![]() Sadly, Lanzini pulled a hamstring muscle and will be out of action for three weeks, but the phenom who has been compared to Lionel Messi and Pablo Aimar, is already being tracked by National Team coach Sergio Batista, who certainly has him in mind for the South America Under 20 Championships set to take place at the beginning of next year in Peru.Īlthough both youngsters have been impressive so far, perhaps the most interesting prospect is 18 year old playmaker Erik Lamela, whom FC Barcelona desperately wanted to buy when he was only 12 years old.Hector Bellerin leads the praise of familiar names after Leeds United sign Joel Robles also received messages from his former Everton teammate Ramiro Funes Mori, Leeds United attacker Rodrigo and Chelsea left wing-back Marcos 10/08 08:30 News from Eyefootball Everton plan move for ex-West Ham United midfielderĮverton are reportedly mulling over an approach to sign Joao Mario from Inter Milan this summer. In addition to Funes Mori, 17 year old Manuel Lanzini has been making major splashes in Nuñez, arriving on the scene out of no where to be one of coach Angel Cappa's most important playmakers.ĭuring River's 3-2 win over rival Independiente last month, Lanzini was instrumental, pulling the strings and contributing a wonderful assist on Funes Mori's second goal. ![]() Ramiro, like Rogelio, has been a fixture of the Under 20 side of the past year or so. Although he has not yet made his debut, he was one of the sparring players to go with the full national team to South Africa over the summer. Rogelio also has a twin brother named Ramiro, who is a centerback. Top European clubs have especially been interested, with Juventus and Napoli heavily tracking the youngster, although RIver president Daniel Passarella has made it clear he has no intention of selling the prospect at the present time. He also has the technical ability to go out wide and link up with his more creative teammates. He possess great technique when heading the ball, and has a knack to be in the right place at the right time, much in the way Crespo popped up at key moments throughout his storied career. Since then, Funes Mori has not stopped scoring, and yesterday he was on target yet again as he headed Ariel Ortega's corner past Cristian Campestrini in the Arsenal net to hand River a 1-0 victory.Īlthough slight in build, Funes Mori is a classic "number nine" and has been compared to two former River Plate stars: Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain and Parma hitman Hernan Crespo. Then, in the second to last round of the tournament, "FM9" exploded with a hattrick as River defeated Racing Club 3-1 in Avellaneda. He was guilty of missing a number of clear chances, including three one on one situations against Boca Juniors. ![]() Now, less than a year later he is one of the protagonists of a River Plate team that is playing some good football after years of underachieving.Īfter scoring his first goal against Tigre in 2009, Funes Mori was billed for big things in the 2010 Clausura, but there was a sense that it all came too fast for the Mendoza native. The Buenos Aires giants are currently co-leaders of the 2010 Apertura, and have achieved early season success largely thanks to the goals from Rogelio Funes Mori, a 19 year old striker who debuted in the first division in December of 2009.
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