It appears as though Internazionale are set to sign one of Javier PASTORE or Joaquin CORREA.
Per a report by Sky Sport, one of the two Argentinians could still be joining the Italian club. Should Joaquin CORREA be the one to join the Italian giants, Inter have reportedly offered Marcelo BROZOVIC in exchange for the Sevilla player. Per a separate report, AS Roma are interested in signing CORREA.
Regarding PASTORE, the Argentina has been rumored to leave Paris for some time now, with media speculation intesifying in this transfer window. Inter remain the sole club in the news which is constantly being linked to PSG’s former number 10. Apparently, Internazionale are hoping that PSG would accept a loan move for PASTORE.
AS Monaco have reportedly agreed to sell striker Gudio CARRILLO. The former Estudiantes man will leave Monaco for £19.2 million (€22 million). While the deal has not yet been finalized, all is expected to be done before the end of the transfer window. While the club has no Argentinian players, they are managed by an Argentinian with Mauricio PELLEGRINO (who coached Estudiantes when CARRILLO was there) at the helm.
From AS Monaco to Southampton for Guido CARRILLO
The player first joined Monaco from Estudiantes in 2015 and has netted 15 times in 65 league appearances.
A Lionel MESSI masterclass was on show for the world to see on Sunday while Jonathan CALLERI and Franco VAZQUEZ also netted in La Liga with Sergio AGUERO and Ever BANEGA finding the back of the net.
Like fine wine, Lionel MESSI appears to be getting better with age. Two goals and one assist for the little magician in Barcelona’s 5-0 win against Real Betis. However, it wasn’t the goals which got Real Betis fans to clap for MESSI but it was the dribbles. The second half was a pulga highlight reel. The one’s you would find on Youtube. Dribbles around the Real Betis players which would were worth the price of admission for the match alone. The win for the Catalan club extends their lead at the top of the table ahead of Diego SIMEONE’s Atletico Madrid by 11 points.
There were two more Argentinians who scored in Spain on the weekend. Beginning with Jonathan CALLERI, the former Boca Juniors and West Ham man scored for Las Palmas in a 2-1 win against Valencia. CALLERI’s goal came from the spot which ended up being the winning goal.
Still in La Liga, Franco VAZQUEZ scored for Sevilla (who had an Argentinian score for them on Tuesday) in their 3-0 demolition of Espanyol.
Shifting over to Tuesday, Ever BANEGA had a stellar performance in the Copa del Rey against Atletico Madrid. The Sevilla man scored a penalty for the home team in their 3-1 win (5-2 aggregate) against Atletico.
Moving over to England and the League Cup, Sergio AGUERO scored the goal that took Manchester City to Wembley as City picked up a 3-2 win (5-3 aggregate) against Bristol City. This is AGUERO’s fourth goal of the week after having scored three goals on the weekend.
It didn’t take Nicolas TAGLIAFICO long to make a name for himself at Ajax.
The former Independiente skipper made his debut for Ajax in the biggest match of the season, in De Klassieker between Ajax and Feyenoord. An assist with a stellar performance to boot was enough to be named the Man of the Match.
With the number 31 shirt on his back, TAGLIFICO assisted the first goal on Donny VAN DE BEEK’s finish. The €4M man received a pass from Justin KLUIVERT and the Argentinian sent in a a low pass from the left for the goal.
He was substituted with minutes left in the match to a standing ovation by the home fans who saw their team pick up the 2-0 win.
Nicolas TAGLIAFICO’s debut for Ajax
1 assist
44 passes
84% pass accuracy
2 key passes
1 dribble won
4 tackles won
6 interceptions
3 aerials won
4 clearances
Nicolas TAGLIAFICO’s assist
What a lovely finish from Donny van de Beek to give Ajax a 1-0 lead over Feyenoord pic.twitter.com/ICGxaeBC80
As we reported earlier in the week, Argentina National Team coach Jorge SAMPAOLI met with TAGLIAFICO despite the meeting not being in his original plans. Should Nicolas keep up these types of performances, he could easily find himself in the Argentina squad.
A Sergio AGUERO hattrick and a Lucas ALARIO double is what we have for you on Saturday!
Manchester City were looking to rebound from their first league loss of the season following their 4-3 defeat to Liverpool last week. They bounced back in fashion in a 3-1 win against Newcastle United with Sergio AGUERO scoring all three goals for Pep GUARDIOLA’s men.
The first goal came from the feintest of touches off his head to make it 1-0 for the Citizens. AGUERO double his tally in the second half with a well placed penalty kick. Newcastle scored shortly after and then came Sergio AGUERO who found the back of the net for the third time that match.
AGUERO’s hattrick was the first perfect Premier League hattrick since he himself scored one against Newcastle back in October 2015. The perfect hattrick consists of a goal scored with the head (which was the first goal), a goal with his right foot (the penalty) and a goal with his left foot (the third goal).
Kun reached 200 Premier League matches for Manchester City in the game against Newcastle, placing him in 4th place all time among Argentinians in the English Premier League.
Sergio Aguero among top 4 Argentinians with most matches in EPL. Via SportsCenter.
Shifting from England to Germany, AGUERO wasn’t the only Argentinian to score more than one goal on Saturday as former River Plate man Lucas ALARIO had a double himself. Leverkusen were away to Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.
With the score 2-0 in favor of Leverkusen, Lucas ALARIO scored the third and fourth goal in Bayer’s 4-1 win against Hoffenheim. The win takes the into second place in the Bundesliga.
Sergio AGUERO hattrick
Lucas ALARIO double
It’ll be interesting to see if Lucas ALARIO (who has been considered by Argentina National Team coach Jorge SAMPAOLI in the past) will make the upcoming Argentina squad for the matches in March.
