Lautaro Martínez continued his great form for Inter as he scored in the Champions League.
Martínez has made it six goals and two assists in five matches for Inter as he scored in their 1- 1 draw vs. Real Sociedad. With Sociedad leading 1-0, the ball fell to LAutaro inside the penalty area and the Argentine would score, drawing them level late in the game.
The 26 year old has one goal in one match in the Champions League but has scored five goals in four Serie A games.
Lucas Ocampos scored for Sevilla in their 1-1 draw vs. RC Lens.
Ocampos scored his first goal of the season for Sevilla and it came in the Champions League. Sevilla were awarded a corner kick and the ball fell to Ocampos who scored with a header from a difficult angle to give Sevilla the 1-0 lead.
RC Lens would draw level and make it 1-1 as it ended in a draw with Facundo Medina starting for the Ligue 1 club. Erik Lamela started for Sevilla along with Ocampos.
Champions League matchday 1 continues on Wednesday with eight more games.
Julian Alvarez was the only Argentine player to get a goal on Tuesday, scoring twice in Manchester City’s 3-1 win. Wednesday has more attacking Argentine players taking part in the Champions League with Argentina’s other number nine, Lautaro Martinez playing. Here are the matches for Wednesday:
Real Madrid vs. Union Berlin
Galatasaray (Mauro Icardi) vs. FC Copenhagen (Mateo Tanlongo)
Bayern vs. Manchester United (Lisandro Martínez, Alejandro Garnacho)
Benfica (Ángel Di María, Nicolás Otamendi) vs. RB Salzburg (Nicolás Capaldo)
Braga vs. Napoli (Giovanni Simeone)
Arsenal vs. PSV (Walter Benítez)
Sevilla (Lucas Ocampos, Federico Gattoni, Erik Lamela, Marcos Acuña) vs. RC Lens (Facundo Medina)
Real Sociedad vs. Inter (Lautaro Martínez)
Julián Álvarez spoke about his good start to the season with Manchester City.
Álvarez scored two goals for Manchester City in their 3-1 win vs. Crvena zvezda in the Champions League as he continues to be one of City’s best players this season. The Argentine has four goals and four assists this season. Speaking to ESPN Argentina after the match, here is what he had to say:
“My good start to the season? Yes, I feel very good. The coaching staff gave me their confidence, I’m playing a lot and I’m trying to approach this in the best way possible to help the club and my team mates. They are trusting me and I’m trying to return it to them.
“My new position behind Haaland? I had many opportunities in my career, I have played in many positions. I’m adapting well there and I feel very good.”
Julián Álvarez scored two goals, one of which was a free kick for Manchester City in their 3-1 win in the Champions League vs. Crvena zvezda.
Álvarez got his first free kick goal for Manchester City, as he continues to do well with Manchester City. With City trailing 1-0, he started the comeback as he passed it to Haaland and received the return pass inside the penalty area, skipped passed the goalkeeper and scored to draw City level.
The Argentine would also give City the 2-1 lead. Manchester City were awarded a free kick and it was the World Cup winner who curled it and scored.
He has four goals and four assists in six games, one in the Champions League and five in the Premier League.
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— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) September 19, 2023
