Reports out of Argentina's camp in Venezuela are that Carlos
Tevez will replace Diego
Milito in the starting XI tomorrow night. This is big news if you consider
Alfio Basile's stern insistence (supposedly up until now) that his teams play with a big, traditional No. 9. Basile has always been in favor of fielding a forward who can play with his back to goal, hold and lay off the ball to on-rushing teammates. The team's second-half (after
Tevez's insertion) against Peru seems to have changed the gaffer's mind.
This news is all the more interesting when you take into account the likely
absence of
Nery Castillo. His inclusion in the Mexican side will be a game-time decision. Whatever team Hugo Sanchez decides to send out against Argentina, expect a classic, a match fit to be compared to the World Cup second-round game from last summer.
In tonight's semi-final, both Brazil and Uruguay have made no changes to the sides that played in the quarter-finals last Saturday.
Castillo Takes No Chances [
Sportinglife]
Tevez Time (in Spanish) [
Olé]
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One hundred years after hosting and winning the 1930 World Cup, Uruguay has proposed a joint bid between themselves and Argentina. The Uruguayan FA made it public yesterday that they have already come to an initial agreement with Julio Grondona, the president of the Argentine FA.
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