Kun Aguero: Messi Could Be The World's Best

During an interview with Marca in Madrid's world-famous Prada museum, Atletico Madrid striker Sergio "Kun" Aguero reflected both on the Liga title race, and the quality of the opposition.

The youngster told the Spanish sports daily, "Atletico have the team to win the league.

"I'm happy here, and feel as if I'd like to end my career at Atletico."

Never one for modesty, Aguero went on to offer praise for both fellow Argentine striker Lionel Messi and, with a proviso, himself.

"Messi could be the best in the world for two years... and I, too, if I continue working," he smiled.

Indeed, while he believes that Atletico are potentially title material, it is Messi's squad that he feels favourites to lift the Spanish Liga trophy.

"Barça are more dangerous than Madrid," he insisted.

Aguero, 19, si already a full Argentina international. So far this season, he's scored seven goals in the Liga, making him joint-top scorer and, if penalties are discounted from the equation, top overall.

In Europe, he's also found form, with Lokomotiv Moscow boss Anatoly Byshovets recently praising his input.

Aguero Doubtful As Atletico Attack Crumbles

First, Miguel Mista succumbed to injury. Then, Diego Forlan followed him. Now, Sergio 'Kun' Aguero may join them on the sidelines as the young Argentina international is declared doubtful ahead of the weekend clash with Villarreal.

Sergio 'Kun' Aguero could become the latest Atletico casualty ahead of Sunday's vital tie with Villarreal.

The Argentina international striker has been rendered slightly doubtful for the meeting between the two challenging sides after developing a muscle problem during Wednesday's 4-3 win over Sevilla.

However, unlike teammates Diego Forlan and Miguel Mista, he is strongly expected to make the squad, albeit as the sole natural striker available to coach Javier Aguirre.

Aguero is Atleti's top Liga goalscorer thus far with six strikes in the side's first ten games. He's also hit the mark in Europe as Atletico return to the UEFA Cup.

With Forlan out of action, Maxi Rodriguez may well line up with Kun.

Thiago Motta, the long-term midfield casualty, and recent crock Pablo Ibanez will definitely miss the encounter as their respective recoveries continue.

Atletico won both Liga meetings between the sides last season, but still finished two places below the Yellow Submarine.

Atletico Madrid 4 - 3 Sevilla 31-Octubre-2007

1' [1 - 0] Maniche
14' [1 - 1] L. Fabiano
16' [2 - 1] S. Aguero
44' [2 - 2] J.Z. Castro (o.g.)
70' [3 - 2] M. Rodriguez
90' [4 - 2] J.M.J. Matin
90' [4 - 3] JL. Fabiano

Juventus Preparing Aguero Bid?

Juventus are preparing a bid for Atletico Madrid’s teenage sensation Sergio Aguero, according to German website 4-4-2.com

The Argentine forward is one of the hottest young properties in world football and has made a stunning start to the current campaign, with five goals in La Liga already.

This follows on from his mesmerising displays in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in the summer when he finished top-scorer and player of the tournament as Argentina lifted the trophy.

Juventus were already interested in signing Aguero before he left Independiente in 2006, however the €20m price tag, as well as the Calciopoli crisis scuppered any chances of a deal.

The Bianconeri are now prepared to pay €22m for the 19-year-old and are also likely to throw in Portuguese flop Tiago Mendes as part of the bargain.

Juve are likely to face stiff interest from a host of other interested parties, and Valencia, Bayern Munich and Italian rivals Inter are also said to be sniffing around.

Aguero made his professional debut for Independiente at the age of just 15, and in the process became the youngest ever player to feature in the Argentine First Division.

The previous record was held by the legendary Diego Maradona, who as it happens celebrates his 47th birthday today. Happy Birthday Diego!

Agüero Will Be One Of The Very Best - Cerezo

Atlético de Madrid president, Enrique Cerezo, believes that Sergio Agüero will become one of the world's best players and taunted the critics who said he would not make it in Spain.

The Argentinian added to his goals tally and provided a superb pass for Maxi to score against Sevilla on Wednesday night and the club supremo was delighted.

When Atleti moved to sign Agüero in the summer of 2006, many stated that the club should have waited as the youngster was not their first choice.

"When everyone said that made a mistake in signing him because he was not the player that we wanted at first, I always said the same thing," Cerezo explained.

"That was that he would be one of the best five players in the world in the next few years."

Atlético edged into fourth place in the table following the thrilling midweek win and Cerezo believes that the squad will remain level-headed about their strong start to the campaign.

"We have a young team and they have to go step-by-step and remain calm without becoming carried away," he concluded.

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Agüero Could Be Phenomenal - Zé Castro

Zé Castro believes that Sergio Agüero has everything that it takes to become one of world's best players after another impressive performance at the weekend.

The Portuguese defender has been impressed by his Atlético team-mate's rise to prominence this term and has not doubts about what he could achieve in the game.

Agüero, 19, has already scored ten goals in all competitions this term and Castro, 24, is hoping that he can continue to improve even further..

"Agüero is spectacular and has everything he needs to become a phenomenon," he said.

"He is very young and it is difficult at his age to maintain consistency, but he is doing that.

"If he wants to make it to the very top he has to continue what he is doing now and I think he has a strong mind.

"Little-by-little he is beginning to understand that because everyone knows how good he is and what he do in games.

"He has everything to become the best if he continues to work hard.

Atlético edged into fifth place at the weekend with victory at Levante as Agüero supplied the pass for Diego Forlán to score the winner.

Atlético Mulling New Agüero Deal

Sergio Agüero's agent is confident that Atlético de Madrid will begin talks over a new deal because he feels the player's buy-out clause is currently too low.

The 19-year-old has become hot property after an impressive summer in the U-20 World Cup with Argentina and with his strong start to the Spanish league, where he has netted five goals.

Agüero's current deal containts a €36m buy-out clause and IMG's Maxi Lo Russo believes that in time Atlético will agree that the figure needs to be raised to ward off major clubs.

"We are calm. Here, with what has to be done, there is time," he said.

"The season has only just started and we are in permanent contact with the club .

"We have a friendly relationship and Sergio just wants to continue playing and try to be do as well as possible.

"The other thing will be sorted out.

"Although his current buy-out clause is not low, it not that high either and we presume that Atlético are analysing the prospect of renewing his deal."

Atlético president, Enrique Cerezo, was not prepared to talk publicly about the situation as he did not want a repeat of ongoing saga that eventually saw Fernando Torres leave.

"I do not want to start another soap opera like the one we saw with Torres," he stated.

"The day that something happens we will let everyone know, but at the moment we do not want him to become unsettled.

"I am not going to start talking about this while nothing has happened."

Aguero Unhappy With Barcelona Substitution

As Sergio Aguero flew into Buenos Aires to join up with the Argentina national squad, Marca asked the striker about his thoughts on Atletico Madrid's 3-0 defeat at Barcelona on Sunday - and his substitution therein...

Sergio 'Kun' Aguero's much-vaunted duel with friend and international teammate Lionel Messi failed to materialise on Sunday as he was substituted off an hour into Atletico Madrid's clash at Barcelona.

The rojiblancos were 2-0 down by then and Aguero had failed to make an impact.

Nonetheless, he was disappointed by coach Javier Aguirre's decision to take him off.

"It always bothers me to be substituted," he muttered.

"But these things happen in matches. It's all over now: we lost. And I can do nothing about it."

Aguero has joined up with a contingent of 12 other Liga-based players to represent Argentina against Chile on Saturday, the young striker eager to score his first senior goal for the albiceleste.

"I'm pleased to be here; it's always nice to join the national team squad," said the former U-20 ace.

"I hope that all the good things I'm doing for Atletico Madrid can carry over to the national team."

Aguero was the key man during Argentina's U-20 World Cup win this summer, captaining the young albiceleste in the final against the Czech Republic and winning both the Golden Ball and Golden Boot in the process.

MESSI HIGHLIGHTS AGUERO THREAT

Barcelona winger Lionel Messi believes his side will need to limit the influence of Argentinian compatriot Sergio Aguero when Atletico Madrid visit the Nou Camp on Sunday.

Aguero has been in breathtaking form this season, scoring five goals in Atletico's last four games, and Messi had nothing but praise for the young striker.

"He is unplayable, scoring goals and doing impossible things. He is capable of anything and it will be very difficult to stop him," Messi said.

Messi, who leads the Primera Liga scoring charts alongside his countryman, hopes Barca can cut off the supply line to Aguero.

"We need to work well as a team and try to make sure that he receives the least amount of balls possible," he said.

Messi expects an open and attack-minded clash on Sunday.

"Atletico are a great team. They like to play offensively and in that respect they are similar to us. They have very good players in midfield and attack, so it should be a very entertaining match," he said.

Messi will begin on the right-hand side of Barcelona's three-pronged attack, alongside Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho, who is likely to keep his place in the side despite some off-colour performances of late.

Coach Frank Rijkaard has a bigger dilemma in midfield.

Holding midfielder Yaya Toure is sidelined and the Dutch coach appears short of options to replace the Ivory Coast international.

Mexico defender Rafael Marquez has filled the defensive midfield role with aplomb in recent seasons, but has been ruled out for a month after picking up an injury in the Champions League game against Stuttgart on Tuesday.

Brazil's Edmilson, another candidate, is also sidelined and Thiago Motta left the club in the summer to join Atletico.

In the absence of all of these players, Rijkaard will rely on his more attack-minded "three little men" (Xavi, Deco and Andres Iniesta) to share the defensive duties in midfield.

At the back, Carles Puyol and Gabi Milito have both shaken off knocks to be ready in time for Sunday's match.

Samuel Eto'o and Gianluca Zambrotta remain sidelined.

Barca are unbeaten in the Primera Liga this season, but sit two points behind bitter rivals Real Madrid in fourth place.

The Catalans were struggling for goals earlier in the campaign and could only draw away to Racing Santander and Osasuna, but have won their last five games, scoring 15 times in the process.

Following a disappointing start to the season, Atletico Madrid are also enjoying something of a purple patch.

Javier Aguirre's side have also strung together five consecutive wins in all competitions, scoring 17 goals without reply.

However, nine of those strikes came in a two-legged UEFA Cup qualifier against Turkish side Kayserispor and Aguirre knows his team will be in for a much tougher test on Sunday.

"Barcelona play the best football in the league and even with players missing will make things very difficult for us," he said.

Goalkeeper Leo Franco has recovered from injury and should return to the side, but Motta, Miguel De Las Cuevas and Luis Perea remain sidelined.

Atletico have an enviable record at the Nou Camp, having won two and drawn one of their last three matches.

Former Barca winger Luis Garcia hopes the form of Aguero can produce another upset on Sunday.

"We are a team that understands each other well and we can make things difficult for Barcelona. Let's hope that "Kun" (Aguero) can make the difference in the Nou Camp," he said.

Atletico are fifth in the table, three points behind Barca.

Aguero Earns Caparros Praise, Wants More

Sergio Aguero had another good performance in Atletico Madrid’s 2-0 victory at Atletico Bilbao on Wednesday, and the Argentine, who scored their opener, was praised by Athletic coach Joaquin Caparros.

Atleti dominated in Bilbao from start to finish, inspired for a second game in a row by a superb display from Sergio Aguero.

Caparros could but sit and watch his side be completely outplayed during the match, and was full of praise.

“Kun is sensational," he said. "He can be whatever he wants to be.”

But despite the recognition, Aguero declared that he is only thinking about keeping on improving

“Let’s see if I can continue like this right until the end of the season,” he said.

In reference to the fact that he scored once again in San Mames, the same venue where he scored his first official goal for Atletico last season, Aguero commented: “It’s funny that I scored once again at the same field where I scored for the first time.”

Atletico Madrid 4 - 0 Racing Santander Aguero goal.

Atletico Madrid secured their first win of the Primera Liga season in spectacular style against Racing Santander on Sunday to ease the pressure on coach Javier Aguirre.

Raul Garcia, Sergio Aguero, Diego Forlan and Simao scored the goals in a one-sided match which saw Racing finish with 10 men following the dismissal of Jordi Lopez.

Reports in Spain suggested Aguirre would be axed if Atletico failed to beat Racing and the Mexican coach appeared anxious as the two teams kicked off in the Vicente Calderon.

Nevertheless, his team started brightly and took a welcome lead through Garcia, a player Aguirre helped develop at previous club Osasuna, after just 12 minutes.

Aguero advanced down the left flank and crossed for the unmarked Forlan, who saw his shot blocked.

The rebound fell to Jose Antonio Reyes and the winger fed Garcia, who swept a precise left-footed shot past Tono to calm the nerves of his manager and ease the notable tension in the stadium.

Garcia got forward again on 19 minutes but saw his shot blocked on the edge of the area.

Nine minutes later, Atletico should have doubled their lead.

Reyes' defence-splitting pass found Forlan one-on-one with Tono, but the Uruguay striker hesitated and eventually lost the ball.

Reyes twice popped up again in the following minutes, but Tono comfortably saved the midfielder's long-range efforts.

Aguero then beat three players with a brilliant run on 39 minutes, but his one-two with Forlan was intercepted by the Racing defence.

The visitors were not in the game at this stage and continued to struggle after the break.

Reyes, heavily involved in much of Atletico's best work, found Garcia with a floated free-kick on 52 minutes, but nobody arrived at the far post to get on the end of the midfielder's flick-on.

Forlan then tried to set up Aguero on a quick breakaway attack, but Sergio Sanchez got back to clear.

Minutes later, Maniche sent a long-range effort just past the post as Atletico continued to pile forward.

The second goal was remaining elusive, but things would prove a lot easier after Racing substitute Jordi Lopez was dismissed on 64 minutes.

The midfielder had been on the pitch a matter of minutes but quickly earned two yellow cards for fouls on Garcia and Reyes.

His dismissal gave Atletico the momentum they needed and Aguirre's side went two up on 69 minutes when Aguero headed home Reyes' free-kick.

That goal gave the home side the confidence they have been lacking so far this season and a third soon followed.

This time Aguero turned provider, threading a neat ball through to Forlan, who fired a low shot past Tono.

And there was more to come.

Maniche hit the post on 79 minutes before Atletico made it four on 86 minutes.

Forlan found substitute Luis Garcia, who squared for Simao and the Portugal winger slid the ball through Tono's legs to complete a satisfying victory and provide some much-needed respite for Aguirre.

Agüero Given Scant Reward For His Effort

Sergio Agüero endured a long journey in order to make his full debut for Argentina and then only played for the final minute of the encounter.

The Atlético de Madrid striker was called up by Alfio Basile for the friendly encounter in Australia and the 19-year-oldwas relishing his chance to prove himself at the highest level.

After travelling 17,297 kilometres to appear in the game in Melbourne, Agüero was only able to appear as a substitute in the 90th minute as Leo Messi's replacement.

Argentina won the game 1-0 thanks to a goal from Martin Demichelis, but Atlético will not be pleased that their player was gone for so long for such little reward.

Agüero did not enjoy a long summer break as he appeared in the Under-20 World Championships in Canada and then returned to Madrid early to appear in the Intertoto Cup.

It was his performances in the Under-20 tournament that earned the former Independiente goalscorer a call-up, but Basile did not give him enough to show anything of his ability.

His dedication will have impressed the national coach, however, and should see him selected in the Albiceleste's next squad.

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Sevilla's Antonio Puerta was rushed to intensive care of a local hospital after appearing to suffer cardiac arrest twice during Sevilla's 4-1 win against nine-man Getafe.

The Spain defender passed out on the field in the 31st before walking off under his own strength. Sevilla president Jose Maria Del Nido said Puerta's heart was massaged after he passed out a second time in the dressing room. Del Nido said Puerta was in stable condition.

At the Nueva Condomina, newly promoted Murcia beat Zaragoza 2-1.

After experimenting with different lineups during a preseason where Madrid lost six games, Schuster's team only had three new faces compared to the squad that won the league last season Sneijder and defenders Pepe and Royston Drenthe.

New signings Arjen Robben and Gabriel Heinze were absent after joining the team on Thursday in a matchup that featured the two biggest offseason spenders.

Raul paraded Madrid's record 30th league trophy to the fans before the start of the match, when Tour de France winner Alberto Contador kicked the ceremonial first ball of the season.

The celebrations were short-lived after Ruud van Nistelrooy deflected Mariano Pernia's corner straight into the path of Aguero for an easy goal.

Attacking with a sense of urgency, Madrid dominated from that point as goalkeeper Leo Franco blocked Robinho's point-blank shot from the right one minute before Raul headed in Sergio Ramos' cross to equalize.

Both teams showed pace throughout, with Franco stopping Robinho from short range before Ramos' header glanced off the post.

Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas made two stops on Diego Forlan before the end of the half.

The flow of play maintained its pace in the second half, with Franco's face getting in the way of Van Nistelrooy's point-blank shot in the 74th.

Sneijder, who joined from Ajax for €27 million (US$37 million), struck his winner from just outside the area after receiving a pass from Jose Maria "Guti" Gutierrez off a free kick.

Casillas denied Aguero an equalizer two minutes into injury time by pushing his chip shot out of the area.

Pablo Hernandez's free kick handed Getafe coach Michael Laudrup, Schuster's replacement, a lead 3 minutes in at the Sanchez Ramon Pizjuan.

Down to nine men inside 26 minutes, Getafe held for the rest of the first half as goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri parried Sergio Duda's free kick over the crossbar in the 36th.

But Jesus Nava equalized in the 46th, heading down Duda's long cross past an outstretched Abbondanzieri. Luis Fabiano headed the winner in the 67th before strikers Frederic Kanoute and Alexander Kerzhakov added the others.

Fernando Baiano scored the winner in the 68th to lead Murcia over UEFA Cup qualifier Zaragoza.

New signing Ricardo Oliveira scored in the 30th to equalize Alvaro Meija's 18th minute opener.

On Sunday, FC Barcelona unveils new signing Thierry Henry for the first time against Racing Santander.

In other matches, it's Athletic Bilbao vs. Osasuna; Mallorca vs. Levante; Valencia vs. Villarreal; Deportivo La Coruna vs. Almeria; Espanyol vs. Valladolid; and Recreativo Huelva vs. Real Betis.

U-20 World Cup Hero Aguero Returns To Atletico

Aguero Returns To Atletico

He may not have had the best season with Atleti last year, but Sergio "Kun" Aguero has returned to the rojiblanco camp high on confidence after a brilliant U-20 World Cup campaign.

Sergio "Kun" Aguero remains one of Atletico Madrid's most high-profile signings of all time, and the diminutive youngster went some way towards showing why at the recent U-20 World Cup.

The forward ended the tournament as top scorer, with 6 goals to his name. He also was awarded with the Golden Ball for Player of the Tournament after a series of barnstorming displays.

He managed three goals in three games during the group stages, before grabbing two during the 3-1 win over Poland in the Round of 16.

Aguero failed to net in the quarter and semi finals, but still put in convincing performances, so much so that he was awarded the captain's armband for the final against the Czech Republic.

Argentina had already faced the Czechs in the group stage - that match culminating in a 0-0 draw - but Aguero steered his team towards a memorable victory, netting the first comeback goal as Argentina fought back to win 2-1

Now, without a summer vacation to speak of, he's back in Madrid, and will train this evening along with the rest of the Atleti squad.

He could even be called into action for the Intertoto Cup Third Round Second Leg clash with Gloria Bistrita this weekend, after the disappointing 2-1 defeat in Romania left the rojiblancos with it all to do.

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Sergio Aguero has been named the Player of the Tournament at the Under-20 World Cup in Canada.

Aguero On Cloud Nine

Sergio Aguero has been named the Player of the Tournament at the Under-20 World Cup in Canada.

Fresh from scoring one of the goals in the 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic which saw the Albicelestes clinch their sixth title, the Atletico Madrid striker won the Golden Ball as the best player. He was also the tournament top-scorer with 6 goals.

"This day means everything to me. No doubt about it, it's the happiest feeling in the world," he said. "What more could I ask for? I've won the world title with Argentina, that doesn't happen every day!"

Before returning to Spain for a second season in La Liga the Argentine beamed, "This title gives me the opportunity to go back to my club side (Atletico) and hope that things continue to go well. Let's see what happens from now on.

"When I arrived here I said my dream was to become world champion and be voted best player. Now, having achieved that, I'm incredibly happy," he said with two individual trophies in his arms.

The second, the Adidas Golden Shoe came courtesy of his finishing the tournament as top scorer after netting twice against Panama, once against Korea, twice against Poland and also in the Final against the Czechs.

"If I had to choose my best one, then it would have to be today's. It may not have been that spectacular, but it came in a final, and there's nothing to compare with that.

“For that reason it was the most beautiful, and it was fundamental to our winning the title," says the player who, with two individual awards, has matched the feats of Lionel Messi at Netherlands 2005, even down to the number of goals scored.

Previous winners of the Under 20 World Cup Golden Ball include Diego Maradona (1979), Lionel Messi (2005) of Argentina, and Yugoslavia's Robert Prosinecki (1987).

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Agüero awesome as Czechs fall in final.

Agüero awesome as Czechs fall in final.

Club Atlético de Madrid prodigy Sergio Agüero was again the inspiration as Argentina came from behind to win a record sixth FIFA U-20 World Cup at the expense of the Czech Republic.

Fenin first
Flying the flag for the six UEFA nations who qualified for the 2007 finals in Canada, the Czechs were always the underdogs in tonight’s decisive contest in Toronto. However, they looked on course for a famous victory when FK Teplice midfielder Martin Fenin put them in front on the hour with a superb turn and shot only for the 19-year-old Agüero, captaining his country and the player of the tournament, to score his sixth goal of the competition almost immediately. With four minutes remaining, substitute Mauro Zárate struck from 20 metres to break Czech hearts.

Austria beaten
Earlier on Sunday, Austria were 1-0 losers to Chile in the third-placed play-off after a goal by Hans Martínez just before half-time. Austria had been beaten 2-0 by the Czech Republic in the semi-finals but can still take comfort from getting so far. Spain were the next best of the UEFA performers, reaching the quarter-finals before also falling to the Czechs while Portugal and Poland both fell in the Round of 16. Scotland were the only European nation not to get beyond the group stage of the finals, which began with 24 entrants from across the world back on 30 June.

Sergio Aguero Profile.

Full name Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo
Date of birth June 2, 1988 (1988-06-02) (age 19)
Place of birth Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5'7")
Playing position Forward.


Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo (born on June 2, 1988 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine football forward, who plays for Atlético Madrid.

Agüero started playing for Argentine First Division club Independiente becoming the youngest player to debut in the Argentine First Division at only 15 years and 35 days (On July 7, 2003, against Club Atlético San Lorenzo), breaking the record previously established by Argentine legend Diego Maradona.

After the 2005-06 season Kun Agüero transferred to Spanish club Atlético Madrid, and is considered by the world press an up-and-coming talent, together with fellow countryman Lionel Messi. Having played for the Argentina national youth team, he made his senior debut for Argentina in a friendly with Brazil national football team played at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on September 3rd 2006.

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