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Emiliano Papa: "Ganar a nivel local"

BUENOS AIRES -- Emiliano Papa, lateral de Vélez Sarsfield, aseguró que su equipo tiene que "tratar de ganar", de cara al partido del domingo ante Estudiantes de La Plata, debido a que aún tienen que "ser protagonistas" en el torneo local.

"Tenemos que tratar de ganar, nos vendría bien para seguir ahí en el torneo donde, obviamente, tenemos que ser protagonistas", sostuvo el jugador de cara a las dos próximas fechas, ante Estudiantes y luego ante River.

Y como parte de la seguidilla de partidos que deberá afrontar el ´Fortín´, el 2 de abril visitará en Chile a Deportes Iquique.

Luego de la victoria de anoche por 3 a 1 ante Peñarol que le permitió al equipo alcanzar, con 9 unidades, el primer puesto del grupo 4, Vélez se acomodó con grandes posibilidades de alcanzar los 8vos. de final en la próxima fecha en tierras trasandinas.

"Con Sebastián (Sosa) en el arco, y Seba (Domínguez) y Fabián (Cubero) en el fondo, tenemos buena experiencia y voz de mando positiva, es algo que al grupo le sirve y son muy escuchados", analizó sobre cuestiones que cree importantes en el momento positivo a nivel futbolístico.

Por todo ello, el jugador sostuvo que la fortaleza de este Vélez "se basa en lo grupal, en la conducción de los más experimentados y en la predisposición de los más chicos para estar a la altura de la situación en los momentos de necesidad".

"Tenemos una línea de juego, más la fortaleza grupal y las ganas que tienen todos de jugar y ver a Vélez en los primeros planos, siendo siempre un equipo altamente competitivo", destacó.

Frente a Peñarol, Papa estuvo cerca del gol dadas las reiteradas escaladas por la banda izquierda y una sucesión de remates que pasaron cerca del arco visitante. "Ya va a llegar, hay que darle tiempo" bromeó para concluir respecto de la situación, que no suele ser habitual en su función.

yeps han er fan af San Lorenzo......

Nuevo Papa hincha de San Lorenzo

MADRID -- Jorge Mario Bergoglio, elegido el miércoles papa y que será conocido como Francisco I, es un reconocido aficionado al fútbol y declarado seguidor del club San Lorenzo de Almagro.

El nuevo papa, nacido en Buenos Aires el 17 de diciembre de 1936, ha manifestado en varias ocasiones su simpatía por San Lorenzo de Almagro, club fundado por el padre Lorenzo Massa en 1908.

Según la prensa deportiva argentina, Francisco I lleva en su corazón a San Lorenzo de Almagro, cuyo centenario se conmemoró con una misa oficiada por él.

En distintos actos recibió camisetas y hasta el carné de socio del club. Él mismo recordó que su padre fue jugador de baloncesto en el club Boedo, por lo que frecuentaba las instalaciones del Cuervo, sobrenombre del San Lorenzo.

Bergoglio llegó a decir en una misa oficiada en las instalaciones del club que no se perdió partido alguno de San Lorenzo de la campaña de 1946, cuando jugaban en el equipo Farro, Pontoni y Martino. El papa acudía al Viejo Gasómetro para acompañar a su padre.

El Padre Lorenzo Massa, fundador de San Lorenzo, eligió los colores azul y rojo al inspirarse en el manto azulgrana de la Virgen.

"No importamos los colores de otro lado, se los pedimos a la Virgen. Nunca saquen a María Auxiliadora del club porque es su madre, ya que San Lorenzo nació en (el Oratorio) San Antonio bajo la protección de la Virgen", comentó Bergoglio cuando el Ciclón cumplió 100 años de vida, según el diario deportivo Olé.

El que fue Arzobispo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires mostraba su consternación cada vez que se producía un episodio en los estadios.

Francisco I sucede a Benedicto XVI, seguidor del Bayern de Múnich) y que, a su vez, relevó a Juan Pablo II, que en 1982 recibió el carné de socio número 108.000 del FC Barcelona.

Martín Cauteruccio: "Una final más"

BUENOS AIRES -- El delantero de Quilmes, Martín Cauteruccio, quien a principios del corriente año estuvo a punto de pasar a Independiente, afirmó que el choque que sostendrá su equipo con el conjunto de Avellaneda el próximo fin de semana "será una final más por la permanencia".

"El partido con Independiente será una final más que se afrontará de acá al final del campeonato", resaltó Cauteruccio al ser interrogado por el programa radial Deportivo Télam respecto de las declaraciones del entrenador "rojo", Américo Gallego, quien calificó a este encuentro como "la final del mundo".

"A mí no me altera el hecho de que el rival sea Independiente, en el que estuve cerca de jugar a principios de año, porque siempre dije que estaba tranquilo en Quilmes", aseguró.

El uruguayo, quien perdió la titularidad a manos del marplatense Cristian Menéndez, reconoció que su reemplazante "está jugando muy bien. Mientras tanto espero una oportunidad con ansia y la rabia que esto me puede generar, la canalizo con trabajo".

"El técnico (Omar) De Felippe me dio su punto de vista cuando me sacó y yo acepto que cuando un goleador no convierte, va para afuera", reconoció.

"Pero es una tontería, como se dijo por allí, que me sacaron la titularidad porque fallé el penal contra Boca (se lo atajó Agustín Orión en la primera fecha del partido que Quilmes perdió 3-2 en la Bombonera)", advirtió.

Cauteruccio estableció fuertes vínculos con la hinchada quilmeña como partícipe decisivo a la hora del ascenso a primera división de la temporada anterior: "con la gente me llevo muy bien".

"Pero también tengo una buena relación con la dirigencia, porque muchas otras tonterías se dijeron sobre eso a partir de esa posibilidad de pasar a Independiente", aclaró.

"Y de hecho los directivos no me hicieron ninguna promesa respecto de una posible transferencia a futuro. Para que me vendan tengo que rendir en la cancha. No hay otra", testimonió.

En el epílogo de la charla Cauteruccio destacó que este "Quilmes pone garra y tiene que lograr regularidad".

"Pero jugando así y manteniendo el espíritu, ahora que estamos fuera de la zona de descenso no tenemos por qué mirar a los costados, ya que no dependemos de nadie", concluyó.

AFA to vote on banning away support after increased violence

The AFA Executive committee are due to meet tonight to discuss the proposed ban of all visiting supporters in a bid to control the football violence that has dominated the headlines in the opening 5 weeks of this season. It is understood that there is disagreement among members of the AFA and the leading figures within the Primera division clubs so this may not materialise but the recent incidents have caused alarm within the AFA and also the government. Football violence has long been a problem in Argentina and while the AFA and the clubs have done very little to try and curtail this, what is the thinking behind this most recent proposal?

This weekend’s fixtures once again showed the dark side to the Argentinian game as most the news channels were littered with images and videos of football violence. Colon hooligans attacked a bus on the motorway carrying some River Plate fans, the Boca power struggle in their hooligan organisation La Doce continued to rumble on with cars being burnt out and rioting and shooting involving Quilmes hooligans seem to have been the final straw as far as this year’s events are concerned. In the opening few weeks of this season there have been several incidents and now the governing bodies are looking for some solutions. The course of action in all metropolitan divisions is to stop all visiting supporters but the AFA are now wondering if they could apply this to the Primera Division. Understandably there is some concern from fans and the clubs that this will damage the game and not actually get to the root of the problem.

There are too many incidents to detail all of them but several members of the AFA are keen to implement this drastic move and it is believed that Julio Grondona is in agreement, but it remains to be seen whether they will push through such a hugely unpopular rule especially when Buenos Aires’ ‘big 5′ are some of the clubs opposed to it.

Matias Lammens, San Lorenzo President, said that “driving the people from the stands is not the solution and they need to get to the root of the problem” and this was echoed by several of his counterparts who argued that much of the violence is actual internal within the clubs and not with visiting supporters. This is true to some extent, as we have already witnessed a death when rival factions of Tigre’s barra bravas clashed and the long running soap opera of Boca’s barra power struggle continues between ex-boss, Rafa de Zeo and current head, Mauro Martin but it doesn’t cover all the violence and it certainly doesn’t get to the “root” of the problem.

This so called “root” perhaps understates this issue as football violence is now so engrained it is perhaps more akin to an iceberg. These incidents are just the tip that is visible to all but the real problem is lying out of sight as the AFA and the clubs protect and fund these hooligan organisations. The club Presidents require the support of the barra bravas to gain power and remain in their positions and in return supply them with tickets and merchandise so that they can be run like businesses and ensure that they have their continued support. The AFA all too often make noises without actually taking any action and it will be interesting to see if this recent discussion will simply be another case in point.

No one is in agreement on this but one thing is certain banning visiting supporters would remove something that is so special to Argentinian football – the unparalleled atmosphere within stadiums around the country. Jose Mansur, President of Godoy Cruz said that by banning away fans “you banish the colour and folklore of football.”

Ramon Diaz: To River and back

Sunday night’s game in the Estadio Monumental marked the new beginning under returning manager and River legend, Ramon Diaz. Never shy to give the press his opinion and responsible for the most successful spell in River’s illustrious history the future is going to get a lot more interesting and River fans will hope equally lucrative.

Diaz’s return brings a new hope and expectation to the Monumental and while many manages may crumble under this immense weight Diaz will be relishing it. When someone has such confidence in their abilities it is very difficult to break them and, at his unveiling as the new manager back in December, Diaz set the tone of his return by modestly claiming, “I am the greatest manager in this club’s history and with me in charge they would never have been relegated.” Referring to River’s relegation in 2011 for the first time in the clubs history perhaps gives some insight into why expectation is so high. As River now emerge from what was the darkest era they now look forward but with the ever present reminder of the glory of yesteryear.

That is not to say that his appointment is the turning point, for sacked manager Matias Almeyda deserves considerable credit for the job he did in the wake of relegation and should not be forgotten. Immediate promotion back to the top flight and a fairly comfortable first season laid considerable foundations for what Diaz must now build. His advantage here being that he arrives on the crest of a wave and the club in buoyant mood rather than the huge black cloud and funereal atmosphere that Almeyda inherited. Perhaps, Almeyda had taken them as far as he could for now after a series of below par performances. Time will certainly tell if the reappointment of Diaz is a good one.

Like Almeyda, Diaz is seen as ‘one of their own’, both products of River’s youth system, then heroes among the thousands of spectators that pack into The Monumental and ultimately taking the top job after announcing their retirement. The big difference being the unparalleled success that Diaz oversaw during his spell in charge. Diaz took over in 1995, just after his retirement as a player, and in his first full year in charge guided River to the Copa Libertadores in 1996. Before the end of this first stint, ending in 1999, River would also win four national championships and the Supercopa Sudamericana and the team that Diaz sculpted would be considered one of the best ever. The likes of Enzo Francescoli, Marcelo Salas, Ariel Ortega, and the aforementioned Matias Almeyda led River to much of this success but even after losing some of these players the River conveyor belt introduced the likes of Javier Saviola and Pablo Aimar. After a brief spell away, Diaz returned in 2002 and immediately brought with him success by capturing the Clausura tournament. However, his untenable relationship with club President, Jose Maria Aguilar meant that later that year Diaz left for the second time.

What was to happen next is probably ranked as one of the most bizarre managerial appointments in football history. One of the most successful managers in South American football history made the transition to Europe, and took over at Oxford United, at the time plying their trade in England’s fourth tier. How was such an unlikely match made? There appear to be different answers to this question: Diaz maintained that it was footballing reasons, stating “I like English football and I wanted to get first-hand experience of it. It’s also very interesting to work at this level, because it’s completely different from football at the top.” It’s these differences that make this tale so unlikely, not that I want to question Diaz’s integrity. Diaz apparently worked for free in exchange for a 10% stake in the club and in doing so Oxford were also able to skirt any potential work permit issues. Whatever, the truth behind this story was it was an experiment which, although initially had good results, ultimately failed for both Oxford United and Ramon Diaz.

In 2007 Ramon Diaz returned to Argentina to take over at San Lorenzo. His midas touch on Argentine soil continued and in his first season in charge San Lorenzo won the 2007 Clausura title, the first in six years. However, it was at this point that problems began to surface and tensions between Diaz and some of his senior players and club officials meant relations were at breaking point. The fall out eventually saw Diaz leave his post after just a year in charge and is added to the list of broken relationships that Diaz has cultivated in a relatively short managerial career.

Over the next four years Diaz would take charge of three different Jobs. First in Mexico, with Club America, where he was apparently paid an exorbitant amount of money before being fired in 2009. Then a return to San Lorenzo where he was unable to match the success of his first spell resulting in him resigning after a year and lastly at Independiente, where he also resigned following a spell of poor results.

And now Diaz has returned to the place where it all started for him, as a boy in River’s youth team. Since his last spell at River his career has taken a downward turn barring the one championship while at San Lorenzo and so his return is not only a chance for River to revive their glorious days of old but also Diaz to remind the world that he is as good a manager as he says he is. What is without question is that his return has given the whole club a lift and now the fans wait expectantly for results. The initial signs are good, wins in pre-season over rivals, Boca Juniors and two wins out of two in the league with no added distraction of the Copa Libertadores could see River mount a real challenge for the title. Can Ramons Diaz replicate the success from earlier in his career?

Jeg var overrasket over den nye Pave er Argentiner. Og så er han ovenikøbet San Lorenzo fan:-)

http://www.globaltimes.c…UUFefNY1E4U

Jeg kan se du også har skrevet det Deportivo FAS. Jeg plejer ellers ikke at gå op i hvem paven er, eller hvad han laver, men ret sjovt, at han er San Lorenzo fan. Nu har vi både Viggo og Paven. Hvem bliver den næste?

@ TR1086

Hehehe - med Ham og Viggo, er det blevet en rigtig celebrity-klub - mon ikke vi mane nedrykningsspøgelset i jorden nu - you got GOD on your side now ! :-)


Copa Libertadores Update


Barcelona SC (Ecuador) - Toluca (Mexico) 0-0


Club Deportivo Lara (Venezuela) - Olimpia Asuncion (Paraguay) 1-5
0-1 Fredy Bareiro ((7´) 0-2 Herminio Miranda (24´) 0-3 og 0-4 Wilson pittoni (40´) og (46´) 1-4 Antonio Mosquera 862´) 1-5 Eduardo Miranda 879´)

http://www.youtube.com/w…Z_hkoGszeNw


The Strongest (Bolivia) - Atletico Mineiro (Brasilien) 1-2

0-1 Diego Tardelli (9´) 1-1 Harold Reina (43´) 1-2 Luis Mendez 8Selvmål) (82´)

http://www.youtube.com/w…25mFCcyTKWo

Corinthians (Brasilien) - Xolos de Tijuana (Mexico) 3-0

1-0 Pato (27´) 2-0 PauloGuerreo 836´) 3-0 Paulinho (82´)

http://www.youtube.com/w…TtvHLk6egnk


Ecuador - 8 Runde

En midtuge runde i Ecuador, Hvor Emelec udbygger forspringet i toppen af Ligaen med en 1-0 sejr over Manta - angriberen Marlon pavon blev matchvinder.

http://www.youtube.com/w…8nSZZUpvzEQ

Deportivo Quito måtte nøjes med 2-2 ude mod Cuenca , efter at have smidt en 2-0 målsføring over styr ved luis Congo og Alex Colón.

http://www.youtube.com/w…SZ2ibsHSju4


og endelig vendte LDU Quito 0-1 til 2-1 hjemme på La Casa Blanca takket være en doblete af Pablo Vitti.

http://www.youtube.com/w…3tqBxbLF5pc

CONCACHAMPIONS

http://www.youtube.com/w…GP3F-IwR2ow

Santos seals CCL semifinal spot

TORREON, Mexico -- Santos Laguna took advantage of a pair of Houston Dynamo errors during a five-minute span in the first half to transform a deficit into a lead as the Mexican team clinched a spot in the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals on Wednesday night.

Juan Pablo Rodriguez and Herculez Gomez scored in the first half and Marc Crosas added an insurance goal in the second half as Santos registered a 3-0 quarterfinal win at the Estadio Corona. The Guerreros won the aggregate-goals series, 3-1.

Santos, runner-up in the competition last year to fellow Mexican club Monterrey, will play the Seattle Sounders in the semifinals. The Sounders overcame a 2-0 deficit against Tigres on Tuesday to win their quarterfinal pairing, 3-2 on aggregate.

Within a rousing five-minute span, Santos turned a 1-0 deficit from the opening leg into a 2-1 advantage against a stunned Dynamo side.

The transformation began in the 22nd minute, when Warren Creavalle took down Mexican Olympic hero Oribe Peralta in the penalty area as the host was awarded a penalty kick and the Houston defender a yellow card.

A minute later, Rodriguez ripped a penalty shot that goalkeeper Tally Hall managed to get a hand on, deflecting the ball off the crossbar and straight down. As he and Houston´s Andy Moffat raced in toward the goalmouth with Hall on the ground, Rodriguez bundled the ball home for a 1-0 Santos lead and his first goal of this season´s competition.

Only five minutes later, Santos found itself with a 2-0 advantage, scoring off a counterattack. Gomez, a U.S. international striker, sprinted down the right side with the ball along with defender Bobby Boswell. As the two reached the upper corner of the penalty area, it appeared Boswell had a major miscommunication error with Hall, who had come out of his net to the edge of the box. No one called for the ball, and that gave Gomez the space he needed to shoot into an empty goal.

It was Gomez´s eighth Champions League goal -- all against U.S. teams.

Houston´s best first-half scoring opportunity came in the 26th minute, when midfielder Brad Davis blasted a rocket of a free kick that Mexican international goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez parried away. Moffat eventually got the ball, but he powered his try over the bar.

Santos took its foot off the pedal a bit in the second half, but the Dynamo could not muster enough chances to produce any dangerous opportunities.

In an attempt to bolster his team´s attack for the equalizing goal, Houston head coach Dominic Kinnear brought on former U.S. international striker Brian Ching for Giles Barnes in the 67th minute. Ching, however, could not produce any late-match magic as his 89th-minute header from point-blank ranged sailed over the crossbar.

Santos, however, did produce a goal. An unmarked Crosas increased the host´s lead to 3-0 as he slotted home Osmar Mares´ long feed from the left side past Hall in the 77th minute. Crosas got past second-half sub Andrew Driver and had plenty of time and room to score the vital insurance tally.



03/14/2013
LA Galaxy claims CCL semifinal berth

http://www.youtube.com/w…Vb1K5WOLrqY

CARSON, Calif. - The LA Galaxy booked its ticket into the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals, beating Herediano, 4-1, in the second leg of the quarterfinals at the Home Depot Center Wednesday night.

The Major League Soccer squad, which won 4-1 on aggregate after the two sides played to a goalless draw last week in Costa Rica, advances to take on Monterrey in the semifinals. The two-time defending champions defeated Xelaju 4-2 on aggregate to reach its third straight semifinal.

Omar Gonzalez scored the decisive goal in the 18th minute, bouncing a downward header from a Juninho corner kick off Herediano´s Marvin Obando.

Jose Villarreal, the United States youth international who scored three goals at the recently completed CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, added a much-needed insurance goal in the 69th minute.

He received a ball in space from Sean Franklin, spun around Esteban Grandos and fired past Herediano´s sprawling goalkeeper Daniel Cambronero inside the far post.

Irish international Robbie Keane made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute, receiving a pass from Michael Stephens and slotting the ball inside the far post from an acute angle.

Two minutes later, Elias Aguilar scored a cosmetic goal for Herediano, taking a Waylon Francis pass and putting a left-footed shot past Galaxy goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini from 12 meters.

Second-half substitute Jack McBean put the finishing touches on a decisive victory for the Galaxy, taking a quick free kick by Stephens and curling the ball inside the far post on the final kick of the match in second-half stoppage time.

While the Galaxy struck first, it was the visitors with the first quality scoring chance 10 minutes earlier as Ismael Gomez bent a free kick that Cudicini parried over the crossbar for a corner kick.

In the 24th minute, Gomez had another chance, but he bounced his shot from 25 meters wide of the right post.

Los Angeles came close to adding a second goal in the first half as Franklin blasted an attempt from the corner of the 18-yard box on target, but Cambronero made the save in the 27th minute.

In the 31st minute, Keane played Mike Magee into the area, but Cambronero pounced off his line to smother the ball.

Herediano nearly found the equalizer it so desperately needed in the 54th minute when Aguilar had a free header in front of goal with Cudicini leaning the wrong way. But the Costa Rican put his attempt well over the bar.

Gold Cup groups, schedule unveiled

CHICAGO - CONCACAF announced on Wednesday the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup groups and schedule, while also awarding the Final to Chicago´s Soldier Field (Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 4pm EST). As previously announced, the tournament will open at the Rose Bowl on Sunday, July 7, with a doubleheader featuring an encounter between reigning Gold Cup champion Mexico and Panama.

Tickets to all Gold Cup matches, an official FIFA calendar tournament, will be available to the general public starting on Thursday, March 21, at 10:00 a.m. (local time in all markets) by visiting www.GoldCup.org. Special pre-sales will be available starting tomorrow, Thursday, March 14, in many of the participating Gold Cup cities.

"We look forward to a successful tournament and an exciting 2013 Gold Cup final on July 28, right here at Soldier Field," said CONCACAF President, Jeffrey Webb. "We also expect yet another competition fueled by passionate fans brought together in a celebration that will hopefully inspire a whole new generation of players."

Mexico will anchor Group A, which begins play on July 7, with a twinbill that kicks-off with Canada taking on Martinique. Honduras will lead Group B the following day, facing Haiti at Red Bull Arena on July 8, with El Salvador and Trinidad & Tobago facing off earlier in the evening. The United States will play the following night, July 9 in Portland´s JELD-WEN Field against Belize in Group C, immediately after a meeting between Costa Rica and Cuba. The complete schedule can be found by clicking here.

The 2013 Gold Cup quarterfinals will be played in Atlanta´s Georgia Dome and Baltimore´s M&T Bank Stadium, both first-time hosts in the tournament. The semifinals will head to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX on Wednesday, July 24.

With a mix of historic venues and brand new state of the art soccer facilities that average 57,000 spectators, the 2013 edition of the Gold Cup promises to provide fans both in stadium and at home with unforgettable atmospheres. In 2011, the tournament drew more than 600,000 fans throughout 13 match-days, including nine sell-outs. Taking place every two years, the Gold Cup has established itself as the region´s most popular national team tournament, routinely drawing capacity crowds and millions of television viewers across the region. It features the confederation´s best players from the top 12 nations

2013 CONCACAF GOLD CUP™

GROUP A: Mexico, Panama, Canada, Martinique
GROUP B: Honduras, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti
GROUP C: USA, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba

SCHEDULE

(local time followed by EDT time)
First Round
Sunday, July 7 - Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
Canada vs. Martinique, 2:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. EDT)
Mexico vs. Panama, 5:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. EDT)

Monday, July 8 - Red Bull Arena (Harrison, NJ)
El Salvador vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Haiti vs. Honduras, 9:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. EDT)

Tuesday, July 9 - JELD-WEN Field (Portland, OR)
Costa Rica vs. Cuba, 5:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. EDT)
Belize vs. USA, 8 p.m. (11 p.m. EDT)

Thursday, July 11 - CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)
Panama vs. Martinique, 5:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. EDT)
Mexico vs. Canada, 8 p.m. (11 p.m. EDT)

Friday, July 12 - Sun Life Stadium (Miami, FL)
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Haiti, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Honduras vs. El Salvador, 9:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. EDT)

Saturday, July 13 - Rio Tinto Stadium (Salt Lake City, UT)
USA vs. Cuba, 1:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. EDT)
Costa Rica vs. Belize, 4:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. EDT)

Sunday, July 14 - Sports Authority Field at Mile High (Denver, CO)
Martinique vs. Mexico, 2 p.m. (4 p.m. EDT)
Panama vs. Canada, 4:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. EDT)

Monday, July 15 - BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX)
El Salvador vs. Haiti, 6 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Honduras vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 8:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. EDT)

Tuesday, July 16 - Rentschler Field (Hartford, CT)
Cuba vs. Belize, 5:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. EDT)
USA vs. Costa Rica, 8 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)

Quarterfinals

Saturday, July 20 - Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA)
Group A runner-up vs. Group B runner-up, TBD (x)
Group A winner vs. Group B/C third-place, TBD (x)
x-matches scheduled for 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. local (3 p.m. and 6 p.m. EDT) with order TBD

Sunday, July 21 - M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD)
Group B winner vs. Group C runner-up, TBD (y)
Group C winner vs. Group A/B third place, TBD (y)
y-matches scheduled for 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. local (4 p.m. and 7 p.m. EDT) with order TBD

Semifinals

Wednesday, July 24 - Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, TX)
X quarterfinal winners, TBD (z)
Y quarterfinal winners, TBD (z)
z-matches scheduled for 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. local (7 p.m. and 10 p.m. EDT) with order TBD

Final

Sunday, July 28- Soldier Field (Chicago, IL)
Semifinal winners, 3 p.m. (4 p.m. EDT)

Carlos Zambrano sobre Liverpool: “Simplemente preguntaron por mí”

El ‘Kaiser’ no se quiere ilusionar con su posible llegada al cuadro de Anfield y solo tiene la mente puesta en el Eitracht Frankfurt y la selección peruana.

Frankfurt. El zaguero nacional se refirió a los rumores que conducen a Inglaterra y si bien no desmintió dicha posibilidad, tampoco quiso adelantar posibilidades.

“Simplemente preguntaron por mí en el club, eso me dijo un dirigente”, señaló Carlos Zambrano a radio Ovación.

El defensa no quiere distraerse y de momento no le quita el sueño ir a Liverpool. “Están viendo ese tema, mientras estoy concentrado en mi equipo y cuando esté en Lima pensaré en la selección. Lo que pase en la siguiente temporada se lo dejo a mi representante”, indicó.

Por otro lado, habló de lo que será el partido ante Chile por las Eliminatorias. “Es un partido muy complicado, Chile es un gran equipo, viene jugando con una base, pero primero hay que pensar en lo que hagamos nosotros”, expresó Zambrano.