Ezequiel Barco scored for Atlanta United in their 2-1 win vs. Nashville.
The third Argentine player to score in the MLS opening weekend, Ezequiel Barco, like Cristian Pavon and Maxi Urruti, also netted a great goal. Receiving the ball outside of the penalty area, the Argentina U20 man would cut inside and his low driven shot would beat the goalkeeper.
With the Olympics coming up in a few months, Barco will be looking to continue his great form and solidify a spot in the team.
Cristian Pavon scored an early goal of the season candidate for the LA Galaxy in their 1-1 draw vs. Houston Dynamo.
Not to be outdone by fellow Argentine Maxi Urruti who scored a great goal himself, Pavon would strike very early in the match to give LA the 1-0 lead. The former Boca Juniors man who cut inside and would strike from the edge of the penalty area as his shot would hit the top corner of the net.
As we reported earlier last week, the LA Galaxy are rumored to make Pavon’s loan move to the club as a permanent one.
Maxi Urruti scored a great goal for the Montreal Impact in their 2-1 win vs. New England.
It was the first match of the MLS season and one which Urruti won’t be forgetting anytime soon. With Pablo Piatti leaving to go back to Argentina, it was another Argentine who stepped up for the Impact.
The former Newell’s Old Boys player scored the match winner for Thierry Henry’s side. One of the goals of the season, Urruti would lob the ball over the goalkeeper from outside of the penalty area to give Montreal the 3 points.
Mauro Icardi scored for PSG in their 4-0 win vs. Dijon.
Icardi started the match for PSG on the bench but was substituted into the game in the second half. It was 2-0 for PSG when Icardi fired home their third of the match.
The Argentine was played in by Mbappe and he made no mistake beating the goalkeeper for his 12th goal in the league in 20 matches for PSG. In contrast, he scored 11 goals in 29 league matches in all of last season for Inter.
Dario Benedetto scored a hat tricvk for Marseille in their 3-2 win vs. Nimes.
It was a night to remember for the former Boca Juniors man as he scored all three goals to get Marseille the three points. Two were scored in the first half and the third in the second half.
Nimes took an early 1-0 lead but Benedetto would equalise just five minutes later. The Argentina man would be at the end of a low cross to tap it in from close range to draw Marseille level.
Benedetto would be played in one on one with the goalkeeper and he would chip the ball over the Nimes goalkeeper to give Marseille the advantage.
The hat trick would be completed following a scramble in the Nimes penalty area. A free kick would take place iwth the ball sent into the Nimes penalty area and it was Benedetto first onto the loose ball to score.
Here’s what he had to say after the match:
“I’m happy, I’m happy for the team who needed to win this match. We started off by conceding a goal but fortunately we managed to get level quickly and then get in front. I’m happy with the three goals. Scoring is good for my confidence and I hope to continue in this manner. The important thing is to put together games like that as a team.
“I was missing a goal and I managed to score three. I need to continue in this manner. I have the match ball and it’s a good souvenir. It’s my first hat-trick and I’m very happy about it.”
“He was wound up as things didn’t go well for him in the defeat to Nantes. At Nîmes he looked for the space between the lines, held the ball up well and controlled it. He managed to run in behind. We gave several good balls to Dario and he scored his goals. The third goal was an intuitive goal, a real striker’s goal. He’s up to 11 goals for his first season in Europe and that’s very good.”
Even Marseille captain Renaud Ripart spoke about the Argentine:
“Frankly, he’s a super player. We hardly saw him in the game but he scored three goals. There’s nothing to say, he’s a fox in the box.”
