Lucas Ocampos scored for Sevilla in their 2-0 win vs. Mallorca.
Ocampos cannot stop scoring. While in this match he didn’t have to play as a goalkeeper and make a last minute save, the Argentine did convert a penalty to give Sevilla the 1-0 lead.
That goal means that Ocampos is now on 14 for the season.
Alejandro Gomez assisted for Atalanta in their 2-2 draw vs. Juventus and also tops the league in assists.
Already 32 years of age, Alejandro “Papu” Gomez continues to impress. Still in the Champions League and likely to qualify for the competition next season, the Argentine continues to deliver for his club. Gomez had a lovely little assist to Zapata on the goal.
With still 6 games remaining, Gomez tops Serie A with 16 assists. Per Opta, no player in the league has had more assists in a single season than Gomez in the past 15 years.
Voilà ça ressemble à quoi l'Atalanta cette saison. Et c'est la Juve en face…pic.twitter.com/uPvL1WhDvD
— Légendes du Football (@legendesfoot) July 11, 2020
Lionel Messi assisted once more for Barcelona, this time in their 1-0 win vs. Real Valladolid and he now holds another record.
The Argentina and Barcelona captain has now reached 20 assists this season, drawing him level with Xavi with the most assists in a single La Liga season after assisting Arthuro Vidal in the win. Xavi has held the record since the 2008-2009 season.
Messi is also on 22 goals this season and also draws level with Thierry Henry as the only players to have 20 or more goals and assists in a single season since the turn of the century.
The South American World Cup qualifiers have been delayed until October.
Initially, the qualifiers were supposed to begin earlier this year in March but was postponed due to the pandemic. They were then delayed until September and today, FIFA, along with South America’s governing body CONMEBOL reached an agreement to postpone it until October, should conditions allow them.
Comienzo de clasificación sudamericana a Copa Mundial de la FIFA previsto para octubre https://t.co/IPvwFRZexD
— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) July 10, 2020
Ever Banega continues to impress as he scored a free kick and assisted one for Sevilla in their 2-1 win vs. Athletic Bilbao.
Banega, who will be leaving for Saudi Arabia at the end of the seaon, scored a great free kick for Sevilla to draw them level after Bilbao had taken the lead. The Argentina man would assist the winner, a great cross in to Munir who would head the ball into the net.
Masterclass from Banega at San Mames. 🌟#AthleticSevillaFC pic.twitter.com/GA8xCQKgcN
— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) July 9, 2020
