Soccer Player Tracker - Argentina

Argentina Vs Colombia Line-up: World Cup Qualifier (Nov. 15, 2011)

2011-11-15T07:21:00.000-08:00

Here is the possible Line-up for the Game against Colombia:

4-4-2 Formation

----------Messi -- Higuain--------

José Sosa -- Mascherano -- Gago Or Brana ? -- Pablo Guiñazú

Pablo Zabaleta -- Fede Fernández -- Nico Burdisso -- Clemente Rodríguez

----------Sergio Romero---------

Argentina Vs Bolivia Line-up: World Cup Qualifier (Nov. 11, 2011)

2011-11-11T05:59:00.000-08:00

Argentina Vs Bolivia: Nov. 11 2011 (Friday - 3:00 pm / Eastern)

The Line-up for the Game against Bolivia is:

Pastore -- Higuain -- Messi

Alvarez -- Mascherano -- Gago

Rodriguez -- Burdisso -- Demichelis -- Zabaleta

Sabella, the coach of Argentina's National team has selected his 21+ players for the second round of games against Bolivia & Colombia this November 2011 for the 2014 World Cup qualifications.

Players left out from the previous games are: Ricky Alvarez, Rodrigo Palacio, Nicolás Otamendi, Eduardo Salvio, Jonás Gutiérrez, Nico Pareja, Emiliano Insúa y Fabián Rinaudo.

Players added for the upcoming games against Bolivia & Colombia are: Fernando Gago, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Pablo Guiñazú and Luciano Monzón

On Nov 7th 2011, the coach added 4 more players from the domestic league to the national team: Clemente Rodriguez (Boca Juniors) - Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors) - Rodrigo Brana (Estudiantes) - Leandro Desabato (Estudiantes)

Argentina Vs Bolivia: Nov. 11 2011 (Friday)
Argentina Vs Colombia: Nov. 15 2011 (Tuesday)

Strikers/Forwards:
Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid)
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City)
Ezequiel Lavezzi (Nápoli)
Germán Denis (Atalanta)
Angel Di María (Real Madrid)

Midfielders:
Ever Banega (Valencia)
Fernando Gago (Rome)
Pablo Guiñazú (Inter Porto Alegre)
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)
José Sosa (Metallist)
Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain)
Rodrigo Brana (Estudiantes)
Ricardo "Ricky" Álvarez (Inter)

Defenders:
Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)
Nicolás Burdisso (Roma)
Federico Fernández (Napoli)
Martín Demichelis (Málaga)
Marcos Rojo (Spartak Moscú)
Luciano Monzon (Nice)
Clemente Rodriguez (Boca Juniors)
Leandro Desabato (Estudiantes de La Plata),

Goalies:
Sergio Romero (Sampdoria)
Mariano Andújar (Catania)
Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors)

Argentine National Team: World Cup Qualifiers (Nov. 11 & 15 - 2011)

2011-10-28T09:33:00.000-07:00

Sabella, the coach of Argentina's National team has selected his 21+ players for the second round of games against Bolivia & Colombia this November 2011 for the 2014 World Cup qualifications.

Players left out from the previous games are: Ricky Alvarez, Rodrigo Palacio, Nicolás Otamendi, Eduardo Salvio, Jonás Gutiérrez, Nico Pareja, Emiliano Insúa y Fabián Rinaudo.

Players added for the upcoming games against Bolivia & Colombia are: Fernando Gago, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Pablo Guiñazú and Luciano Monzón

On Nov 7th 2011, the coach added 4 more players from the domestic league to the national team: Clemente Rodriguez (Boca Juniors) - Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors) - Rodrigo Brana (Estudiantes) - Leandro Desabato (Estudiantes)

Argentina Vs Bolivia: Nov. 11 2011 (Friday)
Argentina Vs Colombia: Nov. 15 2011 (Tuesday)

Strikers/Forwards:
Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid)
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City)
Ezequiel Lavezzi (Nápoli)
Germán Denis (Atalanta)
Angel Di María (Real Madrid)

Midfielders:
Ever Banega (Valencia)
Fernando Gago (Rome)
Pablo Guiñazú (Inter Porto Alegre)
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)
José Sosa (Metallist)
Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain)
Rodrigo Brana (Estudiantes)

Defenders:
Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)
Nicolás Burdisso (Roma)
Federico Fernández (Napoli)
Martín Demichelis (Málaga)
Marcos Rojo (Spartak Moscú)
Luciano Monzon (Nice)
Clemente Rodriguez (Boca Juniors)
Leandro Desabato (Estudiantes de La Plata),

Goalies:
Sergio Romero (Sampdoria)
Mariano Andújar (Catania)
Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors)

Ever Banega: Bio

2011-10-27T13:15:00.001-07:00

Name: Ever Banega
Birthday: Jun 29, 1988
Birth Place: Rosario, Santa Fe
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.74 m)
Primary Position: Midfielder
Current Team: Valencia, Argentine National
Youth Team: Boca Juniors

Bio & Stats Sources:
CF Valencia's Bio - Soccernet's Bio - Wikipedia Bio - Goal.com's Bio

Social Media:
Facebook - Twitter

Player Compilations:
Compilation 1
Compilation 2

Argentina Vs Chile: Oct 07, 2011 (World Cup Qualifier)

2011-10-07T13:09:00.000-07:00

Sabella confirmed the team playing against Chile - It will be a 4-4-2 formation lead by Messi and Higuain.

---------Messi (Barcelona) -- Higuaín (Real Madrid)--------------

Sosa (Metallist) - Braña (Estudiantes) - Banega (Valencia) - Di María (Real Madrid)

Zabaleta (Man. City) - Burdisso (Roma) - Otamendi (Porto) - Rojo (Spartak Moscú)

------------------------- Andújar (Catania)-----------------------

Argentine National Team: World Cup Qualifiers

2011-10-04T17:24:00.000-07:00

Sabella, the new coach of Argentina's National team has selected his 27 players for the start of the 2014 World Cup qualification. The first two games will be against Chile & Venezuela

Argentina Vs Chile: October 7th 2011 (Friday)
Argentina Vs Venezuela: Oct 11th 2011 (Tuesday)

Strikers/Forwards:

Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica)

Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid)

Sergio Agüero (Manchester City)

Rodrigo Palacio (Genoa)

Eduardo Salvio (Atlético de Madrid)

Germán Denis (Atalanta)

Midfielders:

Ever Banega (Valencia)

Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)

Fabián Rinaudo (Sporting)

Rodrigo Braña (Estudiantes)

Jonás Gutiérrez (Newcastle)

Ricardo Alvarez (Inter)

José Sosa (Metallist)

Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain)

Angel Di María (Real Madrid)

Defenders:

Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)

Nicolás Burdisso (Roma)

Federico Fernández (Napoli)

Martín Demichelis (Málaga)

Nicolás Otamendi (Porto)

Nicolas Pareja (Spartak Moscú)

Marcos Rojo (Spartak Moscú)

Emiliano Insúa (Sporting)

Goalies:

Sergio Romero (Sampdoria)

Mariano Andújar (Catania)

Agustín Orion (Boca Juniors)

Ever Banega: Bio

2011-07-01T08:40:00.000-07:00

Copa America 2011: Match Schedule

2011-06-15T12:01:00.000-07:00

--See official Player roster for Argentina--

Group A (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica)
Group B (Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela, Ecuador)
Group C (Chile, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay)

---1st Round---

July 1 2011
Argentina Vs Bolivia - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT) - Group A

July 2 2011
Colombia Vs Costa Rica - 15:30 (18:30 GMT) - Group A

July 3 2011
Brazil Vs Venezuela - 16:00 (19:00 GMT) - Group B
Paraguay Vs Ecuador - 18:30 (21:30 GMT) - Group B

July 4 2011
Uruguay Vs Peru - 19:15 (22:15 GMT) - Group C
Chile vs Mexico - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT) - Group C

July 6 2011
Argentina Vs Colombia - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT) - Group A

July 7 2011
Bolivia Vs Costa Rica - 19:15 (22:15 GMT) - Group A

July 8 2011
Peru Vs Mexico - 19:15 (22:15 GMT) - Group C
Uruguay Vs Chile - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT) - Group C

July 9 2011
Brazil Vs Paraguay - 16:00 (19:00 GMT) - Group B
Venezuela Vs Ecuador - 18:30 (21:30 GMT) - Group B

July 10 2011
Colombia Vs Bolivia - 16:00 (19:00 GMT) - Group A

July 11 2011
Argentina Vs Costa Rica - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT) - Group A

July 12 2011
Chile Vs Peru - 19:15 (22:15 GMT) - Group C
Uruguay Vs Mexico - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT) - Group C

July 13 2011
Paraguay Vs Venezuela - 19:15 (22:15 GMT) - Group B
Brazil Vs Ecuador - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT) - Group B

---Quarter Finals---

July 16 2011
1st Group A Vs Best 3rd (S1) - 16:00 (19:00 GMT)
2nd Group A Vs 2nd Group C (S2) - 19:15 (22:15 GMT)

July 17 2011
1st Group B Vs 2nd Best 3rd (S3) - 16:00 (19:00 GMT)
1st Group C Vs 2nd Group B (S4) - 19:15 (22:15 GMT)

---Semi-Finals---

July 19 2011
Winner S1 Vs Winner S2 (G1) - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT)

July 20 2011
Winner S3 Vs Winner S4 (G2) - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT)

---3rd & 4th Place---

July 23 2011
Loser G1 Vs Loser G2

---Final---

July 24 2011
Winner G1 Vs Winner G2 - 16:00 (19:00 GMT)

Copa America 2011: Argentine Player Roster

2011-06-01T07:33:00.000-07:00

Here is Argentina's official roster for the Copa America games starting in July 2011.

Goalies:
Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar), Juan Pablo Carrizo (River), Mariano Andujar (Catania).

Defenders:
Javier Zanetti (Inter), Nicolás Burdisso (Roma), Gabriel Milito (Barcelona), Marcos Rojo (Spartak Moscú), Nicolás Pareja (Spartak Moscú), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City) y Ezequiel Garay (Real Madrid)

Midfielders:
Esteban Cambiasso (Inter), Ever Banega (Valencia), Fernando Gago (Real Madrid), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Javier Pastore (Palermo), Lucas Biglia (Anderlecht)

Forwards/Strikers:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Angel Di María (Real Madrid), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli), Sergio Agüero (Atlético Madrid), Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid), Diego Milito (Inter) y Carlos Tevez (Manchester City)

See the complete game schedule

Argentina Vs Nigeria

2011-05-31T06:16:00.000-07:00

Argentina Vs Nigeria on June 1st, 2011 in Nigeria.

Here is the complete roster:

Belluschi, Fernando (Porto – Portugal)
Bertolo, Fernando (Zaragoza – Spain)
Bolatti, Mario (Internacional – Brasil)
Boselli, Mauro (Genoa – Italy)
Cabral, Alejandro (Legia Varsovia – Poland)
Costa, Alberto (Valencia – Spain)
Cristaldo, Jonathan (Metalit – Ukraine)
Fazio, Federico (Sevilla – Spain)
Formica, Mauro (Blackburn Robert – England)
Gabbarini, Adrián (Independiente – Argentina)
Gaitán, Nicolás (Benfica – Portugal)
Garay, Ezequiel (Benfica – Portugal)
Insúa, Emiliano (Galasataray – Turkey)
Jara, Franco (Benfica, Portugal)
Musacchio, Mateo (Villarreal – Spain)
Perotti, Diego (Sevilla – Spain)
Piatti, Pablo (Almería – Spain)
Ruben, Marco (Villarreal – Spain)
Ustari, Oscar (Getafe – Spain)
Zabaleta, Pablo (Manchester City – England)

Argentina Soccer Player Rankings via Castrol

2011-04-27T07:57:00.000-07:00

In Castrol's latest update there were 3 Argentine soccer/football players in the top ten spot and a total of 95 Argentine players that have a ranking.

1 - Messi - Barcelona
9 - Higuaín - Real Madrid
10- Agüero - Atletico de Madrid

See All Castrol Ranked Argentine Players

Argentina Vs USA: Line-Up

2011-03-21T18:33:00.000-07:00

The Argentine coach, Sergio Batista, has chosen the 25 players he will bring to his two friendlies against the United States & Costa Rica. Again, no sign of Carlos Tevez

Argentina Vs U.S Results: Tie 1 (Cambiasso) - 1 (Agudelo)

See the Game Preview

USA vs Argentina: A Condensed History by Goal.com

Schedule:
Argentina Vs United States (March 26, 7:00pm ET in New Jersey, USA)
Argentina Vs Costa Rica (March 29 in Costa Rica)

Click here to see the U.S. Roster

Argentine Roster (Confirmed Starter team in Bold)

Goalie:
Mariano Andújar (Catania-Italy)
Adrián Gabbarini (Independiente-Argentina)
Agustín Marchesín (Lanús-Argentina)

Defender:
Javier Zanetti (Internazionale de Milán-Italy)
Gabriel Milito (Barcelona-Spain)
Ezequiel Garay (Real Madrid-Spain)
Nicolás Otamendi (F.C. Porto-Portugal)
Nicolás Burdisso (Roma-Italy)
Marcos Rojo (Spartak de Moscú-Russia)
Marcos Angeleri (Sunderland-UK)

Midfielder:
Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City-UK)
Federico Fazio (Sevilla-Spain)
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona-Spain)
Mario Bolatti (Internacional-Brasil)
Ever Banega (Valencia-Spain)
Fernando Belluschi (F.C. Porto-Portugal)
Esteban Cambiasso (Inter-Italy)
Lucas Biglia (Anderlecht-Bélgium)
Javier Pastore (Palermo-Italy)
Ángel Di María (Real Madrid-Spain)
José Sosa (Nápoli-Italy)

Forward/Striker:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona-Spain)
Ezequiel Lavezzi (Nápoli-Italy)
Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica - Portugal)
Eduardo Salvio (Benfica-Portugal)

Argentina Vs Venezuela: Line-up

2011-03-11T12:53:00.000-08:00

Here is the line-up for the Argentina Vs Venezuela (friendly) on Mar 16th in San Juan, Argentina. The coach, Sergio Batista, is going to experiment with an "all domestic" team from Argentina's 1st Division to see which standouts he can eventually include to the main all-star team which includes all the top international players (Messi, lavezzi, Mascherano ....)

Game Results: Arg 4 - Ven 1
Goals by: Mouche (2), Chávez, Aued

See Video Highlights

The confirmed players for today's game are in Bold letters

Goalie:
Agustín Marchesín (Lanús)
Javier García (Boca Juniors)

Defenders:
Ismae Quilez (Colón de Santa Fe)
Julián Velázquez (Independiente)
Jonathan Maidana (River Plate)
Fernando Tobio (Vélez Sarsfield)
Luciano Monzón (Boca Juniors)
Lisando López (Arsenal F.C.)
Iván Pillud (Racing Club)
Gastón Díaz (Vélez Sarsfield)

Midfielders:
Diego Valeri (Lanús)
Cristian Chávez Boca Juniors)
Luciano Aued (Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata)
Fabián Rinaudo (Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata)
Claudio Jacob (Racing Club)
Ariel Rojas (Godoy Cruz)
Franco Razzotti (Vélez Sarsfield)
Mauricio Sperdutti (Newell's Old Boys)
Maximiliano Moralez (Vélez Sarsfield)

Forward/Strikers:
Pablo Mouche (Boca Juniors)
Juan Manuel Martínez (Vélez Sarsfield)
Matías De Federico (Independiente)

Carlos Tevez - Bio

2011-02-19T10:34:00.001-08:00

Name: Carlos Alberto Tevez
Nick Name: El Apache
Birthday: Feb 5, 1984
Birth Place: Ciudadela, Buenos Aires
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Primary Position: Striker/Forward
Current Team: Manchester City, Argentine National
Youth Team: Boca Juniors
Previous Teams: Corinthians,
West Ham United, Manchester United

Bio & Stats Sources:
Manchester City's Bio - Soccernet's Bio - Wikipedia Bio - Goal.com's Bio

Social Media:
Facebook Page - Twitter

SoccerPlayerTracker Postings

Player Compilations:
Compilation 1
Compilation 2: Manchester City goals 2009/2010

Javier Pastore - Bio

2011-02-17T08:02:00.000-08:00

Name: Javier Matías Pastore
Birthday: June 20 1989
Birth Place: Córdoba, Argentina
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Primary Position: Midfielder (Attacking)
Youth Team: Talleres
Previous Teams: Talleres, Huracan
Current Team: Palermo, Argentine National

Bio Sources:
Palermo's Bio Page - Soccernet's Bio Page - Wikipedia Bio Page - Goal.com's Bio Page - Bleacher Report

Social Media:
Facebook Page - Twitter - Blog

SoccerPlayerTracker Postings

Player Compilations:

Argentina Vs Portugal: Line-up

2011-01-26T07:39:00.000-08:00

Here is the Line-up for the Argentina Vs Portugal friendly on Feb 9th in Geneva. The biggest surprise here is the omission of Carlos Tevez & Sergio Aguero. It seems that coach Batista is going to force the team to be centered around Messi. I guess it's worth a shot.

Confirmed team for the game:Sergio Romero, Javier Zanetti, Nicolás Burdisso, Gabriel Milito, Marcos Rojo; Ever Banega, Javier Mascherano, Esteban Cambiasso; Ezequiel Lavezzi, Lionel Messi y Ángel Di María.

Complete Roster
Goalkeepers:
Sergio Romero - Az Alkmaar - Holand
Mariano Andújar - Catania - Italy

Defenders:
Pablo Zabaleta - Manchester City - UK
Javier Zanetti - Internazionale de Milán - Italy
Nicolás Pareja - Spartak de Moscú - Russia
Ezequiel Garay - Real Madrid - Spain
Gabriel Milito - Barcelona - Spain
Nicolás Burdisso - Roma - Italy
Nicolás Otamendi - Porto - Portugal
Marcos Rojo - Spartak de Moscú - Russia

Midfielders:
Javier Mascherano - Barcelona - Spain
Esteban Cambiasso - Internazionale de Milán - Italy
Fernando Gago - Real Madrid - Spain
Ever Banega - Valencia - Spain
Lucas Biglia - Anderlecht - Belgium
José Sosa - Nápoli - Italy
Javier Pastore - Palermo - Italy
Ángel Di María - Real Madrid - Spain

Forwards:
Ezequiel Lavezzi - Nápoli - Italy
Lionel Messi - Barcelona - Spain
Nicolás Gaitán - Benfica - Portugal
Juan Manuel Martínez - Vélez Sarsfield - Argentina
Diego Milito - Internazionale de Milán - Italy

Argentina Vs Germany - Maradona's secret weapon (Javier Pastore)

2010-06-30T18:35:00.000-07:00

It appears Maradona is ready commit his ultra crafty 21 year old midfielder Javier Pastore (ex-Huracan, Arg & currently @ Palermo,Italy) to ensure a win against Germany. He will be the catalyst necessary to unleash Messi's fury. The second half of Argentina's game against Greece is still fresh in Maradona's mind where Pastore liberated the midfield connecting with Messi time after time. In one of today's interviews, Pastore stated that playing with Messi is easy since they share a similar understanding of the game.

Javier Pastore Compilation

Argentina Vs Greece - Maradona changes things up

2010-06-21T18:04:00.000-07:00

Due to injuries & yellow cards, Maradona decided to make the following modifications for tomorrow's Game - All eyes will be on Inter's lethal striker Gabriel Milito - Let's see if this new group can jive with Messi.

Out >>>>>>>>>>>>> In
Jonás Gutiérrez >>> Nicolás Otamendi
Walter Samuel >>> Nicolás Burdisso
Gabriel Heinze >>> Clemente Rodríguez
Javier Mascherano >>> Mario Bolatti
Angel Di Maria >>> Juan Sebastián Verón
Carlos Tevez >>> Sergio Agüero
Gonzalo Higuaín >>> Diego Milito

Gonzalo Higuain is the new Batistuta

2010-06-17T17:47:00.000-07:00

After today's impressive 4-1 win over South Korea, it appears Argentina has their new new Batigol - We Argentines love comparing the younger talented players with past superstar legends - How many times have you heard "He is the new Maradona" - Higuain with his number 9 shirt (same as Batigol) had Argentina's first Hat trick performance since Batigol's 1998 & 1994 World Cup performances. I think it's an honor to be compared to Batistuta so hopefully Higuain will find a way to make his own unique mark on the team so he can keep passing on the torch of great strikers.

Gonzalo Higuain Goals

Batigol

Possible Line-up for Argentina in World Cup

2010-05-04T11:18:00.000-07:00

Based on what the Argentine media is saying - Maradona's selections seem to be coming together. Below is a very likely scenerio

Goalie
Sergio Romero
Mariano Andújar
Diego Pozo

Defense
Nicolás Otamendi
Martín Demichelis
Walter Samuel
Gabriel Heinze
Nicolás Burdisso
Clemente Rodríguez
Marcos Angeleri or Javier Zanetti or Nicolás Pareja

Mid-Field
Jonás Gutiérrez
Javier Mascherano
Juan Sebastián Verón
Angel Di María
José Sosa
Javier Pastore
Mario Bolatti or Rodrigo Braña or Jesús Dátolo or Maximiliano Rodríguez or Juan Mercier

Stiker/Fowards
Lionel Messi
Gonzalo Higuaín
Carlos Tevez
Sergio Agüero
Diego Milito
Martín Palermo or Ezequiel Lavezzi

Messi bends it for Dynamo Kiev

2009-12-09T18:01:00.000-08:00

Messi puts the exclamation mark to his Balon de Oro prize with a bending free kick to win the game against Dynamo Kiev.

Weekend Highlights: Messi, Tevez, Lisandro Lopez, Higuain

2009-12-07T17:52:00.000-08:00

This weekend’s highlights include several game winning goals from the usual suspects ,as well as, a hat trick from Lisando Lopez.

Lisandro Lopez’s hat trick against Lille was very impressive but unfortunately not enough to win the game. He continues to prove why he is considered by many the best player in France.

Messi continues to prove why he deserved the Balon de Oro with two goals against Deportivo La Coruna for a 3-1 win.

Tevez once again came up big with a a stunning free kick to win a huge game against Chelsea. It is just amazing how Tevez always finds a way to win when it counts the most.

Gonzalo Higuain also added his contribution to Real Madrid's 4-2 win over Almeria.

Diego Perotti gets called up by Maradona

2009-11-09T17:37:00.000-08:00

Diego Perotti has been called up in a last minute request to Sevilla for Argentina’s friendly with Spain this Saturday. As soon as Maradona realized that Jonas Gutierrez & El Kun Aguerro would not be available he made the SOS call for the young 21 year old Perotti. It appears Maradonna has had his eye on Perotti since the beginning of the Season which doesn’t surprise me given that Perotti has been a outstanding asset with his 2 goals, 1 assist. His very aggressive offensive style has helped position Sevilla in 3rd place right behind Real Madrid. He has total command of the left wing but can play other key offensive midfield positions very much a la KAKA.

Hernan Crespo keeps scoring goals

2009-11-09T17:27:00.000-08:00

Crespo continues to produce for Genoa with two great goals containing his classic signature style. His two goals were critical in Genoa’s 4-2 win over Siena. He seems quite hopeful that Maradona will keep him in mind for one of Argentina’s key striker positions. See all the goals in the clip below.

Martin Palermo: Maradona calls up the big man

2009-10-05T17:30:00.000-07:00

It seems the big man veteran striker Martin Palermo from Boca Juniors will get his long awaited chance of playing in one of the most important games in recent decades. It seems he has has already won the trust of Maradona and the hearts of the Argentine public to win a spot next to Messi in the Argentine attack. He performed spectacularly in the warm-up friendly against Ghana with two goals and yesterday he had a 40 meter opportunistic header that has been televised globally.

Palermo's recent actions plus the fact that Maradona has decided to replicate Barcelona's formula of Messi / Ibrahimovic seems to indicate this very likely line-up. It is also quite obvious that Maradona's strategy of concentrating the diminutive play-maker strikers of Aguero, Tevez & Messi has not lived up to its hype. I say give the Big Man a chance. See his recent goals below:

Palermo against Ghana

Palermo's Spectacular 40m Header: