Category Archives: Mario Bolatti

It’s the Argentines Abroad Award! Your votes wanted!

Posted on Sunday, 5 June 2011 by

Long-term HEGS readers will remember that in 2007, 2008 and 2009 I ran an award to find the Best Argentine Abroad according to my readers. This year, in an attempt to widen the voting, the award (which in 2009 was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentines abroad, Goal videos, Football, Argentine football, Carlos Tevez, Lionel Messi, International football, Players, Gonzalo Higuaín, Rodrigo Palacio, Lucho González, Gabriel Milito, Javier Saviola, Mauro Zárate, Sergio Romero, Sergio Agüero, Ernesto Farías, Angel Di María, Pablo Piatti, Maxi Rodríguez, Daniel Montenegro, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Diego Milito, Gabriel Heinze, Hernán Crespo, Javier Mascherano, Germán Denis, Fernando Gago, Fernando Belluschi, Ever Banega, Lisandro López, Esteban Cambiasso, César Delgado, Franco Di Santo, Andrés D'Alessandro, Javier Zanetti, Pablo Aimar, Rodrigo Archubi, Fernando Cavenaghi, Darío Cvitanich, Julio Cruz, Ezequiel Garay, Neri Cardozo, José Sand, Mauro Boselli, Gonzalo Bergessio, Marcelo Gallardo, Jonás Gutiérrez, Mariano Andújar, Daniel Díaz, Alejandro Gómez, Javier Pastore, Emiliano Insúa, Maxi López, Mario Bolatti, Martín Demichelis, Walter Samuel, Nicolás Otamendi, Juan Iturbe, Nicolás Burdisso, Marcos Rojo | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Argentina squad for friendlies vs Nigeria & Poland

Posted on Tuesday, 17 May 2011 by

In early June, a side representing Argentina will play friendlies away to Nigeria (on the 1st, in Abuja) and Poland (the 5th, in Warsaw). It won’t be a full Argentina team, but it’s infinitely more worthwhile than the ‘local selección’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Argentines abroad, Emiliano Insúa, Ezequiel Garay, Fernando Belluschi, Fixtures, Football, Football managers, International football, Mario Bolatti, Mauro Boselli, Nicolás Otamendi, Pablo Piatti, Players, Selección, Sergio Batista | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Argentina squad vs Brazil

Posted on Wednesday, 3 November 2010 by

Sergio Batista named his first squad as Argentina manager yesterday, as well as being officially unveiled by Julio Grondona as the new permanent manager of the national side. Lucas Biglia was the only new name on the teamsheet, whilst in … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrés D'Alessandro, Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Diego Milito, Ever Banega, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Fixtures, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Heinze, Gabriel Milito, Gonzalo Higuaín, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Pastore, Javier Zanetti, Lionel Messi, Mariano Andújar, Mario Bolatti, Martín Demichelis, Other football sites, Players, Selección, Sergio Agüero, Sergio Batista, Sergio Romero, Walter Samuel | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Japan 1 – 0 Argentina: match highlights

Posted on Friday, 8 October 2010 by

Argentina lost to Japan for the first time in their history on Friday, thanks to an 18th-minute goal from Shinji Okazaki. Only Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano really did themselves any sort of credit, and a side clearly as worn … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrés D'Alessandro, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Diego Milito, Esteban Cambiasso, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Heinze, Gabriel Milito, Goal videos, International football, Javier Mascherano, Lionel Messi, Mario Bolatti, Martín Demichelis, Players, Results, Selección, Sergio Batista, Sergio Romero | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Argentina squad vs Japan

Posted on Thursday, 23 September 2010 by

Sergio Batista has announced the Argentina squad which will travel to Tokyo for a friendly against Japan on the 8th October. In spite of the injury he suffered against Atlético de Madrid at the weekend, Lionel Messi is included, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrés D'Alessandro, Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Diego Milito, Esteban Cambiasso, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Fernando Gago, Fixtures, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Heinze, Gabriel Milito, Gonzalo Higuaín, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Pastore, Javier Zanetti, Lionel Messi, Mariano Andújar, Mario Bolatti, Martín Demichelis, Players, Selección, Sergio Agüero, Sergio Batista, Sergio Romero, Walter Samuel | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Argentines Abroad: 18th & 19th September 2010

Posted on Tuesday, 21 September 2010 by

There were not one, but two big injuries to Argentines playing abroad in the weekend just gone. Of course, you’ve all already heard about Marcelo Gallardo’s horrible tendon break on his first start for Nacional of Montevideo, which will rule … Continue reading →

Posted in Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentines abroad, Carlos Tevez, Diego Milito, Esteban Cambiasso, Fernando Belluschi, Football, Goal videos, Javier Pastore, Javier Saviola, Javier Zanetti, Lionel Messi, Marcelo Gallardo, Mario Bolatti, Mauro Boselli, Pablo Aimar, Players, Results, Sergio Romero, Walter Samuel | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Argentina squad vs Spain

Posted on Friday, 20 August 2010 by

Sergio Batista today named his Argentina squad to take on Spain in the second friendly of his caretaker managership with the team. The match will take place at 5pm local time on Tuesday, 7th September, in River Plate’s Estadio Monumental. … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrés D'Alessandro, Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Diego Milito, Esteban Cambiasso, Ever Banega, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Fixtures, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Heinze, Gabriel Milito, Gonzalo Higuaín, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Zanetti, Lionel Messi, Mariano Andújar, Mario Bolatti, Martín Demichelis, Players, Selección, Sergio Agüero, Sergio Batista, Sergio Romero, Walter Samuel | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

If you’re an Argentine football fan and a bit of a glutton for punishment – or if you’re otherwise interested in what exactly Diego Maradona demonstrated to us during Argentina’s World Cup campaign – you can click here to read … Continue reading →

Posted on Sunday, 4 July 2010 by | 3 Comments

Be afraid…

Posted on Thursday, 1 July 2010 by

With two days still to go before Argentina take on Germany in perhaps the most evenly-matches quarter-final of the South Africa 2010 World Cup, there’s not a lot interesting to report – Diego Maradona won’t be changing the formation, though … Continue reading →

Posted in Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Diego Maradona, Football, Football managers, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Pastore, Jonás Gutiérrez, Juan Sebastián Verón, Mario Bolatti, Martín Demichelis, Nicolás Otamendi, Players, Selección, Walter Samuel, World Cup | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

One step forward…

Posted on Friday, 25 June 2010 by

Argentina’s preparations for their World Cup second round match on Sunday against Mexico continue apace, with FIFA officially confirming that Juan Sebastián Verón’s 135 successful passes against Greece is a new record for a single player in a single match … Continue reading →

Posted in Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Diego Maradona, Fixtures, Football, Football managers, Gonzalo Higuaín, International football, Javier Mascherano, Jonás Gutiérrez, Juan Sebastián Verón, Lionel Messi, Mario Bolatti, Maxi Rodríguez, Nicolás Otamendi, Players, Selección, Walter Samuel, World Cup | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment