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Angel CORREA scores for Atletico, Alejandro GOMEZ nets twice for Atalanta, more

Angel CORREA scored for Atletico Madrid, Alejandro GOMEZ netted twice for Atalanta, Jonathan SILVA scored for Leganes and Rodrigo DE PAUL was on the mark as well.

The fine form of Angel CORREA finally resulted in a deserved goal as Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 against Valencia. The goal was Atletico’s first of the season with an assist by Antoine GRIEZMANN. Ezequiel GARAY had to be substituted off with a knock in the second half.

Fellow Argentina international Alejandro GOMEZ scored twice and had two assists for Atalanta in their 4-0 win against Frosinone. The Atalanta captain, who finished last season with nine goals in total is already on two goals in Serie A for the campaign.

Jonathan SILVA opened his account in La Liga for Leganes in their 2-1 loss to Athletic Bilbao. The former Sporting man joined Leganes on a loan deal. Both teams were coached by Argentine’s as Leganes had Mauricio PELLEGRINO on the touch line while Eduardo BERIZZO managed Athletic Bilbao.

Rodrigo DE PAUL scored and was a star figure for Udinese in their 2-2 draw against Parma. DE PAUL’s goal came off a penalty and was Udinese’s first of the match. The former Racing Club and Valencia man received positive reviews for his work rate and performance during the match.

Walter KANNEMANN of Gremio on being called to Argentina team: “I am happy”

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Walter KANNEMANN has been excellent for Brazilian club Gremio lately and has finally received a call-up to the Argentina National Team.

Now 27, the former San Lorenzo and Atlas man has been included in interim Argentina coach Lionel SCALONI’s list for next month’s matches against Guatemala and Colombia. Speaking with Sportia, here’s what he had to say:

“I am happy for having this opportunity. I hope to be as good as possible for it. I never really thought about if this should have happened before. If it didn’t happen, I would have been another fan of the Argentina National Team.

“I try to be my bst, to contribute what I can and to help out my team mates. I’ve always played as a center back in Brazil but if I have to play as a full back, I have no problem.”

KANNEMANN won the Copa Libertadores twice, the first time in 2014 with San Lorenzo and the second coming in 2017 with Gremio.

Five draws on Saturday, Sunday in Argentina Superliga including an Olympic goal

Out of the nine matches which took place on Saturday and Sunday in the Argentina Superliga, five of them finished in draws.

Defensa y Justicia vs. Atletico Tucuman was the first match on Saturday and it finished in similar fashion to that of Newell’s and Independiente. A goal less first half meant we were treated to two goals and a red card in the second half. Ricardo NOIR scored an Olympic goal, that is to say directly from a corner kick. Alexander BARBOSA equalized for the home team from the spot with six minutes left. Guillermo ACOSTA later lost his head and was sent off in injury time for Atletico Tucuman.

Former Ajax and Nice man Dario CVITANICH scored the lone goal of the match, also from the spot, for Banfield in their 1-0 win against Gimnasia de la Plata. It was a big win for Banfield as they had lost their opening match last weekend against Rosario Central.

The second draw on Saturday came between Argentinos Juniors and Godoy Cruz. A 0-0 draw haltered Godoy Cruz’s chances of going top of the table after they won their opening match of the season. Argentinos Juniors find themselves in the bottom half of the standings in 21st position with only one point.

A frustrating start to the season continues for both River Plate and Belgrano as they drew 0-0 which means a second consecutive draw for both teams. They are now four points behind league leaders Rosario Central who picked up two wins out of two.

San Martin picked up their first win of the season and find themselves on four points following a 1-0 win against Patronato. The latter are in 22nd position with a lonely point.

In a back and forth match, Colon drew 2-2 against Tigre. Diego VIERA opened the scoring for the visitors to give Tigre a 1-0 lead. Former Argentina international and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Clemente RODRIGUEZ equalized for Colon. Just one minute later, Juan CAVALLARO restored Tigre’s lead. Javier CORREA drew Colon level for the second time in the match.

Aldosivi came from behind to win 2-1 against Huracan. Diego MENDOZA scored early on in the match for Huracan to give them a 1-0 lead. The second half saw Ivan COLMAN score for Aldosivi before Matias PISANO left it late by scoring the match winner in the 88th minute.

Former Inter man Ruben BOTTA scored in the 26th minute for San Lorenzo and Nicolas BLANDI doubled their lead against Lanus. However, Sebastian RIBAS cut San Lorenzo’s lead in half right before half time. Nicolas THALLER made it 2-2 in the 46th minute which ended up being the final score.

Lisandro LOPEZ has made it two goals in two games as he scored in Racing Club’s 2-0 win against Velez. Guillermo FERNANDEZ sealed the win late in the 83rd minute.

Monday’s matches are Boca away to Estudiantes while San Martin de Tucuman host Union. The reports for both of those matches will be up on Monday evening.

Lucas ALARIO scores for Bayer Leverkusen in German Cup

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Lionel MESSI, Sergio AGUERO and FRanco CERVI weren’t the only Argentine players to score for a team in a top European league as Lucas ALARIO scored the match winner in Bayer Leverkusen’s 1-0 win against Pforzheim.

https://youtu.be/Mu_3vrTRxQo

The former River Plate man scored a penalty in the win and has fallen off the radar the past year. Since joining the German club, ALARIO scored 9 goals in 23 league matches. The likes of Dario BENEDETTO, Mauro ICARDI and more recently Giovanni SIMEONE have been selected ahead of him for the Argentina National Team.

PSG open to offers for Argentina international Giovani LO CELSO

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PSG are reportedly open to listen to offers for Argentina international Giovani LO CELSO.

Per a report by L’Équipe, the league champions are willing to let go of Giovani LO CELSO, since he is not in the plans of new coach Thomas THUCHEL. Still only 22, the former Rosario Central man joined PSG back in January of 2017 and playing minutes did gradually go up under previous coach Unai EMERY.

The reason for TUCHEL preferring other players over LO CELSO has more to do with his profile rather than his talent. The rumored buy-out clause is that of €40 million. He has a contract until 2021 with the club but at the moment, no offers have come in for the Argentine midfielder.