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Thiago Almada quitte l’Atlético Madrid et rejoint River Plate
L’aventure européenne de Thiago Almada prend déjà fin. Arrivé en Europe en janvier 2025 après avoir quitté l’Argentine, le milieu offensif de 25 ans va désormais poursuivre sa carrière avec River Plate.
L’Atlético Madrid a officialisé ce samedi le départ de l’international argentin, qui quitte les Colchoneros après une seule saison. Le transfert vers le club argentin est estimé à 20 millions d’euros. asg-reflektory.pl
Avant de rejoindre Madrid, Almada avait découvert le football européen avec l’Olympique Lyonnais, où il avait été prêté. Il avait ensuite rejoint définitivement l’Atlético, avec lequel il a disputé 40 rencontres toutes compétitions confondues lors de la saison 2025-2026, pour un total de quatre buts.
Après un an sous les ordres de Diego Simeone, le joueur met donc fin à son expérience en Espagne. Son arrivée à River Plate constitue un nouveau tournant dans sa carrière, avec la volonté de retrouver un rôle majeur dans le championnat argentin.
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Currie Cup result: Pumas survive Bulls comeback
The Pumas boosted their Currie Cup playoff hopes with a narrow bonus-point win against the Bulls XV at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Coach Jimmy Stonehouse’s team raced into a 19-point lead only to fall behind early in the second half before regaining their composure to triumph 33-31 in a game that produced five yellow cards and a red.
The Pumas moved up to third on the log, while the winless Bulls remain at the bottom.
The vistors started the match strongly, with wave after wave of attack resulting in a try for winger Alfondso Isaacs.
Big blow
The Bulls then suffered a big blow when flank Abongile Nonkontwana saw yellow for a shoulder tackle – later upgraded to red – and Pumas captain Willie Engelbrecht and lock JJ Scheepers barged over while he was off to make it 19-0 after 21 minutes.
The 14-man Bulls got on the board when Isaacs tackled a probable Bulls’ try-scorer without the ball and were awarded a penalty try, with the Pumas winger sin-binned.
But the hosts then went down to 12 when hooker Siphosethu Mnebelele and replacement loose forward Cephas van Biljon were yellow-carded for cynical breakdown infringements.
To the Bulls’ credit, they repelled the Pumas’ relentless attack and then scored a try through lock Johnathan Eloff with the clock in the red to reduce the deficit to five at the break.
With both teams restored to 15, the Bulls hit the front early in the second half when Mnebelele went over under the posts for a converted try.
But another yellow soon followed, this time flashed at Pumas flank Ntsika Fisanti for a shoulder tackle. That didn’t prevent the visitors from striking back, though, replacement hooker Jan-Henning Campher rumbling over from a lineout maul.
Bulls replacement prop Sandi Msengana levelled the scores at 26-26, only for lock Sintu Manjezi to be sin-binned for collapsing a maul and Campher to score his second.
The Bulls hit straight back through fullback Hakeem Kunene, but the try was scored in the corner and Johannes’ conversion went wide.
In round five of the Currie Cup, the Pumas host the Stormers XXIII while the Bulls welcome the Cheetahs to Loftus.
BULLS XV – Try: Penalty try, Johnathan Eloff, Siphosethu Mnebelele, Sandi Msengana, Hakeem Kunene. Conversions: Keagan Johannes (3).
PUMAS – Tries: Alfondso Isaacs, Willie Engelbrecht, JJ Scheepers, Jan-Henning Campher (2). Conversions: Nevaldo Fleurs (4).
This story was first published on sarugbymag.co.za. It is republished here with permission.
Rennie confirms Richie recall decision
All Blacks centre Billy Proctor’s shoulder injury could open the door for flyhalf Richie Mo’unga’s return.
Proctor suffered the injury during the All Blacks’ tour opener against the Stormers in Cape Town on Friday night, with Rennie admitting afterwards that its severity was not yet known.
“It looks like a shoulder injury,” he said. “There are some other guys with bumps and bruises too. We will have to see.”
Mo’unga is again eligible for All Blacks selection after making two NPC appearances for Canterbury over the past two weeks following his return from Japan.
RENNIE: We got rewards from SA introduction
The 56-Test flyhalf was not included in Rennie’s original 44-man touring squad, but the All Blacks coach made it clear before departing for South Africa that he could be called upon if one of his No 10 options went down.
“Then Richie’s an option for us to bring in,” he said.
However, there is nothing stopping Rennie from replacing Proctor with Mo’unga.
Photo: @HiluxNPC/X
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International : décès du père de Lionel Messi
Jorge Messi, le père de Lionel Messi, est décédé vendredi à l’âge de 68 ans, après avoir été hospitalisé dans une clinique de Rosario, en Argentine. L’information a été rapportée par les médias argentins. Jorge Messi est mort des suites d’une longue maladie. Au-delà de son rôle de père, Jorge Messi a occupé une place […]
L’article International : décès du père de Lionel Messi est apparu en premier sur Tchadinfos.
Pumas survive Bulls comeback
The Pumas boosted their Currie Cup playoff hopes with a narrow bonus-point win against the Vodacom Bulls XV at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Coach Jimmy Stonehouse’s team raced into a 19-point lead only to fall behind early in the second half before regaining their composure to triumph 33-31 in a game that produced five yellow cards and a red.
The Pumas moved up to third on the log, while the winless Bulls remain at the bottom.
The visitors started the match strongly, with wave after wave of attack resulting in a try for winger Alfondso Isaacs.
The Bulls then suffered a big blow when flank Abongile Nonkontwana saw yellow for a shoulder tackle – later upgraded to red – and Pumas captain Willie Engelbrecht and lock JJ Scheepers barged over while he was off to make it 19-0 after 21 minutes.
The 14-man Bulls got on the board when Isaacs tackled a probable Bulls’ try-scorer without the ball and were awarded a penalty try, with the Pumas winger sin-binned.
But the hosts then went down to 12 when hooker Siphosethu Mnebelele and replacement loose forward Cephas van Biljon were yellow-carded for cynical breakdown infringements.
To the Bulls’ credit, they repelled the Pumas’ relentless attack and then scored a try through lock Johnathan Eloff with the clock in the red to reduce the deficit to five at the break.
REPORT: Griquas leapfrog Lions to top log
With both teams restored to 15, the Bulls hit the front early in the second half when Mnebelele went over under the posts for a converted try.
But another yellow soon followed, this time flashed at Pumas flank Ntsika Fisanti for a shoulder tackle. That didn’t prevent the visitors from striking back, though, replacement hooker Jan-Henning Campher rumbling over from a lineout maul.
Bulls replacement prop Sandi Msengana levelled the scores at 26-26, only for lock Sintu Manjezi to be sin-binned for collapsing a maul and Campher to score his second.
The Bulls hit straight back through fullback Hakeem Kunene, but the try was scored in the corner and Johannes’ conversion went wide.
LAMBIE: 2010 Currie Cup final better than wedding day
In round five of the Currie Cup, the Pumas host the Stormers XXIII while the Bulls welcome the Cheetahs to Loftus.
BULLS XV – Try: Penalty try, Johnathan Eloff, Siphosethu Mnebelele, Sandi Msengana, Hakeem Kunene. Conversions: Keagan Johannes (2).
PUMAS – Tries: Alfondso Isaacs, Willie Engelbrecht, JJ Scheepers, Jan-Henning Campher (2). Conversions: Nevaldo Fleurs (4).
Photos: Pumas/Facebook
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