The captain of the Argentine national team, Lionel Messi, recovering from inflammation of the Achilles tendonwhich excluded him from Paris Saint Germain’s last away match against Lorient, the penultimate match before the start of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
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The double save of ‘Dibu’ Martínez against Garnacho and Cristiano for Aston Villa’s victory over United
Emiliano Martinez, Aston Villa’s Argentine goalkeeper, celebrates at the final whistle of the English Premier League football match between Aston Villa and Manchester Utd at Villa Park in Birmingham. AFP photo.
Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez was fundamental this Sunday in the resurrection of Aston Villa, who in the first coach of Unai Emery won 3 to 1 at home against Manchester United, where the young Alejandro Garnacho made his debut as a starter in also played in the Premier League and Lisandro Martínez, one of the alternatives that the central defense of the Argentine national team will have in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
And ‘Dibu’, who wore the captain’s ribbon, was so important that his saves made the rounds of social media when he avoided goals from Garnacho, first, and then from Cristiano Ronaldo himself, in a key moment of the valid match by date 15, who left Arsenal back in the lead after successfully defending the top by beating Chelsea as a guest (1-0). Read more.
Di María returned to playing at Juventus and brought some peace to Scaloni
Ángel Di Maria and Lautaro Martinez, two numbers of the Argentine national team in Qatar, greet each other during the match. AFP photo.
Lionel Scaloni and the entire Argentine national team received excellent news a few hours before leaving for Qatar to start dreaming of the World Cup which will begin in two weeks. Angel Di María returned to play after recovering from a muscle injury to his right leg that kept him out of the game for three weeks. El Fideo enters the field with ten minutes left in Juventus’ 2-0 win over Inter Milan – Lautaro Martínez starts and Joaquín Correa enters later.
The southpaw had injured his hamstring in his right thigh in the Italian squad against Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League last month. Although it was not a tear, Rosario’s man had to stop the balloon for more than 20 days in order not to rush his recovery and avoid suffering. Read more.
Scaloni and his companions go to Qatar towards the dream World Cup with the first confirmed by the final list
Everything is ready. There is no more waiting. The large Argentine delegation, led by coach Lionel Scaloni, gets on a private plane this Sunday at midnight with the suitcases loaded with the dream World Cup of an entire country. The national team leaves for Qatar to settle at the University of Doha and the first confirmed squad will be on charter: Franco Armani.
The River goalkeeper is the only player of the 26 who will travel with the national team coaching staff since he is in the country and joins the advanced Juventus team which is made up of about 50 people in total. Armani is already inside the World Cup and is waiting to find out who his 25 teammates will be next week. Read more.
Source: Clarin
