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Lautaro Martinez scores for Inter in 2-1 win vs. Cagliari

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Lautaro Martinez scored for Inter in their 2-1 win against Cagliari.

The Argentina man scored the opening goal but not without controversy. Lautaro headed the ball to give Inter the 1-0 lead but different replays showed that he may have been offside. The goal stood and Inter would go on to win the match.

Speaking to Inter TV after the game, here’s what he had to say:

“My first goal at San Siro also came against Cagliari, I’m happy with today’s goal but the most important thing is that we won, because getting a result against this team is never easy and winning also brings the confidence to continue the season in the best way possible.”

“Last season we played with a different system, I think that the team has more confidence playing with two strikers, there are more players in the opposition area and this is important because it creates so many more chances to score.”

 

Lionel Messi finalist for The Best Player and Puskas Award

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Lionel Messi is a finalist for the Best Player and best goal, the Puskas, award.

Not for the first time and probably not for the last time in his illustrious career, Lionel Messi is a finalist for the Best Player award. Messi makes the top 3 alongside Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool and the Netherlands as well as Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus and Portugal.

Messi is also nominated for one more award. The Puskas award is given to the player with the best goal of the calendar year. Messi’s lovely rainbow chip goal for Barcelona vs. Real Betis is up against Juan Quintero’s free kick for River Plate vs. Racing Club and Daniel Zsori’s goal for Debrecen vs. Ferencvaros.

Best of luck to Lionel Messi!

 

Mauricio Pochettino of Tottenham makes final 3 for The Best Men’s Coach

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Mauricio Pochettino has made the final 3 for The Best Men’s Coach award.

The Tottenham Hotspur manager has made the final 3 alongside Pep Guardiola of Manchester City and Jurgen Klopp of Liverpool. There were initially three Argentina coaches in the top 10 coach’s. Along with Pochettino there was Marcelo Gallardo of River Plate and Ricardo Gareca of Peru.

Best of luck to Mauricio Pochettino!

 

Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Rojo, Manuel Lanzini, more Argentina players arrive to training

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Several Argentina players have arrived in Los Angeles and started training ahead of the friendly games this month.

Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina team in Los Angeles are beginning to arrive as preparation is already under way for the matches against Chile and Mexico. As we reported earlier, Lucas Ocampos of Sevilla will not be participating due to injury.

The players who are already in the United States are Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Rojo, Manuel Lanzini, Roberto Pereyra, Nicolas Tagliafico, Adolfo Gaich, Guido Rodriguez, Matias Zaracho, Leonardo Balerdi, Nicolas Dominguez and Marcos Acuna.

They all did some exercises in the gym.

 

Lucas Ocampos of Sevilla out of Argentina team due to injury

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Lucas Ocampos will not be joining the Argentina national team due to injury.

One of Lionel Scaloni’s surprise inclusions into the Argentina squad, Lucas Ocampos has had to drop out of the team due to a muscular problem. Still only 25 years old and now with Spanish club Sevilla, Ocampos has yet to play for the senior Argentina team.

 

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