Todo futbolista sueña con hacer un gol al ángulo. Bueno, todo futbolista que no sea un arquero. Esa casta, en realidad, sueña con un vuelo al rincón que se vea espectacular en la tele y en las portadas de los diarios. Claudio Bravo, portero chileno, tiene un par de esas en su extensa carrera y esta noche agregó una más a la colección, al ahogar un magnífico tiro libre de Lionel Messi, en el 1-1 entre Argentina y La Roja en las Clasificatorias Sudamericanas a Catar 2022.

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El deseo de realizar la Copa América a toda costa ha llevado a la CONMEBOL a añadir un nuevo y vergonzoso capítulo en su historia. Un día después de anunciar la cancelación del evento en suelo argentino, debido a los problemas de la nación con la pandemia de Covid-19, el ente rector del fútbol sudamericano decidió proclamar a Brasil como sede del torneo.

MELBOURNE - Upbeat Australia coach Graham Arnold has urged Argentina to bring Lionel Messi to the Olympics and described their tough pool as Tokyo's "group of dreams.”

Drawn with twice champions Argentina, 1992 winners Spain and Egypt, the “Olyroos” face an uphill battle to reach the knockout rounds of the 16-team tournament, their first Games since Beijing in 2008.

BUENOS AIRES - Maxi Bagnasco says he knows Diego Maradona's features by heart after painting portraits of the soccer star almost daily since the Argentine World Cup winner died last November.

The artist, who creates lifelike paintings with spray paint on huge canvases, decided to make Maradona his niche after the outpouring of grief over the footballer's death.

Diego Armando Maradona was born on Oct. 30, 1960, in Lanús, Argentina, and passed away in Dique, Luján, Argentina, on Nov. 25, 2020, at the age of 60. He played as an offensive midfielder and as a second striker.

The Barrilete Cósmico played for Argentinos Juniors from 1976 to 1981, Boca Juniors from 1981 to 1982, Barcelona from 1982 to 1984, Napoli from 1984 to 1991, Sevilla from 1992 to 1993, Newell's Old Boys from 1993 to 1994 and Boca Juniors again from 1995 to 1997.