Argentina 3-0 Costa Rica: Batista finally changes system, and Argentina progress
A much-changed Argentina side finally got a win, mainly thanks to some Lionel Messi magic. Sergio Batista gave first starts to Gonzalo Higuain, Angel di Maria, Fernando Gago and Sergio Aguero. Carlos...
View ArticleArgentina 3-0 Uruguay: Messi the main man
Argentina dominated the entire match, but took an hour to get the breakthrough. Alejandro Sabella kept a similar side to the XI that drew in Peru last month, with a couple of Manchester City players...
View ArticleNapoli 2-1 Dortmund: Higuain & Insigne exploit Dortmund’s failure to heed...
Gonzalo Higuain and Lorenzo Insigne scored the goals from set-piece situations – but they had been the most threatening players in open play, too. Rafael Benitez’s line-up was as expected, with...
View ArticleMonaco 0-2 Juventus: Allegri uses wing-backs and Alves creates both goals for...
Juventus took control of this Champions League semi-final with an impressive 2-0 victory, thanks to two goals from Gonzalo Higuain. Leonardo Jardim’s side featured one surprise – Benjamin Mendy wasn’t...
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