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Lisandro Martinez extends contract with Ajax until end of 2025 season

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Lisandro Martinez has extended his contract with Ajax.

Martinez has signed a new contract with the Eredivisie champions as he will stay at the club until the end of the 2025 season. His previous contract ended in June of 2023 with his new one also ending in June but two years later.

The Argentine joined from Defensa y Justicia in 2019 and still only 23 years of age, he was part of the Argentina national team that won the Copa America.

Argentine players from Premier League allowed to travel, new government rules

Argentine players from the Premier League will be allowed to travel to South America as new rules from the UK government are announced.

With the fiasco between South American teams and the Premier League in September, new government rules would allow players travelling from red zone countries to return to England play upon their return. According to The Guardian, players returning who have received both doses of the Covid vaccine would be allowed to train and play matches for their clubs.

Per the report, it would be a quarantine similar to the Olympic athletes, where they would be allowed to play and train, otherwise, players would be confined to bespoke quarantine facilities for 10 days.

Argentina have three players from the Premier League who have been called up for October’s World Cup qualifiers. The three being Emiliano Martinez, Cristian Romero and Gio Lo Celso, all three of which missed Argentina’s last match to fly back to join their clubs.

Gio Lo Celso scores for Tottenham Hotspur in 5-1 win vs. Mura

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Gio Lo Celso scored for Tottenham Hotspur in their 5-1 win vs. Mura.

Lo Celso scored his second goal of the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday. It was 1-0 for Tottenham when Lo Celso got the ball on the edge of the penalty area. The Argentine would dribble forward and his shot would make it 2-0 for Tottenham.

In addition to the goal, Lo Celso also had an assist. A through ball to Harry Kane put the goal on a plate for him as he scored.

Marcos Acuña suffers injury, a doubt for Argentina’s October World Cup qualifiers

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Marcos Acuña suffered an injury while playing for Sevilla and is a doubt for Argentina’s October World Cup qualifiers.

Acuña suffered an ankle injury during Sevilla’s Champions League match and could miss the October matches. While he is not yet discarded for the World Cup qualifying matches, coach Lionel Scaloni decided to call-up Facundo Medina to the squad.

Facundo Medina of Lens called to the Argentina national team

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Facundo Medina has been called to the Argentina national team.

Medina has been called up to the squad as Marcos Acuña could be out. Acuña suffered an injury to his ankle during Sevilla’s Champions League match.

Still only 22 years old, Medina can play on the left or in the middle of the back line.