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Caruso Lombardi: "Fue muy injusto"

RAFAEL A -- El entrenador de Argentinos Juniors, Ricardo Caruso Lombardi, consideró que "fue muy injusto" el resultado 1-0 en contra frente a Atlético de Rafaela por la producción que tuvo su equipo en el segundo tiempo.

"Creo que fue muy injusto el resultado. Por lo del segundo tiempo no sé si hasta no tendríamos que haberlo ganado, porque no hubo jugadas de gol de Rafaela y nosotros tuvimos siete u ocho situaciones claras. La verdad que quejarse no sirve de nada, tendríamos que haber hecho los goles que erramos", comentó el director técnico en rueda de prensa.

Y agregó: "El segundo tiempo fue totalmente nuestro, cambiamos un montón de cosas, fuimos más violentos, lástima que en el primer tiempo no tuvimos suerte. Rafaela tuvo el dominio en el primer tiempo, pero no hubo jugadas de gol".

Caruso Lombardi aclaró además que su fastidio sobre el final, que derivó en su expulsión, no se debió al desempeño del árbitro Germán Delfino, sino al comportamiento de los plateístas de Rafaela.

"No me enojé con el árbitro, me enojé con la gente que me escupía y él (Delfino) dice que me sacó para preservarme, pero creo que no era para que me eche. No estaba hablando con el referí, solo estaba discutiendo con la gente porque me estaban escupiendo", argumentó el entrenador.

Tinelli, irónico contra el arbitraje

BUENOS AIRES -- El vicepresidente primero de San Lorenzo, Marcelo Tinelli, ironizó con la consideración de un "excelente arbitraje" de Luis Alvarez en la derrota agónica ante Arsenal 2-1, propiciada tras las expulsiones de Leandro Navarro y Santiago Gentiletti.

"Excelente arbitraje de Alvarez, de la misma calidad del partido Arsenal-Tigre del torneo pasado", tuitió Tinelli una vez finalizado el encuentro de la undécima fecha del torneo Inicial.
El dirigente de San Lorenzo se molestó porque Alvarez expulsó a dos futbolistas de su equipo en el segundo tiempo, con al menos una amonestación dudosa de cada uno.

Tinelli hizo referencia al partido en que Arsenal derrotó a Tigre por 3 a 2, el 27 de mayo de 2013, por la 15ta. fecha del torneo Final.

En aquella ocasión Alvarez convalidó un gol del zaguero Lisandro López en clara posición adelantada y no sancionó un penal del defensor Damián Pérez, quien debió marcharse expulsado.

Bianchi: "Rosario jugó mejor"

BUENOS AIRES -- El entrenador de Boca Juniors, Carlos Bianchi, admitió esta noche que su equipo fue superado por Rosario Central y aseguró que el empate 1-1 en La Bombonera les servirá para seguir trabajando y corregir los errores cometidos.

"Tenemos que ser sinceros, Rosario jugó mejor que nosotros, pero cuando estábamos uno a cero perdimos situaciones de gol que nos hubieran permitido definir el partido. No lo hicimos y estuvimos siempre a merced de que nos empataran", reconoció el director técnico en conferencia de prensa.

Y agregó: "En el segundo tiempo nos metimos atrás y ellos (Rosario Central) nos complicaron con pelotas altas para (el uruguayo Sebastián) Abreu. Llegaron al empate lógicamente".

"Teníamos toda la intención cuando entró (Federico) Bravo y (Gonzalo) Escalante de recuperar el mediocampo. No lo logramos y nos costaba salir", comentó el conductor xeneize respecto de los cambios que hizo en el segundo capítulo.

Bianchi también aceptó que a partir de la actuación que tuvieron contra Central tendrá que ajustar detalles durante la semana si quieren gritar campeón del Torneo Inicial.

"Tenemos que ganar todos los partidos si tenemos la pretensión de ser los mejores el ocho de diciembre. Esto nos abre los ojos para trabajar más todavía para poder conseguir lo que queremos", resaltó el Virrey.

Por último, Bianchi remarcó que Boca no debe depender de Fernando Gago ni de Juan Román Riquelme, y que cada uno de los futbolistas que sale al campo debe "jugar bien al fútbol" para que el equipo se quede con los tres puntos.

Boca Juniors Sign Deal With The Simpsons, Make Me Wonder Why I Bother…

…writing about this shit.

I mean, honestly. As if it weren’t bad enough that plenty of people still think this show, which hasn’t been any good for—what?—a decade or so at least now, is the greatest thing ever.

Boca Juniors signed a contract with 20th Century Fox on Friday, confirming that they have absolutely no dignity whatsoever will be allowed to sell Simpsons merchandise in their club shop. T-shirts and posters of the world’s favorite yellow animated family wearing Boca kits, lifting trophies, defending with ten outfield players on the edge of their own penalty box… you get the idea.

That’ll make River Plate fans jealous, right?!

Boca are the second South American club to agree to this ridiculous tie-in (Corinthians of Brazil were the first), whilst European giants Barcelona, Porto, Juventus and both Milan sides—A.C. Milan and Internazionale—have also signed up previously. If you’ve always wanted a picture of Homer wearing a Boca shirt then frankly, you could have taken a stroll to most Argentine street markets and found one. But you’ll be able to buy an official one with a Nike logo on it from some time in 2014. Rejoice.

Oh, and if you’re hispanophone and reading this, can I just say that however much you say it, their voices don’t sound better in the Spanish-language version? Thanks.

CONCACAF rosters for U-17 World Cup announced

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Two years ago, Mexico won the FIFA U-17 World Cup at home, defeating Uruguay 2-0 in front of nearly 100,000 fans at the Estadio Azteca.

The Tricolor gets the opportunity to defend that title, when the 2013 edition of FIFA’s fourth oldest competition opens on October 17 in the United Arab Emirates.

On Thursday, FIFA released the official list of players for each of the 24 participating teams. The selections from CONCACAF’s four representatives are below.

FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP UAE 2013

CONCACAF Rosters


CANADA

Head Coach: Sean Fleming

GOALKEEPERS: Marco Carducci (Vancouver Whitecaps), Christian Kaiswatum (FC Edmonton), Daniel Milton (Blackpool/England)

DEFENDERS: Kevon Black (Toronto FC), Alex Comsia (Stade Lavallois Mayenne/France), Mathieu Laurent (Mississauga), Aron Mkungilwa (Impact de Montreal), Elias Roubos (Toronto FC)

MIDFIELDERS: Hanson Boakai (FC Edmonton), Marco Bustos (Vancouver Whitecaps), Mikaël Cantave (Union Sportive de la Jeanne d’Arc/France), Matthew Chow (Vancouver Whitecaps), Eric Davies (FC Dallas/USA), Marco-Leonel Dominguez (Braves d´Ahuntsic), Kianz Gonzales-Froese (Vancouver Whitecaps), Jordan Haynes (Vancouver Whitecaps), Jose Lopez (FC Edmonton), Ali Musse (WSA North Stars), Nevello Yoseke (Impact de Montreal)

FORWARDS: Andrew Gordon (Woodbridge Strikers), Jordan Hamilton (Toronto FC)


HONDURAS

Head Coach: Jose Valladares

GOALKEEPERS: Cristian Hernandez (Valle FC), Fernando Cabrera (Real España), Khristian Laines (Deportes Savio)

DEFENDERS: Kevin Alvarez (Olimpia), Jose Fiallos (Marathon), Anoal Hernandez (Olimpia), Kenneth Hernandez (Victoria), Alvaro Romero (Real España), Luis Santos (Olimpia)

MIDFIELDERS: Christopher Alegria (Real España), Isaac Borjas (Municipal Valencia), Rembrandt Flores (Olimpia), Devron Garcia (Victoria), Fredy Medina (Choloma), Steven Ramos (Real España)

FORWARDS: Darwin Arita (Real España), Jorge Bodden (Municipal Valencia), Alberth Elis (Olimpia), Kevin Lopez (Motagua), Carlos Palacios (Marathon), Brayan Velasquez (Olimpia)



MEXICO

Head Coach: Raul Gutierrez

GOALKEEPERS: Raul Gudino (Guadalajara), Edson Resendez (Monterrey), Antonio Torres (Guadalajara)

DEFENDERS: Jose Almanza (Pachuca), Francisco Calderon (Pumas), Jose Robles (Pumas), Osvaldo Rodriguez (Pachuca), Pedro Teran (Atlas), Salomon Wbias (Pachuca)

MIDFIELDERS: Erick Aguirre (Morelia), John Gonzalez (Club America), Omar Govea (Club America), Erich Hernandez (Guadalajara), Luis Hernandez (Pachuca), Ulises Rivas (Santos), Christian Tovar (Santos)

FORWARDS: Alejandro Diaz (Club America), Marco Granados (Guadalajara), Ulises Jaimes (Morelia), Ivan Ochoa (Pachuca), Victor Zuñiga (Cruz Azul)


PANAMA

Head Coach: Jorge Dely Valdes

GOALKEEPERS: Jaime De Gracia (Tauro), Roberto Cueto (Tauro), Hermes Ortega (Millenium)

DEFENDERS: Luis Alain (Veraguense), Jesus Araya (Tauro), Christopher Bared (Soccer Academy of the Americas/USA), Jomar Diaz (Rio Abajo), Kevin Galvan (Millenium), Felix General (Tauro), Chin Hormechea (Arabe Unido), Luis Pereira (Arabe Unido)

MIDFIELDERS: Luis Canate (Arabe Unido), Eliecer Dominguez (Tauro), Vidal Gonzalez (Tauro), Milciades Molina (Millenium), Stiben Santos (Rio Abajo), Werner Wald (Tauro)

FORWARDS: Ismael Diaz (Tauro), Moises Gil (no club), Ervin Zorrilla (Tauro), Luis Zuñiga (Rio Abajo)

U.S. makes roster changes before Panama WCQ

CHICAGO – Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has made multiple changes to his roster in advance of the United States’ last match of 2014 World Cup Qualifying against Panama on Tuesday.

Landon Donovan (ankle) and Jermaine Jones (knee) have been released due to injury concerns. Matt Besler and Tim Howard have also departed as part of a planned player rotation.

“Landon is still struggling with the ankle injury from a couple weeks ago, so he will go back to Los Angeles and try to get back to 100 percent,” said Klinsmann. “Jermaine’s case is more of a concern. His knee was bothering him all night but he battled through. It’s clear that the issue with his knee is something that should be taken care of right away so he can be 100 percent for Schalke and the National Team as soon as possible.”

After earning his 33rd-career shutout, Howard’s departure means Brad Guzan will play against Panama. Chicago Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson replaces Howard on the roster and will serve as a backup.

“Brad Guzan has earned the opportunity to start against Panama,” Klinsmann commented. “He has been outstanding for Aston Villa all year, and he has been huge in the games he has played for us in World Cup Qualifying. As I said before, we have one of the best situations in the world when it comes to our goalkeepers.”

Defensively, Matt Besler is rejoining Sporting Kansas City and will not make the U.S. MNT’s trip to Panama.

“We wanted to get Clarence Goodson a game in one of the last two qualifiers, which is why we are now rotating Matt Besler out,” Klinsmann noted.

The United States sealed first place in the Hexagonal for the third-consecutive cycle following a 2-0 win against Jamaica on Oct.11 in Kansas City, Kansas. It completed the home campaign in the final round with a perfect 5-0-0 record, scoring eight goals and recording five shutouts.

UNITED STATES ROSTER
(World Cup Qualifying: October 15, 2013, away v Panama)

GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa/England), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)

DEFENDERS: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla/Mexico), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City/England), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana/Mexico), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders), Clarence Goodson (San Jose Earthquakes), Michael Orozco (Puebla/Mexico)

MIDFIELDERS: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes/France), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg/Norway), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht/Belgium), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore (Sunderland/England), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna/Austria), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar/Holland), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)

FIFA World Cup Qualifying Preview: Paraguay v Colombia

Colombia will look to end a successful FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign on a good note when they take on Paraguay on Tuesday.

Jose Pekerman´s side sit second in South American qualifying group and sealed their spot at next year´s World Cup in Brazil with a stunning 3-3 draw against Chile on Friday.

Trailing 3-0 with just 25 minutes to go, Teofilo Gutierrez´s strike breathed life into a Colombia side playing in front of their home fans in Barranquilla.

And two late Radamel Falcao penalties saw them claim an unlikely point to clinch qualification and spark wild celebrations as Colombia reached the World Cup finals for the first time since 1998.

Key to Colombia´s qualification has been their terrific home form, which saw them win five matches in a row before the Chile draw.

They have not been as impressive on the road, winning just one of their last five away qualifiers, and Pekerman will demand an improvement on that against a struggling Paraguay.

Falcao´s brace against Chile took him to nine goals for the qualifying campaign – only Argentina´s Lionel Messi and Uruguay´s Luis Suarez have scored more – and he has been well supported by Gutierrez.

Although the likes of Jackson Martinez and Luis Muriel may get more attention, the 28-year-old forward from River Plate has scored six goals in qualifying.

In stark contrast to Colombia´s campaign has been Paraguay´s, with the nation set to miss their first FIFA World Cup since 1994.

Paraguay sit second-bottom, just a point above Bolivia, after posting just three wins in 15 matches.

They have failed to adequately replace former coach Gerardo Martino – who is now in charge of Barcelona – after he left in 2011.

Francisco Arce and Gerardo Pelusso were sacked during the ill-fated campaign and new coach Victor Genes has seen no dramatic signs of improvement.

Malaga forward Roque Santa Cruz has top scored for Paraguay with just three goals and they have leaked goals at the other end, conceding 29 in 15 matches.

Paraguay lost 5-2 to Argentina in their last home qualifier and will seek a response to that result, but Colombia will be in high spirits and are expected to finish their campaign on a high.

FIFA World Cup Qualifying Preview: Uruguay v Argentina

Uruguay host Argentina in their final FIFA World Cup qualifier having all but given up hope of reaching Brazil 2014 automatically.

Oscar Tabarez´s side missed the opportunity to climb into the top four of the CONMEBOL section when they lost 1-0 to Ecuador last Friday, and that result means they head into Tuesday´s game against the pool winners with only the faintest chance of automatic qualification.

Uruguay, who are already guaranteed to at least go into an intercontinental play-off by virtue of finishing fifth, must defeat Argentina convincingly while also hoping one of Chile and Ecuador - placed third and fourth respectively - win their meeting in Santiago handsomely.

The 2011 Copa America winners also had to rely on the play-off route to the 2010 finals, when they beat Costa Rica 2-1 over two legs.

Uruguay went on to reach the semi-finals in South Africa, and Tabarez has resigned himself to his side once again having to do things the hard way against Jordan, who beat Uzbekistan in their Asian play-off to reach the intercontinental stage.

"We´ve been putting information together because we recently saw that it was most probably we´d be going to Jordan," said the coach.

"There´s nothing impossible in football, but also there aren´t things which escape all logic."

Uruguay are sure to look to Luis Suarez for inspiration against their old rivals in Montevideo, with the Liverpool forward having scored 10 goals in qualifying so far.

That tally puts him joint top of the South American scoring charts with Argentina captain Lionel Messi, who will miss the clash due to a hamstring injury.

Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain - who has been in superb form for Argentina throughout the campaign, scoring nine goals in 11 games - is also sidelined with a calf problem.

Midfielders Javier Mascherano and Fernando Gago are also both absent, with Argentina boss Alejandro Sabella likely to give some of his squad players an opportunity to impress after Friday´s 3-1 victory over Peru.

Uruguay have no new injury worries ahead of the encounter, but 14 of their squad, including Edinson Cavani and Maxi Pereira, are walking a disciplinary tightrope with being just one booking away from missing their next competitive fixture - likely to be the first leg against Jordan - through suspension.

Tabarez´s side will be confident of avoiding defeat at the Estadio Centenario, as they have not lost any of their seven home qualifiers during the campaign.

However, Argentina were the last team to beat them on their own patch in qualifying, as Mario Bolatti’s late goal was enough for a 1-0 success in October 2009

Blev Eucador ikke snydt for et mål mod Uruguay?

Mindes jeg så en offside kendelse, som var så dårligt dømt at Serie A fremstår fejlfri.

FIFA World Cup Qualifying Preview: Panama v United States

Panama face the United States in their final FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture with a slim chance of claiming a play-off place.

Julio Dely Valdes´ charges trail fourth-place Mexico by three points, meaning they have to beat the USA and hope Mexico lose away to Costa Rica.

That scenario appears unlikely, with Mexico still harbouring hopes of an automatic qualification berth from the CONCACAF section.

But with the United States already confirming their place in Brazil next year, Panama will be confident of an upset against Jurgen Klinsmann´s outfit.

If Panama are to secure an improbable intercontinental play-off with New Zealand they will have to arrest a run of four games without victory.

That included a 1-0 defeat to the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final in July, but they will be well backed by the Estadio Rommel Fernandez Gutierrez support.

Panama´s hopes of a play-off spot were dealt a blow after they lost 2-1 to Mexico on Saturday.

Luis Tejada had cancelled out Oribe Peralta´s opener, but with just five minutes remaining Raul Jimenez notched a crucial winner.

The United States are already assured of their place as group winners, as they hold an unassailable lead over second-place Costa Rica.

Klinsmann´s team have lost just twice in nine outings in the CONCACAF group, and their latest success came with a 2-0 home success over Jamaica on Friday.

It took until the 77th minute to find the breakthrough as Graham Zusi netted before Jozy Altidore confirmed the win.

Panama´s task is made even more daunting by the USA´s recent form.

The United States have tasted defeat just once in 15 matches and head into the fixture in buoyant mood following Friday´s success.