Agustin Marchesin has injured his knee and will require surgery.
The FC Porto goalkeeper is expected to be out for about a month as he will undergo surgery to correct a problem in his meniscus, the club announced. The injury will mean that he will miss Argentina’s World Cup qualifying matches in September.
Agustin is the third choice goalkeeper for the Argentina national team and was expected to be selected for the next squad.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni will announce in a few hours his team for September’s matches.
Dario Benedetto has signed with La Liga club Elche from Olympique Marseille.
Benedetto, who was heavily linked and rumored to be joining Real Betis, has ultimately joined Elche on a season long loan. He is now the fifth Argentine at the club as he joins Guido Carrillo, Lucas Boye, Pablo Piatti and Ivan Marcone.
Elche announced the transfer through their social media channels.
The 39 year old will be continuing his playing career in Italy. After spending the past four years in Serie A with Bologna, the former Boca Juniors and Inter man will be playing in Italy’s second division.
Scoring five goals last season, Palacio managed to take part in 36 league matches for Bologna. He first made the jump to Italy from Boca Juniors when he joined Genoa back in 2009 before making the switch in 2012 to Inter.
Palacio was part of the 2014 World Cup squad which made the final.
“El Trenza” Palacio è un nuovo calciatore del Brescia. Benvenuto Rodrigo! 😍💯
Mauro Icardi is rumored to be included in the Argentina national team for September’s World Cup qualifiers.
If rumors are to be believed, the PSG man will be returning to the Argentina national team. Per a report by Ole, the AFA have contacted PSG notifying them that they are “reserving” four players. Those four being the four Argentine players at the club; Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, Leandro Paredes and Mauro Icardi.
While the three Copa America winners will be included, despite Icardi being “reserved”, he could still miss out on the team as Lionel Scaloni and the coaching staff can still change their minds and decide to exclude him from the squad.
As we reported a few days ago, Lautaro Martinez might not be fit for September’s matches while Lucas Alario is in the same situation. Sergio Aguero is also ruled out with an injury until October. Icardi has managed two goals in PSG’s first two matches of the season.
Per other reports in the Argentine media, the squad will resemble that which won the Copa America with a possibility of one or two new inclusions. The squad is expected to be announced in the next few hours.
Germán Pezzella is reportedly on his way back to Spain where he will rejoin former club Real Betis.
The Argentina Copa America winner is set to leave Fiorentina after four years at the club. The 30 year old defender joined Fiorentina from Real Betis where he was signed for three years but spent one of those years on loan at Fiorentina.
According to César Luis Merlond Germán Garcia Grova, Pezzella will join on a four year deal with Fiorentina having accepted a €4 million offer.
*️⃣Germán Pezzella regresa al #Betis. *️⃣La #Fiorentina confirman que aceptó la oferta de €4.000.000. *️⃣Firmará por cuatro años. *️⃣Info con @GerGarciaGrova
