The tone for a miserable night for Argentina had been set early on, when Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero was stretchered off the field with what looked like a serious hamstring injury.
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And Aguero confirmed that he will take on the mythical number during the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay. Tevez is one of the most underrated players out of South America, and he has big shoes to fill without Messi. So it’s time to try it again.
“When we couldn’t circulate the ball, finish moves, each reply from our opponents produced gaps”.
As mentioned above, the injury to Aguero has come at a very, very wrong time, with City facing two extremely tricky Champions League fixtures against Sevilla at home and then away in Spain.
Regardless, ascending to the top of English and European football will be a tall task without Aguero, whose injury history continues to be a hindrance for one of the world’s most clinical finishers. As is the case with the desktop live stream, you’ll need a cable log-in and password to access the stream on the app. There is also a Spanish Language option for the stream. “He was having a few treatment during half-time”, said Pellegrini, who hauled the striker off shortly after he had scored his fifth goal.
According to the Daily Mail, Quinteros was allowed to use a mobility scooter during Ecuador’s training session prior to the match against Argentina.
Jorge Guagua, Alex Bolanos and Joao Rojas have been drafted into the squad ahead of the trip to Argentina, with Jose Quinteros, Robert Arboleda and Juan Rojas dropped.
Argentina and Ecuador will play each other on Thursday, October 8 at 8 p.m. EDT at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Quinteros is facing mounting criticism at home for what a few call bad choices in calling up injured players and lack of leadership in making decisions.
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Chile manager Jorge Sampaoli hailed his side’s victory, the first by Chile over Brazil since 2000. The 2018 World Cup qualifying game live stream and televised coverage arrives from BeIn Sports on Thursday evening. Watch Argentina vs. Ecuador live stream free here.
