Friendly v. Cataluña (r)

[hoss23]

According to GolTV (www.goltv.tv), Argentina will play a friendly against Catalonia on Wednesday, 12/29. Does anyone have details on the line-up for the Albiceleste?

[Aguante Bielsa]

No line-up confirmed, but these are the players:

Fernando Cavenaghi, Clemente Rodríguez (Spartak Moscow), Diego Placente (Bayer Leverkusen), Diego Milito (Genoa), Luciano Galletti, Gabriel Milito, Leonardo Ponzio (Zaragoza), Leandro Cufré (Roma), Lionel Scaloni, Aldo Duscher (Deportivo La Coruña), Leonardo Franco, Ariel Ibagaza (Atlético de Madrid), Wilfredo Caballero (Elche), Nicolás Burdisso (Inter), Fabricio Coloccini (Milan), Maximiliano Rodríguez (Espanyol de Barcelona), Santiago Solari (Real Madrid) and Pablo Barrientos (San Lorenzo). The latter is replacing Aimar, who (surprise, surprise) got injured again. :mad:

[Aguante Bielsa]

BTW, this is the line-up I'd expect:

GK: Franco

DF: Placente, Coloccini, G. Milito, Clemente

MF: Duscher, Ibagaza, Maxi Rodríguez, Barrientos

FW: Cavenaghi, Milito


I'm especially excited about the "Cavenalito" FW tandem :cool:

[efernandez9]

vs. CATALUÑA

GOL TV FOR 12/29.... cool

[efernandez9]

Pablo Barrientos (san lorenzo) integra el seleccionado Sub-20 que a mediados de enero próximo jugará el Sudamericano de esa categoría en Colombia, clasificatorio para el mundial de Holanda.

Además de Barrientos, el plantel para jugar ante Cataluña lo componen Fernando Cavenaghi, Diego Milito, Clemente Rodríguez, Diego Placente, Leonardo Franco, Wilfredo Caballero, Nicolás Burdisso, Fabricio Coloccini, Gabriel Milito, Leandro Cufré.

También llamaron a Leonardo Ponzio, Maximiliano Rodríguez, Lionel Scaloni, Aldo Duscher, Ariel Ibagaza, Santiago Solari, Pablo Aimar y Luciano Galletti

en argentina el juego es muy criticado, muchos dicen: para que sirve este amistoso?

[Aguante Bielsa]

1) Para ganar un millón de euros.
2) Para probar jugadores nuevos, que de otra forma no tendrían cabida en la Selección mayor.

(sí, sobre todo lo hacen por el millón de euros, claro :D )

[efernandez9]

2) no....no

en tu razon 2nd, ningun jugador es nuevo, y barrientos ya tiene su propia seleccion, la sub20! Yo creo que es cosa de inversionistas para ver como producto a cavenaghi y sacarlo del infierno ruso o ver de cerca al propio barrientos (los demas tiene guita segurada este 2005)

[Aguante Bielsa]

Bueno, siempre puede haber motivos subyacentes, pero la realidad es que todos estos jugadores SÍ son nuevos para la Selección, a excepción de los defensores. Cavenaghi, D. Milito, Maxi, Duscher, Franco, Caballero, Cufré, Scaloni; estos son algunos de los jugadores que debutan en el seleccionado mayor o que han tenido escasísimos minutos de juego en el mismo. Creo que es muy interesante ver cómo se desenvuelven en este ámbito, para ver si luego se los puede tener en cuenta para futuras convocatorias.

[Mosco]

no ceasar delgado??

[Argentina Girl]

Pekerman has named his Starting Eleven against Catalunya:

The Argentine team will enter the field with Franco, Cufre, Burdisso, Gabriel Milito, Placente, Scaloni, Duscher, Solari, Ibagaza, Galletti and Diego Milito.

[Argentina Girl]

It will be interesting seeing these guys in action, I hope Cavenaghi gets some time on the pitch as well. :)

[Aguante Bielsa]

Ugh... Burdisso and G. Milito. I don't like those names. I don't get why Pekerman insists on leaving Coloccini on the bench. He's by far one of the best players on the team.

[aaron90025]

Eryone needs to relax. Who cares which player ends up on the field today? It's a friggin friendly against Catalunya!(no offense) Rest the "real" argentine national team for the games the matter.

Grreat!! Why don't we play Colochini and Delgado so in the second half they can get taken out on a stretcher with torn ACL's and 8 months out with an injury!

[Argentina Girl]

Goal from Galletti. 1-0 after less than a minute!

[Aguante Bielsa]

Eryone needs to relax. Who cares which player ends up on the field today? It's a friggin friendly against Catalunya!(no offense) Rest the "real" argentine national team for the games the matter.

Grreat!! Why don't we play Colochini and Delgado so in the second half they can get taken out on a stretcher with torn ACL's and 8 months out with an injury!

How are they supposed to get injured if "d00d, it'z juzt a friggin friendly match!!!11!1"...

[Argentina Girl]

Goal from Galletti. 1-0 after less than a minute!

Sorry, it was Scaloni, not Galletti.

[jlscrub]

Do you know what time today Goltv is to show it? They are going to show the Sp. Crsital vs. Alianza Lima final at 8pm.

[Argentina Girl]

Eryone needs to relax. Who cares which player ends up on the field today? It's a friggin friendly against Catalunya!(no offense) Rest the "real" argentine national team for the games the matter.

Grreat!! Why don't we play Colochini and Delgado so in the second half they can get taken out on a stretcher with torn ACL's and 8 months out with an injury!

Well, Coloccini is on the pitch now so let's hope he doesn't get injured. :rolleyes:

[Argentina Girl]

Goal from Maxi Rodriguez! 2-0 to Argentina.

[efernandez9]

goal from galetti - argentina 3-0

faltan 12 minutos, #20 barrientos is in the game OJO