Brey, Joaquín García, Giuliano Simeone, Julio Soler, Claudio Echeverri and Julián Álvarez.
Argentina have been drawn in Group B with Morocco, Iraq and Ukraine. They will play the first match on July 24 vs. Morocco, their second on July 27 against Iraq and on July 30 against Ukraine.
Erik Lamela has joined AEK Athens in Greece.
Lamela will be continuing his club career in Europe. The 32 year old joins them from Sevilla on a free transfer.
Per AEK Insider, Lamela will get a payment of €1.5 million up front, €2 million a year on a three year contract. The Argentine originally started his career with River Plate before joining AS Roma in 2011 where he spent three years with the club. He later joined Tottenham Hotspur, spending eight years with them before joining Sevilla.
Erik Lamela has joined AEK Athens in Greece and this is the view from his taxi! 🔥🇦🇷pic.twitter.com/hI2ke0BY3K
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) July 20, 2024
AEK Athens fans swarm Erik Lamela's taxi as he joins the club! 🔥🇦🇷pic.twitter.com/eqhKvi6fyt
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) July 20, 2024
Lionel Messi was ranked in the top three of ESPN’s greatest athlete of the 21st century.
Messi was the only football player coming in the top 10 of the list. The Argentine came in third, behind first place swimmer Michael Phelps and second place tennis player Serena Williams. Here is the list of top 10 players:
1: Michael Phelps
2: Serena Williams
3: Lionel Messi
4: LeBron James
5: Tom Brady
6: Roger Federer
7: Simone Biles
8: Tiger Woods
9: Usain Bolt
10: Kobe Bryant
Andrés D’Alessandro spoke about Lionel Messi’s talent.
D’Alessandro played most of his Argentina national team career without Lionel Messi but the now retired midfielder took part in a handful of matches with Messi. The Argentine spoke on the Charla Podcast about Messi and his talent. Here is what he had to say:
“I played a bit with Leo in the national team but I played. Messi in training, he would get the ball and pass everyone. He was very strong. In training he impressed us. He’s small, has a low center of gravity, fast and light. At 18-19, he was a monster.”
He was also asked to pick between Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona:
“I’ll stick with Messi. More complete when it comes to scoring. Diego had more charm but Leo is more complete. And Messi has remained at an absurd level and performance for 15 years. And now he is a World Champion, which was missing.”
