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Gio LO CELSO of Argentina, Real Betis says Angel DI MARIA was his idol, talks Lionel MESSI

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Giovani LO CELSO of Argentina and Real Betis gave an interview where he discussed Angel DI MARIA, Lionel MESSI and more.

Following him scoring in a 2-0 win for Real Betis, the Argentina man gave an interview with Marca. The former Rosario Central midfielder stated that Angel DI MARIA was his idol while also talking about Lionel MESSI and his current coach. When asked about who his reference was, here’s what he had to say:

“It was Angel DI MARIA, who came from the same club (Rosario Central) as I did. He’s had a great career and he was humbled. Characteristically, we are very DIFFERENT but when I left there, he was my idol and my reflection. I took the time to thank him for everything he’s done for me. He did a lot for my adaptation in Paris. I couldn’t believe that I would share moments with him.”

In regards to Lionel MESSI, LO CELSO said this:

“There’s only one MESSI, we see it match after match. That comparison does not make sense. There’s only one, he’s Barcelona’s number 10 and he always surprises us. He fills the eyes of all football fans.”

About the goals for the rest of the season:

“We always set goals. We have three competitions and we are well positioned in La Liga, first in Europe at the moment (Europa League) and there’s the Copa (del Rey) left. There are objectives for the future, a beautiful season with a lot of excitement. It’s a very passionate city.”

When asked about his coach, LO CELSO said this:

“He likes to play a way which I like. He wants me to be a protagonist, to have the ball.”

Gio SIMEONE of Fiorentina, Gio LO CELSO of Real Betis, Leandro PAREDES all score

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Giovani LO CELSO, Giovanni SIMEONE and Leandro PAREDES all scored for their clubs.

Giovanni SIMEONE scored for Fiorentina in their 3-3 draw against Sassuolo. In a match which produced six goals, all of which came in the second half as well as two red cards.

Another Giovani but this one spelled differently, Giovani LO CELSO scored his third goal of the season in La Liga as Real Betis won 2-0 against Rayo Vallecano. The Argentina man was on target from the penalty spot and made no mistake to give his team the 1-0 lead.

Leandro PAREDES was on target in Russia for Zenit St. Petersburg in their 2-1 loss against Rubin Kazan. PAREDES, like his Argentina team mate, also scored from the penalty spot.

Argentina 2018 Goal of the Year: All goals scored at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

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We are now in December and the first of three polls in regards to the Argentina national team has already concluded.

Manuel LANZINI’s goal against Italy was voted as the best goal scored by Argentina this year before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The voting for that is now closed and it’s time to vote for the best Argentina goal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. A total of 6 goals were scored, two by Sergio AGUERO, one by Lionel MESSI, one by Marcos ROJO, one by Angel DI MARIA and one by Gabriel MERCADO.

We will break down these goals into three different categories before finally voting on the Argentina 2018 goal of the year. The first poll included the best goal before the 2018 FIFA World Cup which was voted as Manuel LANZINI’s goal. The second voting is that where we select the best Argentina goal at the World Cup and after that a vote on the best goal scored after the World Cup. Once we have the top 3 goals, we will put them to a vote to select the 2018 Argentina Goal of the Year.

Here are the highlights and the goals scored at the 2018 FIFA World Cup with the poll below:

Argentina vs. Iceland: Sergio AGUERO

Argentina vs. Nigeria: Lionel MESSI, Marcos ROJO

Argentina vs. France: Angel DI MARIA, Gabriel MERCADO, Sergio AGUERO

Vote below for the goal you think is the best goal.

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Gerardo “Tata” MARTINO wins the MLS Cup with Atlanta United, Argentine Franco ESCOBAR scores

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Atlanta United, coached by Gerardo “Tata” MARTINO won the MLS Cup final by defeating the Portland Timbers.

It was a final which had a lot of Argentine representatives but a 2-0 win for MARTINO’s team meant that the curse of losing finals, both for Tata and the city of Atlanta, was broken. It was the former Argentina coach’s last match in charge of Atlanta as his next destination is very likely that of coaching Mexico. But MARTINO made sure to leave in style.

The first goal saw Josef MARTINEZ one on one with the goalkeeper but MARTINEZ rounded him and scored the opening goal of the match.

Argentine Franco ESCOBAR scored a poacher like finish from close range as the former Newell’s Old Boys man secured the win.

Congratulations to Franco ESCOBAR, Leandro GONZALEZ Pirez, Ezequiel BARCOS, Eric REMEDI and Gerardo “Tata” MARTINO on winning the MLS Cup.

Two Lionel MESSI free kick goals help FC Barcelona defeat Espanyol in Catalan derby

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Lionel MESSI scored two free kick goals in FC Barcelona’s 4-0 win against Espanyol.

It was the Catalan derby and Lionel MESSI did not disappoint. A goal in each half with an assist in between saw the 5th best player in the world, according to France Football, break another La Liga record. MESSI became the first player to score 10+ goals in 13 straight La Liga seasons.