Goings and Comings
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Leandro Armani - Along with Pillud is heading back to Tiro Federal now that his loan is done and Newell’s can’t afford the $3.5 million price tag for the both of them.
Ivan Pillud - see above.
Ernesto Cristaldo - heading back to Paraguay, but looking for a new gig in Argentina.
Tomorrow there will be the big adios for the players, the staff is organizing an asado for lunch to say goodbye to at least those three, although Newell’s is reportedly making a last ditch appeal to Tiro to keep the two players on another loan. Matias Donnet and Pablo Monsalvo could possibly say goodbye as well. They signed an extension to play against Racing, but word is that Newell’s won’t risk an injury since they aren’t in the plans for next season.
Hernan Bernardello - looks like he is moving on to either Almeria (3 million euros) which is his preference or Russia (5 million euros) for one of the ‘top three teams’. We’ll see how it works out. At any rate he appears to be gone.
IN??
Jorge Achucarro - coming in from Atlas to compete for a forward spot. Is in Rosario, reportedly and passed his physical, so we are only waiting on the green light from the bankruptcy court to sign him. It is a one year loan I think, so the up front costs shouldn’t be too high. If they are, then just buy Armani please.
Hugo Barrientos - is rumored to have passed his physical, and just needs to agree personal terms with the club. He owns his registration, so no issues there, and the salary negotiation doesn’t seem to be a problem, so he could very well be the first one signed up.
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Transfers
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Fresh from dropping two matches on the trot, and looking like crap doing it, Newell’s turns their attention to the final match of the season away against Racing who, in case you missed it, is coached by one Ricardo Caruso Lombardi. Schiavi and Formica are out due to compiling too many yellows.
Now, on to transfers.
LEAVING
Ernesto Cristaldo is out, his loan is expiring and he will return to Lucerne, who own his contract. Alejandro Da Silva and Santiago Salcedo are apparently still with the club for next season. Sebastian Peratta is out of contract and owns part of his pass. Genoa in Italy are rumored to be interested, so I doubt he will be back. Pablo Monsalvo and Matias Donnet will reportedly not have their contracts renewed when they expire on June 30.
Leandro Armani’s continued presence is in doubt, as his loan from Tiro Federal is up and negotiations on a permanent move have broken down. It appears that he and Ivan Pillud are Avellaneda bound next season.
Hernan Bernardello looks more likely to not be with the squad next year as Almeria from Spain have lodged a 3 million euro bid for him. Newell’s countered with 3.5 million, so the difference isn’t that great. Expect to see him in Spain next season.
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Jorge Achucaro, on loan from Atlas in Mexico. He’s a striker, and it makes sense to bring one in to replace Armani. I haven’t been able to confirm this anywhere official, so who knows.
Category: Team NewsSuper-Duper Mega Post
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Ok, so I got a little slack this week and never put up anything about the big win at the Nuevo Gasometro against San Lorenzo. So here’s the video from the match.
Category: Team NewsBernardello to Start in Panama.
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When Argentina faces Panama today in Santa Fe, Hernan Bernardello will be starting in midfield. None other than Diego Maradona has praised his form this year and this is more than just a chance to play against a third rate national team.
Diego is using this as a chance to look at players who are currently playing in Argentina and not abroad. What makes this a big deal for Bernardello is the fact that Angel Di Maria was suspended for the next four World Cup qualifiers for his little expulsion against Bolivia.
A good performance and el Cabezon will earn himself a call up for a real match.
The other Newell’s player that had Diego interested, Mauro Formica, is injured and will not be on the squad.
Category: Team NewsThe Big Draw
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Well, it could have been better. Of course it could have been worse, also. The 1-1 draw at Central on Sunday keeps our unbeaten streak alive at three games vs. los sin aliento. Video at the bottom.
Still, it feels a lot like a loss because we were up a goal for 50+ minutes. I guess conceding the late draw always feels like a goal, much like Central are probably feeling more like it was a win than a draw.
The thing that could make this game really stand out in an extremely sucky way is if Central avoid relegation by a point.
San Martin de Tucuman currently sit 19th, occupying the last automatic relegation spot. They would have to make up 9 points over the last 6 games to pass Central. Remember that San Martin have played fewer games in the Primera, so their average is a little more affected by points than the rest of the league.
Gimnasia (LP) are 18th, and would need to make up 10 points to catch Central. Not going to happen for either of the teams chasing them. Most likely San Martin will go down as they currently need to make up 5 points on Gimnasia, who will play the number 3 team from the Primera B for the right to play in the A next season.
Which leaves Central and Racing fighting for safety at the 16th spot. Sin Aliento sit three behind Racing, so will need to make up four points to vault them. A tough task, but not impossible. Now, if they had lost this weekend, they would need 5 points in 6 games, a much bigger deal to pull off.
Of course, they would still have to lose a home and away tie to the #4 squad from the B, but at least they would have the chance to go down.
So anyway, if they catch Racing by a single point, or tie them and stay up on goal difference, we’re going to point to this game as the season saver for them, since we easily could have won the game.
Category: Team NewsEl Clasico Rosarino
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Win and the season, complete with dumping Lope$ and Co. out on their collective bums, will be considered a smashing success. Lose, and well, you know.
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Category: Team NewsFooooorrrrrmmmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiccaaaaaaa
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Finally. A win. At home. Against River. AAAAHHHHHHHH.
Category: Team NewsPlease, No!!
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I just read where Sensini is toying with the idea of playing Alejandro Da Silva opposite Leandro Armani.
Let me count the ways that would be so wrong.
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Category: Team NewsCatching Up A Little Bit More
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First of all, el Pimpi and his brothers are finally in jail for the little shoot out at el Colosso. It looks like judge Alejandro Rodenas, Lopez’ guardian angel, has been removed from the case. The bad news is that the club owes around 75 million pesos to various debtors. Yikes. And it gets worse.
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Category: Team NewsAnother Day, Another Draw
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Crikey. Again, Newell’s was the better team but couldn’t capitalize on their chances. I’ve got one piece of sage advice for Sensini. STOP screwing with the line up. Send out the team from the first two weeks. Sure, they are young. They are going to screw up now and again. They are the future of Newell’s.
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