Overview
- FIFA applied an amnesty on Friday that lifts pending international bans, making Nicolás Otamendi eligible for Argentina’s June 16 opener against Algeria.
- The ruling followed an AFA request to the FIFA Bureau and addresses red-card suspensions that would have carried into the finals, a timely boost as Cristian Romero works back to fitness.
- In Peru’s Liga 1, leaders Alianza Lima host Sporting Cristal on Saturday at Matute, with Paolo Guerrero doubtful and Luis Ramos expected to lead the line if the captain starts on the bench.
- Sporting Cristal sit third in their Copa Libertadores group and likely need at least four points from the final two matches, and club officials are exploring a mid-year signing of a No. 9 as Felipe Vizeu’s role remains uncertain.
- Real Madrid closed an internal case by fining Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni €500,000 each following a dressing-room fight.