Lucas Alario scored for Bayer Leverkusen in their 3-0 win vs. FC Saarbrucken.
Alario scored for the second time in just a span of a few days as he and Leverkusen qualified for the DFB Pokal final. With Leverkusen leading 1-0, Alario pounced on a loose ball inside the penalty area and his left footed shot doubled their lead. Exequiel Palacios came on as a substitute in the second half.
Angel Di Maria recently stated that he would like to play with the Argentina national team for the Copa America.
Di Maria has played in four different Copa America’s with Argentina. His first was in 2011 in Argentina, the second in 2015 in Chile, third in 2016 in the United States and laat yeae in Brazil. Speaking in an interview with l’Équipe, here’s what he had to say:
“There isn’t much to say. I had just finished an excellent season and they didn’t call me, not even once.
“I’m always available for the Argentina national team. I had in mind this season to play one last Copa America but seeing that I was not called up in every squad, I started to lose hope.
“I try to give my best to show that I could help the team. I don’t care if it’s as a starter or as a substitute, I want to be there and try to win something.”
Hernan Crespo has stated that he would one day like to coach the Argentina national team and to become a World Cup winner.
Crespo is currently managing Defensa y Justicia in Argentina but speaking in an interview with El Show de la Oral, the former striker also showed his admiration towards his former coach, Marcelo Bielsa. Speaking about coaching Argentina, here’s what he had to say:
“I dream about being the coach of the Argentina national team and to achieve something I couldn’t do as a player: To be a World Cup champion.”
Regarding Marcelo Bielsa:
“I continue to admire the way Bielsa trains his players and makes them better. It’s one of the things I try to copy in my job.”
With the Argentina national team, Crespo played in three World Cups and has also managed Modena in Italy and Banfield in Argentina.
Lucas Alario scored for Bayer Leverkusen in their 4-2 loss vs. Bayern Munich.
Alario scored the first goal of the match to give his team the 1-0 lead. The Argentine was played in and from a tight angle was able to slot the ball past Manuel Neuer early in the game.
He replaced the injured Kei Haverts in the starting eleven as Exequiel Palacios was on the bench.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke about Mauro Icardi’s exclusion from the team.
Lionel Scaloni gave Mauro Icardi several call-ups when first taking over as coach of Argentina. However, Icardi was later dropped from the team and did not make the Copa America squad. Speaking in an interview with DirecTV Sports, here’s what he had to say:
“Icardi is still in our plans. He knows very well how things are. I spoke with him on the phone when he was in conflict with Inter.
“I explained to him that he was going to be out because the others were playing with their clubs. And after the Copa America, Lucas Alario ended up appearing. But Mauro is not out, he’s included. He’s at the right age to be a great goal scorer.”
