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Ezequiel Chimy Avila scores for Osasuna, reaches 9 goals in draw vs. Celta Vigo

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Ezequiel Chimy Avila scored for Osasuna in their 1-1 draw vs. Celta Vigo.

Avila is making a name for himself in Spain. Now on 9 league goals in 13 matches, the Argentina man is only behind Luis Suarez. Karim Benzema and Lionel Messi in the scoring charts.

While not yet capped by Lionel Scaloni for Argentina, should his impressive form continue, there is no doubt he will be included at one point.

Celta took a 1-0 lead and it was Chimy Avila who stepped up for Osasuna. A difficult cross found the former San Lorenzo man who headed it into the bottom of the net.

Pablo Zabaleta scores first goal for West Ham in win vs. Gillingham

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Pablo Zabaleta scored for West Ham in their 2-0 win vs. Gillingham.

Zabaleta gave West Ham a 1-0 lead scoring his first goal for the club. The ball found him inside the penalty area and his shot beat the goalkeeper.

Sergio Aguero on target for Manchester City in FA Cup win vs. Port Vale

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Sergio Aguero scored for Manchester City in their 4-1 win vs. Port Vale.

With the score at 1-1, Aguero would get on the end of a ball to give Manchester City the lead and ultimately would be the match winner. A first time cross would land on Aguero and his first time finish from close range would beat the goalkeeper and send Pep Guardiola’s team to the next round of the FA Cup.

Angel Correa scores third goal of La Liga season in Atletico win vs. Levante

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Angel Correa scored for Atletico Madrid in their 2-1 win vs. Levante.

The former San Lorenzo man scored the first goal of the new decade for Atletico Madrid. Diego Simeone’s team took a 1-0 lead and it was Angel Correa through his third goal of the season.

Correa would score following a low pass into the area and his first touch would take it past the goalkeeper for the 1-0 advantage.

Argentina squad for U23 Olympic qualifiers announced, Adolfo Gaich leads list

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The final list of Argentina players has been announced for the U23 Olympic qualifiers which starts this month.

Argentina have confirmed the team and it’s one of the standout players of the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup which leads the list. Adolfo Gaich has been included for the tournament which takes place between January 18 and February 9 in Colombia.

Only two teams from South America will get a spot in Tokyo this year and Argentina are in a group alongside Colombia, Chile, Venezuela and Ecuador. Here’s the final list.

Goalkeepers:
Facundo Cambeses (Banfield)
Juan Cozzani (Lanús)
Joaquín Blázquez (Talleres de Córdoba)

Defenders:
Marcelo Herrera (San Lorenzo)
Hernán de la Fuente (Vélez Sarsfield)
Nahuén Pérez (Famalicao de Portugal)
Maximiliano Centurión (Argentinos Juniors)
Facundo Medina (Talleres de Córdoba)
Nazareno Colombo (Estudiantes de La Plata)
Claudio Bravo (Banfield)
Fausto Vera (Argentinos Juniors)
Facundo Mura (Estudiantes de la Plata)

Midfielders:
Matías Zaracho (Racing Club)
Nicolás Capaldo (Boca Juniors)
Tomás Belmonte (Lanús)
Julián Álvarez (River Plate)
Fernando Valenzuela (Barracas Central)
Alexis Mac Allister (Boca Juniors)
Agustín Urzi (Banfield)

Attackers:
Nahuel Bustos (Talleres de Córdoba)
Adolfo Gaich (San Lorenzo)
Valentín Castellanos (New York City)
Gastón Togni (Independiente)