The Argentina national team staff are optimistic about Paulo Dybala’s inclusion for the World Cup.
Paulo Dybala has been out with a hamstring injury since early October but optimism is in the air. According to Gastón Edul, the Argentina national team coaching staff are optimistic that he will be ready for the World Cup and make the team.
Dybala is in the final phase of his recovery and is also hoping to play on November 13 for AS Roma vs. Torino.
Thiago Almada has been cut from the Argentina national team for the 2022 World Cup.
Almada will not be going to Qatar. According to Gastón Edul, the 21 year old has not made the team.
The Argentina national team coaching staff really considered him and believe that he will play many games for the Argentina national team in the future. He has stayed in Buenos Aires as a replacement.
He was brought on as a substitute in Argentina’s 3-0 win vs. Jamaica against September.
The Champions League draw for the Round of 16 took place on Monday and there are nine Argentine players remaining.
Lionel Messi and PSG will play Bayern Munich in the Champions League. For Lionel Messi, he has scored some memorable goals against the German side as PSG will try to get the one trophy that is missing from their cabinet.
Julián Álvarez will also be playing a German team as Manchester City have been drawn against Leipzig. In his first season in Europe, it’s the first time Álvarez would play in a knockout stage game in the Champions League.
Nicolás Otamendi and Enzo Fernández play against one of the teams that several clubs may have wanted to play and that is Club Brugge. Benfica were first in their group with PSG in second place.
Liverpool play Real Madrid in a repeat of last season’s final while Dortmund play against Chelsea. There are no Argentine players in those fixtures.
Cristian Romero and Tottenham Hotspur play AC Milan. Tottenham left qualifying for the Round of 16 to the last group stage match.
The only game that has two Argentine players in each side, Frankfurt are up against Napoli. Gio Simeone scored four goals for Napoli while Lucas Alario did not score any goals vs. Frankfurt in the group stages.
Lautaro Martínez and Joaquín Correa play FC Porto. Martínez and Correa qualified ahead of FC Barcelona in their group. Here are the Champions League Round of 16 games involving Argentine players:
PSG (Lionel Messi) vs. Bayern Munich
Leipzig vs. Manchester City (Julián Álvarez)
Brugge vs. Benfica (Nicolás Otamendi and Enzo Fernández)
Liverpool vs. Real Madrid
Dortmund vs. Chelsea
AC Milan vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Cristian Cuti Romero)
Frankfurt (Lucas Alario) vs. Napoli (Gio Simeone)
Inter Milan (Lautaro Martínez and Joaquín Correa) vs. FC Porto
Facundo Medina scored twice for RC Lens in their 2-1 win vs. Angers.
Medina scored his first goal of the season. A free kick for RC Lens found Danso who passed the ball to an unmarked Medina as the Argentine scored.
The 23 year old was part of Argentina’s preliminary list of 46 players but was cut in the list of 31 players for the World Cup.
Ezequiel Chimy Ávila scored twice for Osasuna in their 2-1 win vs. Celta.
Chimy Ávila scored two goals to reach six goals for the season. With the score at 0-0, Ávila would get the ball from the edge of the penalty area and strike one into the bottom corner of the goal to give Osasuna in the 1-0 lead.
Ávila would make it 2-1 for Osasuna. A cross into the penalty area and a header by the 28 year old would once more give Osasuna the lead in the game.
The Argentine now has six goals in 12 league games, having scored three in his last two.
