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Argentina eleven for quarter final, Pezzella, Paredes back in line-up

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The Argentina eleven has been announced as Cristian Romero will is not part of the squad and German Pezzella starts in his place.

In addition to that change, Leandro Paredes is back in the eleven ahead of Guido Rodriguez while Nicolas Gonzalez starts on the left side. Here is the eleven:

Emi Martínez; Molina, Pezzella, Otamendi, Acuña; De Paul, Paredes, Lo Celso; Messi, Lautaro Martínez and Nicolás González

The five players left out of the squad are Cristian Romero, Juan Musso, Martínez Quarta, Nicolás Domínguez and Julián Alvarez.

Argentina rumored eleven for quarter final match at Copa America

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Argentina will play Ecuador in the final quarter final match of the Copa America and coach Lionel Scaloni reportedly still has a few doubts.

Historically, Argentina have a clear advantage when it comes to their head to head matches vs. Ecuador. Taking into consideration official matches and friendly games, Argentina have 21 wins with 10 draws and five defeats against Ecuador.

Their most recent encounter was a World Cup qualifying match back in October which ended in a 1-0 win for Argentina as Lionel Messi scored a penalty.

Lionel Scaloni is expected to make several changes from the last match, which was a 4-1 win vs. Bolivia. Gonzalo Montiel, Exequiel Palacios, Angel Correa and Sergio Aguero, who all started that match are not expected to be in the eleven for the quarter final match.

The inclusion of Cristian Romero is still the big doubt as Scaloni and the team will reportedly wait to make a decision on him due to his fitness. In addition, Scaloni did confirm that Gio Lo Celso will be starting in midfield while some reports coming out are stating that Leandro Paredes will start in place of Guido in midfield. Per TNT Sports, here is the rumored Argentina eleven:

Emi Martínez; Molina, Romero or Pezzella, Otamendi, Acuña; De Paul, Paredes, Lo Celso; Messi, Lautaro and Nico González

Nicolas Otamendi gives Argentina press conference before quarter final match

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Nicolas Otamendi spoke to the press prior to the team’s quarter final match.

Otamendi is expected to start for Argentina vs. Ecuacor in Saturday’s quarter final match. An experienced defender, Otamendi spoke to the press on Friday. Here’s what he had to say:

“The most important thing from a leader is being able to give information to the younger players, transmitting what it means to play for the Argentina national team.

“We are very focused on this Copa. We have a very good group, the 28 that are here feel important and we don’t relax.”

Regarding the defending:

“A solid defense gives you a better attack. With the potential in attack that we have, it’s important to give them (the attackers) some security for them to be able to attack with a peace of mind. We have to try and have order in defense to take advantage of the potential we have in midfield and up the pitch.

“We have to stay focused for 90 minutes and adjust details. Because of one detail, you could be eliminated and that is why we must be focused.”

On the Argentina team and the Copa America:

“We are taking on this new challenge with great enthusiasm. In every tournament, we have to think that we are here to win it and that’s what we are looking for.

“This shirt demands commitment and to win tournaments. One always wants to leave a mark on his country. We will try to do our best to keep moving forward.

“The group is very important when it comes to a long tournament. We are all available for the coach. We have to push ourselves for the training sessions to be good, to make it difficult for the coach to pick his team.

“Our mentality is to take this match by match. We have to give our all to continue advancing.”

Last Argentina practice before traveling to play Ecuador in quarter-finals

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The Argentina national team trained this morning for the last time before they travel to Goiânia this evening. On Saturday, Argentina will face Ecuador in the quarter finals of the Copa America.

During Friday morning’s practice at the AFA training facility in Ezeiza, the squad began exercising in the gym at 10:30 (local time). Then, already on field number 2 of the sports complex, the coaching staff set up some tactical moves, which concluded with free-kicks and corner-kicks in attack and defense.

According to the AFA’s official website, a press conference is planned for this evening (4:00 PM local time), where coach Lionel Scaloni plus Nicolás Otamendi will answer questions from the media.

At 4:30 PM, the whole squad will be heading to the Ezeiza airport, which is just 8 minutes away from Argentina’s training center. The estimated arrival to the city of Goiânia is 8:30 PM today and they will all have dinner at 9 PM.

 

Atalanta announce signing of Argentina goalkeeper Juan Musso from Udinese

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Juan Musso has signed with Atalanta as the club made it official on Friday.

Atalanta announced the signing of the 27 year old goalkeeper from Udinese. Having joined Udinese from Racing Club in 2018, Musso played over 100 matches for the club and become one of the top goalkeepers in the league.

Presently with the Argentina national team at the Copa America, Musso appears to eb the fourth choice goalkeeper behind Emiliano Martinez, Franco Armani and Agustin Marchesin.

He has signed a four year deal with the club.

 

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