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Lionel MESSI will not attend FIFA Best ceremony, won’t speak with Argentina coach

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Lionel MESSI will not attend FIFA Best ceremony, won’t speak with Argentina coach

Lionel MESSI will not attend the FIFA Best ceremony on Monday and will not be meeting with Argentina coach Lionel SCALONI.

FC Barcelona and Argentina captain Lionel MESSI will not be attending the FIFA Best ceremony on Monday, despite his goal against Nigeria at the 2018 FIFA World Cup being nominated for the Puskas award. Mundo Deportivo in Spain are reporting that MESSI will miss out on the ceremony due to family reasons.

For Argentina coach Lionel SCALONI, it won’t be coming as good news since he was planning on speaking with MESSI. The original idea appeared to be that SCALONI would sit with MESSI to discuss the October squad list (which the coach was hoping to include MESSI in) as well as the number 10’s future with the Argentina team.

Argentina coach Lionel SCALONI delays October list for matches in Saudi Arabia

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Argentina coach Lionel SCALONI delays October list for matches in Saudi Arabia

Argentina coach Lionel SCALONI was initially supposed to announce his latest squad on Sunday but it has been delayed by a day or two.

According to reports, the coach has already decided on the list for next month’s friendly matches against Iraq and Brazil but will push back the date of announcement on it. The reason appears to be because he is waiting on the fitness of a few players.

The three names SCALONI is waiting on are reportedly that of Gabriel MERCADO, Lautaro MARTINEZ and Gonzalo MARTINEZ. The first two have been battling fitness issues since the beginning of the season while Gonzalo MARTINEZ picked-up an injury against Boca Juniors.

The list is expected to be released early this week.

River Plate defeat Boca Juniors 2-0 in Argentina Superclasico

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River Plate defeat Boca Juniors 2-0 in Argentina Superclasico

In a match which produced two incredible goals, six yellow cards and a great save by Argentina goalkeeper Franco ARMANI saw River Plate win 2-0 against Boca Juniors.

Argentina international Gonzalo MARTINEZ scored one of the goals of the season as he gave River Plate the 1-0 lead. A volley goal beat Boca goalkeeper Agustin ROSSI. However, just minutes after scoring, MARTINEZ had to be substituted off due to an injury.

In what probably should have been a sending off, Colombian Edwin CARDONA elbowed Enzo PEREZ in the face but was given a yellow card and not a red.

The second half saw Boca come off on the strong foot with Dario BENEDETTO being at the end of a Cristian PAVON cross but BENDETTO’s effort went over the goal. Another moment of controversy in the match as River Plate’s Milton CASCO took Cristian PAVON down in the penalty area but the referee did not give the penalty kick.

Lucas PRATTO was replaced up front by Ignacio SCOCCO and just five minutes after coming on, SCOCCO with an absolutely incredible strike double River Plate’s lead.

Franco ARMANI’s goal was tested with the Argentina goalkeeper pulling off a great save to keep his clean sheet.

Lionel MESSI, Gonzalo HIGUAIN and many Argentina players score for clubs

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Lionel MESSI, Gonzalo HIGUAIN and many Argentina players score for clubs

Lionel MESSI, Gonzalo HIGUAIN, Angel DI MARIA, Rodrigo DE PAUL, Alejandro GOMEZ and Emiliano RIGONI all scored for their clubs on the weekend.

Beginning in Spain, Lionel MESSI scored his fifth goal in La Liga this season in Barcelona’s 2-2 draw against Girona. MESSI also managed to hit the crossbar on a free kick.

From Spain to Italy, AC Milan drew Atalanta 2-2 in a match which saw three goals scored by Argentina National Team players. Gonzalo HIGUAIN opened the scoring with a lovely finish just two minutes into the match to give AC Milan the 1-0 lead.

Alejandro GOMEZ drew Atalanta level with an effort from close range. After having taken the lead for the second time in the match, Emiliano RIGONI scored in injury time to give Atalanta the point.

Still in Italy, Rodrigo DE PAUL scored in one of the better goals you’ll see this weekend in Udinese’s 2-0 win against Chievo. DE PAUL received the ball from well outside of the penalty area and struck it from distance to scored the first goal of the match.

One player scored in France as Angel DI MARIA managed a lovely goal from outside of the penalty area in PSG’s 3-1 win against Rennes.

Sergio AGUERO scores for City, Erik LAMELA for Tottenham

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Sergio AGUERO scores for City, Erik LAMELA for Tottenham

Sergio AGUERO scored once more for Manchester City while Erik LAMELA came on as a substitute and scored for Tottenham.

AGUERO took part in match number 300 for Manchester City when they ran away 5-0 winners against Cardiff City. AGUERO’s goal was his 205th all time for City, his 147th in the Premier League.

Following the match, Manchester City boss Pep GUARDIOLA had this to say about AGUERO.

“He is an authentic legend. It’s important what he has done at this club and hopefully we will have him for longer and he stays in a good position.”

Erik LAMELA came on as a substitute and had an impact scoring Tottenham’s second in their 2-1 win against Brighton. LAMELA played well and Tottenham seemed more in control of the match after his inclusion.

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