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.”
Premier League matches have been announced for its return as Sergio Aguero and Nicolas Otamendi host Arsenal in their first match.
Sergio Aguero and Nicolas Otamendi will play against Arsenal on June 17, the first day back in the Premier League. The other match is Aston Villa against Alejandro Sabella’s old team, Sheffield United. Here are the matches and the Argentine players involved in the first few fixtures:
Wednesday, June 17:
Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United
Manchester City (Sergio Aguero and Nicolas Otamendi) vs. Arsenal
Friday, June 19:
Norwich City (Emiliano Buendia) vs. Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur (Paulo Gazzaniga, Juan Foyth, Gio Lo Celso and Erik Lamela) vs. Manchester United (Sergio Romero)
Saturday, June 20:
Watford (Ignacio Pussetto and Roberto Pereyra) vs. Leicester City
Brighton (Alexis Mac Allister) vs. Arsenal
West Ham (Manuel Lanzini and Pablo Zabaleta) vs. Wolves
Bournemouth vs. Crystal Palace
Sunday, June 21:
Newcastle (Federico Fernandez) vs. Sheffield United
Aston Villa vs. Chelsea
Everton vs. Liverpool
Monday, June 22:
Manchester City (Sergio Aguero and Nicolas Otamendi) vs. Burnley
Lazio are reportedly interested in signing Rodrigo De Paul of Udinese.
Rodrigo De Paul could be joining Lazio should a sale go through for them. Per a report by La Gazzetta, Lazio could be looking to sell Milinkovic-Savic and if they do, the Argentine looks to be the prime replacement.
De Paul has been at the club since 2016, becoming a regular starter in the team and has been linked with a move to Inter but Lazio appear to be the front runners to sign him. Udinese reportedly want €40 million for him with Lazio offering €30 million.
Roberto Ayala gave an interview where he spoke about the Argentina national team, Lionel Messi and coach Lionel Scaloni.
Ayala, who played over 100 matches with the Argentina national team, is now part of the current Argentina team staff. Speaking in an interview with Goal, Ayala spoke about current captain Lionel Messi. Here’s what he had to say:
“In terms of the game, it’s obvious that he always was and is a leader. He’s a guy that likes to decide, that has no problem deciding the play, to finish it. Today, I see a very good combination. We hope to he able to help him, that the team gives him a hand too.
“We would like to have a team with Messi and not by Messi. The idea is to have players around him that could be empowered with him and that they too can take advantage of having him by their side.”
The former Argentina captain also spoke about Messi’s role being the captain:
“I see a man who took on the responsibility of being the captain both on and off the pitch. He’s in charge of marking this new generation with that sense of belonging that we also had.
“I think that’s what must be highlighted. It’s the place where he feels comfortable, he wants to be here and where he would like to win something with the Argentina national team.”
Regarding current Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni:
“It’s normal for someone to not have that experience (as a coach) to be put into doubt. I believe that the silence, the clarity, the way to make things normal has made it so that Lionel has earned that continuity. And obviously the results.”
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