The Argentine Olympic selector, Sergio Batista, confirmed the 18 players who will participate in the Games in Beijing. Thus, Argentina will be attended by Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero and Fernando Gago to defend the gold medal in Athens 2004 obtained.



The biggest uncertainty of the call was resolved with the inclusion of the Inter defence, Nicolas Burdisso, as a third player older than 23 years, before the negative Bayern Munich's Martin Demichelis to give in to and Deportivo La Coruna for this square had been for Fabricio Coloccini.

Besides Burdisso, Juan Roman Riquelme and Javier Mascherano will be the other two Olympic completing the list of Sergio Batista. Others who surprised by its inclusion on campus were Argentine Olympic Lautaro Acosta, new recruitment of Seville, and Boca defender youth, Luciano Munoz.

List summoned:
Goalkeepers: Oscar USTARI (Getafe) and Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar).

Defenders: Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Luciano Monzon (Boca Juniors), Ezequiel Garay (Real Madrid), Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan), Federico Fazio (Seville) and Lautaro Acosta (Seville).

Midfielders: Fernando Gago (Real Madrid), Juan Roman Riquelme (Boca Juniors), Ever Banegas (Valencia), Javier Mascherano (Liverpool) and Jose Sosa (Bayern Munich)

Strikers: Diego Buonanotte (River Plate), Sergio Agüero (athletics Madrid), Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Naples) and Angel Di Maria (Benfica).

Substitutes: Nicolas Navarro (Naples), Lucas Biglia (Anderlecht), Nicholas Young (Anderlecht) and Emiliano Insúa (Liverpool).

The selection argentina so overwhelming defeated Mexico in a match in which Messi returned to exert leadership of the albiceleste. The club made mediapunta and was commissioned to mark one of the goals and to give another 'Kun' Agüero

Argentina with their big stars, led by young strikers Messi and Agüero, always showed great superiority since the start of the match, with great technical football and his opportunism scorer of scandal.

Faced with a team, including selection of Mexico, which had no clear ideas in the field, with a hesitant defence and lack of forcefulness, Argentina showed from the outset that arrived without a goa[+]

The club Barca to submit an offer of Leo number 1 of the new project

Already Txiki said that the club had to "be fair" with whom it is deserved

Leo Messi is untouchable crack Barca. The Argentine is the only fantasy that has ensured continuity in the club next season, whenever around his figure is intended to rotate a new circle virtuous returned to the club team to the path of success after two seasons failures.

So much so that to avoid temptations of other clubs great economic power that have already shown signs of his ambition with regard to the brilliant canterano, the directive Joan Laporta will pose a new contract to crack which makes clear that he is, without any kind doubt, the new number one in the dressing room of the Camp Nou.

Referring despite injuries
Despite sufrirdos injuries during the current campaign in the femoral biceps of his left leg, which kept him away from the playgrounds in two rounds of each month and a half, Messi has been the best player in the team, marking 10 goals in the league and 6 in the European Cup.

From next season, and given that today there is no longer around Zidane or Ronaldinho to move, the club hierarchy in 2008-2009 will begin by Messi. Since he ascended the first team after Barca reach the club with 13 years from his native Argentina, Messi has signed two different contracts. The latest dates from the end of 2005, with a termination clause in the contract of 150 million euros.

With much of the workforce in the market whenever there is an offer to match the player claimed, the club tries to organize its reconstruction with Messi as flag hitch. He was not scared relapses in injuries since se cree que, after his low during the most recent game before the Champions Celtic, even mourn him on the field, Messi has become aware of their particular physical situation. You have to work, live and train in the manner that enables it to minimize the risk of new muscle injury

Against Valencia became centenary and returned to be one of the highlights of the team Rijkaard. Leo thinks that the staffing has travelled

The Argentine footballer will everywhere. Not content with little. Come on, igualito that when it is in the field and facing a rival defence with his particular skill and audacity. Leo Messi firmly believes that this team can win all three titles at stake and that there are assaulting the stadium to be put ahead if remains loyal to its philosophy of the game. That is, if you leave the field of play without hesitation or wavering. Prihajajo a number of parties very important and the best thing is to maintain the serenity without mistakes that may pay very expensive in the decisive moments. "As we are playing lately we can win in any field. Now we depend on ourselves and if we can not get the leadership it will try this week to the next. The most important thing is that we are playing all parties to a high level and that the team is more united than ever, "said the Argentine crack yesterday morning after tie with sweat and tears against Valencia in the round of the semifinals of the Copa del Rey.

Messi deeply regretted that it could not be break the team Ronald Koeman which was closed back over ninety minutes trying to maintain the only marked both by the Guaje Villa. "On the one hand I was either because empatamos but on the other wrong because we did not have too much luck in the face of the goal and rival what we try. When you see that are created so many scoring chances to not come to realize not get satisfied, revealed demanding with himself and with the same team that won derive more benefit of the party. Leo knows very well that faces the final stretch of a season that should not end like the previous one and that the concentration has to be maximum without losing sight of the world at a time when the euphoria of the environment can be counterproductive. "Now comes the more difficult. Each party, in any of the three competitions in which we are, it is an end. You can not throw off even one minute because if you do you can stay off the rest, "warns cautious of what evil things could be made if the positive results that have been harvested in recent weeks just esfumando.

And yet yesterday had to be a special day for the Argentine having become centennial. But true to his nature and was not shy Leo Messi for many celebrations. The only that the team has hopes of living in the Cup after zapatazo Xavi Hernandez but little more. He is well and anyone or anything that seems ready to change. After playing his party official number one hundred with Barça Argentine trained in the gym next to the injured, gave a brief press conference, posed for the media and went home. Nothing more, nothing less.

Leo was unclear what

There is a party that has a special meaning. It is a game and I did not feel anything special to play

Humble indicated yesterday morning with his timid tone of voice while posaba for cameras SPORT. The Flea has grown as a footballer and as a person since he officially debut at the Lluís Companys an October 16, 2004. Since that day has improved their football but has not changed one iota his particular way of looking at things.

About the match tomorrow against wards of Aguirre stressed the figure of his friend and compatriot Kun Agüero and refused to be as easy as the 0-6 of last season.

The encounter against Atletico will not be like last year

On the hypothetical hand of Samuel Etoo in the action that marked the goal of Barça Leo Messi merely to say that it was "Unintentionally".

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Ronaldinho Gaucho, Samuel Eto, Andres Iniesta, Bojhan Krkic, Giovani Dos Santos, Deco versus Raul, Van Nistelrooy, Baptista, Snijder y Iker Casillas.

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