Argentina’s Olympic gold medals in 2004 and 2008 seem like a distant memory now since Julio Olarticoechea’s under-prepared 2016 squad fell at the first hurdle in Brasilia after a 1-1 draw with […]
It was far from the convincing performance that Julio Olarticoechea would have wanted but Argentina earned a crucial three points against Algeria in Group D to keep their hopes of qualification […]
There was little to suggest from Argentina’s pre-Olympic friendlies that La Albiceleste would be celebrating a third gold medal and after Thursday night’s defeat to Portugal, that has never looked […]
Julio Olarticoechea hasn’t had much time and several of the first choice picks were withdrawn from the squad but on the evidence of Thursday’s goalless draw with México, Argentina don’t look like […]
Argentina’s Olympic hopes have suffered a further blow with the news that West Ham United midfielder Manuel Lanzini will miss the tournament in Rio de Janeiro as a result of […]
Julio Olarticoechea’s Argentina Olympic side continued their preparation with a 3-1 win over Haití in Miami on Sunday afternoon thanks to goals from Mauricio Martínez, Ángel Correa and Giovanni […]
Manuel Lanzini sprained his left knee in the goalless draw with Colombia on Thursday and will now miss the remaining two friendlies against Haití and México prior to the Olympic […]
Julio Olarticoechea’s Argentina side began their Olympic preparations last night in Miami with a hard fought goalless draw against Colombia but will certainly feel they did enough to snatch victory after […]
Between the chaos at the Argentine Football Association, Gerardo Martino leaving his post as coach and several clubs refusing permission for players to participate, Argentina’s Olympic preparation has been far from […]
Gerardo Martino has named the enormous 57-man shortlist for this summer’s Olympic squad and must now whittle this number down to the eventual 18 with an additional four reserve names. […]
The draw for the 2016 Olympics games football tournament took place this week in the Maracanã stadium and Argentina learned the identities of their group D rivals. La Albiceleste will face […]
Gerardo Martino has revealed that he has already spoken with Everton manager Roberto Martínez regarding defender Ramiro Funes Mori playing for Argentina at both the Copa América and the Olympics […]
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