Argentina will look to make it three wins out of three in their quest to qualify for the Olympics.
Fernando Batista’s team have Alexis Mac Allister back in the starting eleven vs. Ecuador after sitting out the 2-0 win vs. Chile due to suspension. Here’s the starting eleven:
Facundo Cambeses
Hernan De La Fuente
Nehuen Perez
Facundo Medina
Claudio Bravo
Nicolas Capaldo
Fausto Vera
Matias Zaracho
Alexis Mac Allister
Julian Alvarez
Adolfo Gaich
Nicolas Capaldo commented on his team’s 2-0 win vs. Chile in the Olympic qualifiers.
Capaldo who opened the scoring for Fernando Batista’s team spoke about their two wins vs. Colombia and Chile gave his thoughts on the win. Speaking after the victory, here’s what he had to say:
“It was a difficult match, they got to our goal many times but luckily we were able to get a goal at the start of the game. Personally speaking, it’s very good but the important thing is that the team wins.
“We are a difficult team and if we keep running like this in every match, we will be very difficult to beat.”
After having a stellar start to the season, Ezequiel Chimy Avila is out for the rest of the campaign.
Chimy Avila has been one of the standout stars in La Liga scoring 9 goals and providing two assists with Osasuna. He is fourth in the league behind only Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema and Luis Suarez. However, that tally will end at nine goals.
Avila suffered a cruciate ligament injury to his right knee in Osasuna’s 2-0 win vs. Levante. Per a report by Marca, Avila will miss the rest of the season.
There were rumors that Barcelona were interested in signing the Argentine striker to replace the injured Luis Suarez who will also miss the rest of the season.
Nicolas Tagliafico gave an interview where he discussed the current state of the Argentina national team and being left out by previous coach Edgardo Bauza.
The Argentina and Ajax left back has been a pillar for both of his teams. One of the best left backs in the world, Tagliafico finally got a real chance with the national team under coach Jorge Sampaoli. The former Independiente man was part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup squad and has been a mainstay with the team ever since.
Speaking in an interview with TyC Sports, here’s what Tagliafico had to say:
“The Argentina national team has gone through many stages and now we are much calmer, which wasn’t the case. But little by little, as we played more games, we got to know each other better. The changing process has passed.
“It’s not easy to lead a national team that’s looked at as one of the best and that always has to be among the best teams. But Scaloni is a coach that is open to listening and that’s a good thing because we all want what is best for the team. That creates confidence which can help the team.
“Today, we have to think about fighting for big things as a team. Despite everything which has happened, the team is more solid. In that we have to keep getting better to fight for the Copa America and to grow in the World Cup qualifiers.”
Prior to getting a chance with Sampaoli, Edgardo Bauza was coach of the Argentina nationa team. Bauza once infamously mentioned that Tagliafico was too short to be selected. Tagliafico was asked about Bauza’s comments:
“I never accepted it with grace but I respect decisions. Obviously, the anger I had inside of me was because I had no way to change it.”
Lautaro Martinez scored and got himself red carded in Inter’s 1-1 draw vs. Cagliari.
Martinez went from hero to villain in the match. The Inter hitman gave his team a 1-0 lead through a lovely header in the first half. Cagliari would go on to score in the second half.
However, there was more to the match than simply two goals. In injury time, Lautaro lost his composure and saw himself get red carded.
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