Argentina

Standing f.l .t.r. :

Batista
Serrizuela
Goycochea
Monzon
Simon
Maradona
Kneeling f.l.t .r. :
Burruchaga
Caniggia
Olarticoechea
Basualdo
Troglio

Start of team formation after World Cup 1986
Participation in tournaments in view Campeonato ODESUR, Dec . 86
of selection of players Qual . Competition Olympic Games Seoul 1988
in Bolivia, 1987
Criterias in forming the team experienced players mixed-up with talented
young ones
Emphasis in training to include the young players into the squad
collective game
Problems Many players left Argentina after WC 86
Difficult to observe them in Europe
Weekly trainings :
once with a whole squad (16 to 27 players)
Pre-selection of final squad 01 . 05 . 1990 for preparatory match vs Austria
(03 .05 .90)
Final selection 28.05 . 1990
Emphasis in training technical/tactical aspects
Preparation Training camps :
11 . 01 . - 24 . 04 . 90 Buenos Aires
Preparatory matches 1990 10. 01 . 90 v . AS Monaco (in France)
14. 01 . 90 v . Mexico (in Guatemala)
28. 03 . 90 v . Scotland (in Glasgow)
03 . 04 . 90 v . Club Linfield (in Belfast)
Problems 3 injured players one week before opening
game - all recovered until 08 . 06. 90
Arrival in Italy 09. 05 . 1990 (Trigoria, Rome)
Pre-selection of players who are playing in
Argentina_
Olympic Football Tournament Seoul 1988
Copas America Argentina 1988 and Brazil 1989
solid defenders/flexible attackers
technical/tactical aspects
improvement of mental performance
once with only 3-5 players, depending on the
Argentinian Football League
No release of abroad working players for the
long- and medium-term preparation stage
7 of the 24 preselected players Bilardo did not
see since January 1990 . Contacts only by phone
or match observers possible .
17 of the 22 players are working abroad
collective play
09 . 05 . until start of World Cup : Trigoria (Roma)
03 . 05 . 90 v . Austria (in Vienna)
08 . 05 . 90 v . Switzerland (in Berne)
21 . 05 . 90 v . Israel (in'Lel Aviv)
25 . 05 . 90 v . Valencia (in Valencia)
N . Pumpido was replaced by A . D . Comizzo
after serious injury
06 . 06 . 1990 Travel to Milano for Opening
match

Pla ers' A earances /Engagements des joueurs / Actuación de Jugad ores / S ielereinsätze
No . Name Date Club Match Match Match Total
of Birth 1 2 3 1/8 Final 1/4 Final % Final Final
CAM URS ROM BRA YUG ITA GFR
0 :0 1 :1
0 :1 2 :0 1 :1 1 :0 3 :2 a . .k . 5 :4 a . .k . 0 :1
1 Ne Alberto Pum ido 30 .07 .57 Betis Sevilla (S ain) 90 11 , 101
2 Sergio Daniel Batista 09 . 11 .62 River Plate 90 90 90 - ' R 22 - 292
3 Abel Eduardo 01 .06 .66 Udinese (Ital) 90 R - R - - R 90
4 Tose H Horacio Basualdo 20 .06 .63 VfB Stuttgart (FRG) 0 90 90 : 120 : 98 ; 90 T668
5 Edgardo Bauza 26 .01 .58 Veracruz (Mexico) - -
90
- - : - - , T__T -
6 Gabriel Humberto Calderon 07 .02 .60 Paris St .Germain (FRA) 21 - R 28 89 ' 45 ' 37 ' 220
7 ore Luis Burrucha 7a 09 .10 .62 Nantes (France) 0 90 60 90 120 ' 120 ' 53 ' 623
8 Claudio faul Caniggia 09 .01 .67 Atalanta Bergamo (ITA) 45 90 90 90 120 120 - 555
9 Gustavo Abel Dezotti 14 .02 .64 Cremonese (Ital) - R 30 R 31 R 87 (exQ .) 148
10 Diego Armando Maradona (C) 30 .10 .60 Na oll (Ital) 90 90 90 90 120 ' 120 ' 90 ' 690
11 Nestor Ariel Fabbri 29 .04 .68 Racin Club 0 R - - - - - 90
12 Sergio Javier Go cochea 17 .10 .63 Millionarios (COL) R 79 90 0 120 120 90 589
13 Nestor Gabriel Lorenzo 28 .02 .66 Bari (Ital) 90 12 R R R - 90 192
14 Ricardo Omar Giusti 11 .12 .56 Independiente - - 38 0 120 105 ex J - 353
15 Pedro Damian Monzon 23 . 02 . 62 Independiente - 78 90 90 ' R R 20 (exd .) 278
16 tulio JORGE Olarticoechea 18 .10 .58 Racing- Club K 90 90 90 50 120 - 440
17 Roberto Nestor Sensini 12 .10 .66 Udinese (Ital) 6 - - - - - 90 159
18 osé Tiburcio Serrizuela 10 .06 .62 River Plate R 90 90 - 120 , 120 90 510
19 Oscar Alfredo Ru > Geri 26 .01 .62 Real Madrid (S ain) 45 - - 90 ' 120 120 45 420
20 Juan Ernesto Simon 02 .03 .60 Boca Juniors 90 90 52 90 120 120 90
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21 Pedro Antonio Troglio 28 .07 .65 Lazio Roma (Italy) - 90 90 62 70 75 90 477
22 Fabian Oscar Cancelarich 30 . 12 .65 Ferrocarril Oeste - - K R , R R , R I-
01 Angel David Comizzo 27 .04 .62 River Plate - - - - -

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