Lionel Messi is set to start for Argentina against Estonia.
Messi, Nahuel Molina and Rodrigo De Paul are expected to be the only three players who started the Finalissima against Italy that would start the match against Estonia on Sunday. Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni will make several changes to the team on Sunday as many of the substitutes are expected to play.
Alejandro Garnacho scored twice for the Argentina U20 team in their 6-2 loss vs. France.
Garnacho has now scored Argentina’s last three matches at the Toulon tournament, as he scored twice on Saturday. It was a match to forget for Javier Mascherano and his U20 team. After winning their opening two matches, the team now find themselves second in the group with six points.
With France leading 5-0, Argentina were awarded a free kick and it was Alejandro Garnacho who would take it. A very well placed free kick by the Argentine as he scored to put Argentina on the scoresheet.
France, who had players born in 2001 and 2002, would score another and at 6-1, Mascherano’s team were awarded a penalty with Garnacho taking it and scoring.
Javier Mascherano’s team now have to wait for the other matches to see if they qualify for the semi finals and who their opponents would be in that match. Mascherano started these players:
Francisco Gomez Brian Aguilar Lautaro Di Lollo Nahuel Genez Franco Carboni Maximiliano Gonzalez Gino Infantino Matías Soulé Mateo Sanabria Luka Romero Alejandro Garnacho
Argentina had players born in 2003 and 2004, a team younger than the team France brought to the tournament.
According to L’Equipe, Marcelo Gallardo is one of the three options to replace current Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino this summer. PSG will reportedly have a meeting with the current River Plate coach this weekend. Gallardo’s contract with “el Millonario” extends until December of this year.
Within the last couple of hours, the Portuguese Luis Campos replaced the Brazilian Leonardo Araujo as PSG sporting director. According to the local media, Campos would be interested in three possible coaches for the Parisian club, one of them being Marcelo Gallardo. The other two options would be Joachim Low and Thiago Motta.
Last week, Gallardo traveled to France and stayed in Paris for a couple of days, where he was seen watching the tennis tournament Roland Garros. Rumors say that there he would have had his first contact with PSG. Gallardo has been coaching River Plate since May of 2014, where he has achieved so far 14 titles, including two Copa Libertadores and one Copa Sudamericana.
On the other hand, PSG directors are not satisfied with their team’s results and performances last season, despite winning the Ligue 1. Paris Saint-Germain’s biggest goal is to lift the Champions League trophy for the first time in their history, and they think they have the players to do so, such as the Argentines Lionel Messi and Leandro Paredes (Ángel Di María announced he is leaving PSG after seven seasons). According to Fabrizio Romano, PSG are seriously thinking of sacking the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino:
Paris Saint-Germain are oriented to sacking Mauricio Pochettino in the coming days. One more meeting is needed to make official decision – it will take place once Nasser Al Khelaifi's back. 🚨🇦🇷 #PSG
Leonardo's departure will be announced very soon, with Campos set to join PSG. pic.twitter.com/S7JYf5bNuL
Alejandro Garnacho, Matías Soulé and Luka Romero are all in the starting eleven for the Argentina U20 team.
Garnacho once more starts for Argentina as he will try to make it two goals in three matches. The Argentine has started the last two matches, scoring in the 1-0 win vs. Panama with Matías Soulé providing a great assist.
Argentina U20 coach Javier Mascherano has made it two wins out of two in the tournament. A 1-0 win vs. Saudi Arabia and a 1-0 win vs. Panama, his team top Group A at the tournament. Here is the starting eleven:
Francisco Gomez Brian Aguilar Lautaro Di Lollo Nahuel Genez Franco Carboni Maximiliano Gonzalez Gino Infantino Matías Soulé Mateo Sanabria Luka Romero Alejandro Garnacho
Carlos Tevez has announced his retirement from football.
Tevez has stated that he has retired from football at 38 years old. The Argentine has had an illustrious career spanning 20 years. Speaking on Argentine television on Friday, here is what he had to say:
“I have retired, it’s confirmed. They offered me many things, including from the United States. But that’s it, I have given everything.
“Playing the last year was very difficult but I was able to see my old man. I stopped playing because I lost my number one fan.”
The 38 year old was referring to his father who passed away last year. Tevez also stated that he will become a coach.
With the Argentina national team, Tevez won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics while also participating in two FIFA World Cups.
A winner at many clubs, Tevez won five league titles with Boca Juniors while also winning a Copa Libertadores and an Intercontinental Cup. After that he joined Corinthians where he won the Campeonato Brasileiro in 2005 before travelling to Europe.
His first club in Europe was West Ham United where he would prove to be one of their important players as he helped the escape relegation. After that he joined Manchester United where he was part of one of the club’s all time best front three.
With United, he would win two Premier League trophies, a Champions League and a Club World Cup. A controversial move to Manchester City saw him part of the memorable team which won the league in 2011-2022 which was followed by a move to Juventus.
At the club, he would win two Serie A titles before finally moving to Shanghai Shenhua in China where he won the Chinese FA Cup.
