Lionel Messi scored the only goal for Barcelona in their 3-1 loss to Levante.
Messi is still scoring but this time the result did not go his way. Barcelona were awarded a penalty kick and up stepped the Argentina captain. He sent the goalkeeper the wrong way to score his third goal of the week.
Sergio Aguero scored the opening goal for Manchester City in their 2-1 win vs. Southampton.
Despite trailing 1-0, Pep Guardiola’s team came back to score twice for the full three points. A low pass into the penalty area found Sergio Aguero who scored to draw City level.
Man City's Aguero strikes to make it 1-1 at the Etihad #MCISOUpic.twitter.com/4MufxSlICu
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Argentina won for the first time at thw U17 World Cup in a 3-1 victory vs. Cameroon.
Pablo Aimar’s team drew 0-0 vs. Soain in their opening game but mabaged the three points in their second. Argentina were trailing 1-0 at half time and it was three goals in the second half which propelled them to victory.
Aimar’s team would let in the first goal off a set piece as Cameroon would score early in the first half on a corner kick. Argentina would reply with a corner kick goal of their own to draw level. Francisco Flores would pounce on an open header and score Argentina’s first.
Exequiel Zeballos would win a foot race agaunst the goalkeeper and would unselfishly pass it to Juan Pablo Krilanovich who scored an open net.
Lautaro Cano would beat the offside trap and play a low pass into Matias Godoy for the third.
The next game for Argentina is on Sunday, November 3 vs. Tajikistan.
Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero are both back in the Argentina team for the matches vs. Brazil and Uruguay.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has given out his list for the November friendly matches as the two superstar veterans return. Both have not been in the Argentina team since the Copa America. Here’s the full squad:
Goalkeepers:
Agustin Marchesin (FC Porto)
Juan Musso (Udinese)
Emiliano Martinez (Arsenal)
Esteban Andrada (Boca Juniors)
Defenders:
Juan Foyth (Tottenham)
Renzo Saravia (FC Porto)
Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City)
German Pezzella (Fiorentina)
Marcos Rojo (Manchester United)
Walter Kannemann (Gremio)
Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax)
Nehuen Perez (Famalicao)
Midfielders:
Guido Rodriguez (America)
Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham)
Leandro Paredes (PSG)
Nicolas Dominguez (Velez Sarsfield)
Rodrigo De Paul (Udinese)
Marcos Acuna (Sporting Lisbon)
Roberto Pereyra (Watford)
Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla)
Forwards:
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Nicolas Gonzalez (Stuttgart)
Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen)
Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
Argentina youth starlet Matias Palacios has reportedly attracted interest from both Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Part of Pablo Aimar’s Argentina U17 team at the World Cup, Matias Palacio spoke about the supposed interest shown by both clubs. Speaking after the 0-0 draw vs. Spain, the San Lorenzo man had this to say:
“I had heard about it through social media. It’s really nice that they are interested but I have my head here and I’m trying to do well.”
