Joaquín Panichelli has joined Strasbourg from Alavés.
Panichelli will be playing in France. According to César Luis Merlo, Strasbourg purchased the transfer of the 22 year old from Alavés for €16 million.
The Argentine is set to fly out to France on Sunday to sign a five year deal with the club.
Villarreal are in very advanced negotiations to sign Thiago Fernández from Velez.
Thiago Fernández could be joining Villarreal in La Liga. According to César Luis Merlo, the deal is in its final stages and if the deal is reached, the 21 year old forward will join Velez in January 2026 as a free agent.
Argentina’s U17 national team defeated Valencia U20 2-1 to advance to the semifinals of the 2025 COTIF L’Alcúdia International Tournament. Goals from Ramiro Tulián and Uriel Ojeda secured the win after going down 1-0 in the first half.
After a 2-0 win over Chile in their opening match, Argentina faced Valencia. Argentina struggled in the first half, with limited attacking chances and risky play in their defensive third. A miscommunication between goalkeeper Alain Gómez and his defenders allowed Gabriel Alin to score for Valencia shortly before halftime.
In the second half, Argentina improved their play and created several scoring opportunities. Uriel Ojeda and Tulián both hit the crossbar, and Thomas De Martis missed a close-range chance. Argentina eventually equalized through a cross by Simón Escobar that Tulián converted with a bicycle kick to make it 1-1.
Near the end of the match, Tulián took a shot that the Valencia goalkeeper failed to control. Ojeda reacted quickly and scored from the rebound, giving Argentina the lead and sealing the win.
Although the tournament is for U20 players, Argentina chose to field their U17 team, made up mostly of players born in 2008 who recently competed in the South American U17 Championship. Coach Diego Placente explained the decision: “We’re using this tournament to prepare the players for the U17 World Cup in November. Competing against older teams helps them adjust to faster, more physical games.”
Argentina will face ADH Brazil this Friday in their last match of Group B.
Argentina’s starting XI vs. Valencia:
Fixture and standing of 2025 COTIF L’Alcudia tournament.
Giovani Lo Celso of Real Betis has been offered to Grêmio.
Lo Celso could be playing in Brazil. According to Matias Garcia, the 29 year old was offered to the Brazilian club.
The Argentine joined Real Betis last year from Tottenham Hotspur.
Lionel Messi will miss the MLS All Star game.
Messi is not going to take part in Wednesday’s game for the MLS All Star team against Liga MX All Star. The league updated the team on Wednesday and Messi’s name is not included.
The 38 year old did not train with the MLS All Star team on Monday. His participation for Inter Miami’s match against Cincinnati remains to be seen.
