Mauro Icardi scores for Galatasaray in 4-2 win vs. Samsunspor

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September 16, 2023

Mauro Icardi scored for Galatasaray in their 4-2 win vs. Samsunspor.

Icardi has now scored five goals in four league matches this season for Galatasaray. With Galatasaray leading 3-2, it was an effort on goal which was deflected by Icardi to make it 4-2 for the reigning league champions.

The Argentine has eight goals this season, with three of them in the Champions League.

Ziyech making a great debut by assisting Icardi for the header pic.twitter.com/EaUQj6TPtG

— Nelsson (@vikingnelsson) September 16, 2023

Exequiel Palacios scores for Leverkusen in 2-2 draw vs. Bayern Munich

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September 16, 2023

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Exequiel Palacios scored for Bayer Leverkusen in their 2-2 draw vs. Bayern Munich.

Palacios has now scored for the second match in a row for Bayer Leverkusen, this time in injury time. With Bayern leading 2-1, Leverkusen were awarded a penalty in the last kick of the game.

It was the Argentine who took it and he scored late in injury time to draw Leverkusen level.

Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez nominated for FIFA The Best Men’s Player award

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September 14, 2023

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Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez are both nominated for the FIFA The Best Men’s Player award.

Messi and Álvarez are the two Argentine players who made the list of nominees. The names were announced on Thursday as 12 players were nominated and Argentine having the most representatives.

Here are the names that have been nominated:

Lionel Messi (Argentina, Inter Miami)
Julián Álvarez (Argentina, Manchester City)
Kylian Mbappe (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia, Al-Nassr)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City)
Ilkay Gundogan (Germany, FC Barcelona)
Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Napoli)
Victor Osimhen (Nigeria, Napoli)
󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Declan (England, Arsenal)
Bernardo Silva (Portugal, Manchester City)

Manchester City reached an agreement in principle with Valentín Barco

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September 14, 2023

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Manchester City have reportedly reached an agreement in principle with Valentín Barco.

The reigning Premier League champions could be signing another Argentine player. According to Germán García Grova, the club have reached an agreement in principle with Barco and Manchester City representatives will fly out to Argentina to reach an understand with Boca Juniors for the 19 year old left back.

Argentina World Cup qualifying matches remaining this year

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September 13, 2023

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Argentina have four World Cup qualifying matches remaining this year.

The World Cup champions have played two 2026 World Cup qualifying matches in September, winning both matches. The first a 1-0 win vs. Ecuador and the second a 3-0 win vs. Bolivia without Lionel Messi.

Lionel Scaloni’s team have four matches remaining in 2023 and they are all World Cup qualifying matches. According to Fernando Czyz, Argentina will play Paraguay on October 12 in Buenos Aires.

Their second game in October is on October 17 against Peru in Lima. Argentina will play two more matches in November against two South American giants.

The first match is on November 15 against Uruguay in Buenos Aires. The last game of the year for Argentina is against Brazil on November 18 and that match will be either in Manaos, Recife or Brasilia.