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Argentina fly to 3-1 win vs. Venezuela, Lautaro Martinez and the two Correa’s score

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Argentina get their first World Cup qualifying win after two draws with Lautaro Martinez, Joaquin Correa and Angel Correa all scoring.

The Copa America winners continue their great form as they scored once in the first half and twice in the second half. A shot by Rodrigo De Paul which hit the crossbar was Argentina’s first effort on goal.

Angel Di Maria and Lautaro Martinez were throgh on a two on one but Di Maria’s pass was a heavy one as Lautaro was unable to get to it. However, shortly after it was a scary moment for Argentina.

Lionel Messi was tackled violently and an initial yellow card was turned to red as the referee went to VAR and changed his decision. Argentina, playing with a man advantage would make it count before the break.

Gio Lo Celso with a through ball found Lautaro Martinez who was alone with the goalkeeper and he would score to give Argentina the 1-0 lead.

Coach Lionel Scaloni did not make changes at half time but instead waited for the second half to start. It was Angel Correa on for Gio Lo Celso while Joaquin Correa was substituted in for Angel Di Maria.

Joaquin Correa would make it 2-0 as Messi would pass it to Lautaro and he would find Joaquin Correa who scored the second of the match. Scaloni would make two more changes with Alejandro Papu Gomez in for goal scorer Lautaro Martinez and Exequiel Palacios for Rodrigo De Paul.

Angel Correa would make it 3-0 after Joaquin Correa’s effort on goal was saved by the goalkeeper but Angel would get to the rebound.

Paulo Dybala would be brought in for Guido Rodriguez.

Venezuela were awarded a penalty after the referee went to VAR and while there didn’t appear to be any contact, the penalty was given. Emiliano Martinez jumped to his right as Soteldo would chip him and score.

Argentina eleven for World Cup qualifier as Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria start

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The Argentina eleven has been announced as coach Lionel Scaloni starts with Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martinez and Angel Di Maria.

One of the main doubts was in the back line between Gonzalo Montiel and Nahuel Molina. It is Molina who gets the start in place of Montiel, who started the Copa America final when Argentina won the trophy.

Marcos Acuna starts just as he did in the Copa America final as Nicolas Tagliafico is on the bench. With both Cristian Romero and Leandro Paredes suspended, Scaloni has selected German Pezzella to replace and Romero and Guido who starts for Paredes.

Rodrigo De Paul and Gio Lo Celso start in midfield with Emiliano Martinez, Nicolas Otamendi, Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martinez and Di Maria making up the eleven. Here is the starting line-up:

Emiliano Martínez, Molina, Pezzella, Otamendi, Acuña; Di María, De Paul, Guido, Lo Celso; Messi and Lautaro

The seven players who are not on the bench are Franco Armani, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Leandro Paredes, Julian Alvarez and Emiliano Buendia.

Rumored starting eleven for Copa America champions Argentina, Lionel Messi to start

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Argentina play their first match since being crowned as Copa America champions and coach Lionel Scaloni reportedly has most of his players selected for the match.

Scaloni stated in a press conference on Wednesday that the team which will start Thursday’s World Cup qualifying match against Venezuela will be similar to that which started the Copa America final. And according to reports, there’s only one doubt remaining in the eleven.

With both Cristian Romero and Leandro Paredes suspended for the match, German Pezzella and Guido Rodriguez are expected to start in their place. Per TNT Sports, this is the rumored eleven:

Martinez; Montiel or Molina, Pezzella, Otamendi, Acuña; Di Maria, Guido, De Paul, Lo Celso; Messi, Lautaro

It would be between Gonzalo Montiel and Nahuel Molina on the right as the rest, Pezzella and Guido aside, started the final which won Argentina their first trophy in 28 years.

Lionel Messi free kick accuracy in Argentina training session

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Lionel Messi’s accuracy when it comes to free kicks has definitely improved over the years as a video has surfaced from one of Argentina’s recent training sessions.

Messi, who scored two free kick goals at the Copa America, was recorded taking free kicks and the accuracy is there for all to see. Three different types of free kicks from Messi, all equally as impressive.

Angel Di Maria speaks on winning the Copa America with Argentina, Lionel Messi

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Angel Di Maria, the hero of the Copa America final for Argentina, spoke about winning the trophy and his friendship alongside Lionel Messi.

Di Maria scored the goal of his life against Brazil on July 10 to win the Copa America for Argentina. And following the final, Lionel Messi joined PSG and is now playing alongside him. Di Maria spoke it in in an interview with TyC Sports. Here’s what he had to say:

“In my career, I was missing the icing on the cake: Playing with Leo (Messi) at a club. I had several chances to go to Barca. It makes me happy to have him every day and to see what he does and not only when we are with the Argentina team.

In regards to his friendship with Lionel Messi:

“We are the first two who arrive to training, it’s true. Me first, I’m there just a few minutes before. After that he gets there and we prepare some mate.

“I always call him “Enano” (midget). At first no but when the friendship started, I started saying that. I think it’s like how he calls me Fide, I call him Enano, it was a while back and it will always remain that way.

“I treat him like another person, how he likes to be treated. He doesn’t like the show. That’s why he always hangs out with, the people with whom he has more of a relationship with, the one’s with whom he gets along with best, are the one’s who treat him equally and make him feel that way.

“Because if you treat him like what he is, an alien, you have him in that bubble which he doesn’t like. Because he likes to share moments, go out and have a BBQ, have some mate, have a good timne, laugh.

“We mess around and everything, in the press, they say that he is an alien because he is, he is the best in the world. But at the end of the day, for us, he’s Leo. He’s the midget and we tream him that way.”

He also spoke about Lionel Scaloni and when he was not being called to the Argentina national team:

“It was always very good and that’s why it was bad for me when I wasn’t called up. Because I was doing things well with my club, I deserved it. That was when I went out and spoke and he called me on the phone. We both started to cry.

“I told him I didn’t care being on the bench, I wanted to be there. I told him, if you want to try, try with others. But call me up, I want to be there.

“He knows that for me, the Argentina national team is unique, it’s everything for me.

“At noon, the day of the final he called to tell me he wanted to talk. To tell me that he didn’t know if I was going to start or be on the bench. To ask me how I felt. I told him the same thing I said to Sabella:

“You are the coach, if I have to play, I will play. If I end up having to be dragged, I end up dragged. And if I have to go to the bench, I’ll go to the bench as I have been doing now. Decide what you want.”

On winning the Copa America:

“I had to go through a lot of shit to get to it. Had I not won anything with Argentina, the joy would not have been complete.”

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