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Sergio Aguero not expected to make Argentina national team, more injuries

Sergio Aguero is not expected to make the Argentina national team while coach Lionel Scaloni waits on four players.

Aguero, who missed the October World Cup qualifiers for Argentina due to an injury, was expected to make the November squad. However, another injury in October means that the Manchester City man won’t make the team.

In addition to Aguero, as we reported a few days ago, Juan Foyth of Villarreal is also out injured. The 22 year old suffered a muscle injury during last week’s Europa League match. Foyth could miss out on the two games against Paraguay and Peru.

Germán Pezzella is the third player who is also a doubt. The Fiorentina man missed the October World Cup qualifiers with a knock on his right foot, which is still keeping him out. The fourth player is Esteban Andrada of Boca Juniors who is not fully fit.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni will announce his list for the November games between Thursday and Friday with more than 30 players expected to be called to the squad.

Paulo Dybala scores tap in goal for Juventus in 4-1 Champions League win vs. Ferencvaros

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Paulo Dybala scored for Juventus in their 4-1 win in the Champions League vs. Ferencvaros.

Dybala scored his first goal of the season, an easy tap in for Juventus. The Argentine has not had the best of starts to the season with his club, nor his country. After having been called-up to the Argentina national team for the October World Cup qualifiers, Dybala did not play a single minute.

With his club Juventus, the goals had dried up. Against Ferencvaros, with Juventus leading 2-0, the goalkeeper was not able to control the ball as it fell to Dybala for the easiest of tap ins.

He is now the only player to have scored in the last 6 seasons of the Champions League for Juventus.

Angel Di Maria scores for PSG in 2-1 Champions League loss vs. RB Leipzig

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Angel Di Maria scored for PSG in their 2-1 loss in the Champions League vs. RB Leipzig.

Di Maria scored his second goal of the season, his first in Europe as he has now scored for PSG in the Champions League for the past six seasons. A ball played into the Argentine as his left footed finish beat the goalkeeper to give PSG the 1-0 lead.

Lionel Messi scores for FC Barcelona in 2-1 Champions League win vs. Dynamo Kiyv

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Lionel Messi scored for FC Barcelona in their 2-1 win in the Champions League vs. Dynamo Kiyv.

Messi once more scored from the spot, this time giving Barcelona the 1-0 lead. He has now played 150 games in Europe for Barcelona, with 146 of them coming in the Champions League and four of them in the Super Cup.

The Argentine is also closing in on Pele’s record for most goals scored for a single club in football history. The record by Pele is at 643 goals while Messi has 638 goals.

Lautaro Martinez scores for Inter in 3-2 loss vs. Real Madrid in Champions League

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Lautaro Martinez scored for Inter in their 3-2 loss vs. Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Martinez ended his short goal draught with his first goal in the Champions League this season. This was Lautar’s first gal since October 4 in Inter’s 1-1 draw vs. Lazio. With Madrid leading 2-0, it was a lovely back heel pass by Nicolas Barela which found the Argentine who would score to draw Inter level. He would also have an assist on Inter’s second goal, a header onto Perisic who would score.

Speaking in an interview with Inter TV and Sky Sport after the game, here’s what Lautaro had to say:

“It’s a shame because we did all we could to win. We didn’t get them playing as we want. We could’ve won; we created a lot of chances but couldn’t win. We need to keep our heads up, work and continue to move forward.

“What’s missing? Details make the difference. We need to be more alert for the whole 90 minutes. Critics? I work for Inter, for my teammates; sometimes I do well, sometimes less so. But I’m sure that I always give it my all to be at this level and I’m always calm.

“Now we just need to think about the game against Atalanta – a difficult match. Then we have the break and a lot of important games.”