Despite there being plenty of positives to take away for new coach Fernando Batista, Argentina under-20s’ Sudamericana campaign began with frustration as Paraguay managed to hold on for a 1-1 […]
Given the decline in Argentine youth football in recent years, La Albiceleste won’t be heading to Chile next month as favourites to lift the Sudamericano (South American Championship) but that […]
It’s only the COTIF tournament, the level of opposition wasn’t always the most taxing and Argentina didn’t even play that well for large parts but with the nation’s football in […]
One day after suffering defeat to India in their final group game Argentina Under-20s sealed a place in the COTIF final after battling to a goalless draw against Uruguay and […]
Argentina’s semi final clash against Uruguay was already set but a much changed starting eleven by Lionel Scaloni for the final group game saw the Under-20s not only concede for […]
Lionel Scaloni and Pablo Aimar may have just been named interim Argentina coaches but their immediate focus was the Under-20s progress in the COTIF tournament and against a mediocre Mauritania side, […]
Argentina Under-20s took a huge step towards the semi-finals at the COTIF tournament in L’Alcúdia on Tuesday evening with a routine 2-0 win over Murcia. Head coach Lionel Scaloni made […]
After the upheaval of Sebastián Beccacece resigning and Jorge Sampaoli being fired, preparation for Argentina’s Under-20s ahead of the L’Alcúdia COTIF Tournament was less than ideal but Lionel Scaloni’s side secured […]
The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) still have a great deal to sort out after the departure of Sebastián Beccacece and the subsequent termination of Jorge Sampaoli’s contract. However, with the […]
by Daniel Fraiz-Martinez And so the sun set on Argentina’s 2017 Under 20 World Cup adventure. Not on Friday when the final whistle blew for an ultimately fruitless thrashing of […]
After consecutive defeats to England and South Korea, Argentina’s hopes of reaching the under-20 World Cup last 16 hung in the balance and even after an emphatic 5-0 win over […]
“It was a match that can be analysed in the same way as against England. There are no excuses but in both matches we dominated and paid dearly for mistakes,” […]
Given Argentina’s path to qualification, the issues surrounding selecting the squad and the injury to Lautaro Martínez during the preparation, La Albiceleste’s struggles at the under-20 World Cup are perhaps […]
Claudio Úbeda welcomed captain Santiago Ascacibar and striker Lautaro Martínez back into his starting eleven for Argentina under-20s final warm-up match ahead of their World Cup opener against England next […]
Claudio Úbeda’s Argentina under-20 side made a winning start to their World Cup preparations with a 4-1 victory over Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City. Estudiantes pair Santiago Ascacibar and Lucas […]
After weeks of speculation Claudio Úbeda confirmed his Argentina under-20 squad for this month’s World Cup and Independiente midfielder Ezequiel Barco was surprisingly replaced by Argentinos Juniors’ Ignacio Méndez despite […]
Claudio Ubeda has named his final 21-player squad for next month’s under-20 World Cup and among the surprises are call-ups for European-based pair Ezequiel Ponce and Santiago Colombatto. Argentina had named […]
Argentina under-20s are sweating over the fitness of star striker Lautaro Martínez after the Racing striker limped out of training on Wednesday with a hamstring injury. The 19-year-old has been ruled […]
After plenty of discussion this week surrounding clubs not allowing players to participate in the under-20 World Cup, coach Claudio Úbeda named the 23 players that will train this week […]
Argentina are already far from favourites at next month’s under-20 World Cup after scraping through qualification at the Sudamericano but Claudio Úbeda may find his task all the more difficult should […]
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