Spain’s La Liga Matchday 1 is upon us and here’s our Argentinian season preview along with what will be a weekly preview of the players in action.
There’s a total of 32 Argentinians this season in La Liga (you can view the full list should you ever need it in our Player Database section). Of course the number of Argentinians can still change with the likes of Ezequiel GARAY being rumored to be on his way back to Russia. Out of the 32, 14 of them have played for the senior Argentina National Team. Here’s the full list:
Argentinian Players in Spain’s La Liga
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Atletico Madrid
Ángel Correa -
Atletico Madrid
Augusto Fernández -
Atletico Madrid
Nicolás Gaitán -
FC Barcelona
Javier Mascherano -
FC Barcelona
Lionel Messi -
Celta Vigo
Facundo Roncaglia -
Celta Vigo
Gustavo Cabral -
Deportivo La Coruña
Federico Cartabia -
Eibar
Gonzalo Escalante -
Espanyol
Pablo Piatti -
Getafe
Daniel Díaz -
Getafe
Emiliano Martínez -
Getafe
Nicolás Gorosito -
Las Palmas
Hernán Toledo -
Las Palmas
Jonathan Calleri -
Las Palmas
Leandro Chichizola -
Las Palmas
Sergio Araujo -
CD Leganes
Alexander Szymanowski -
CD Leganes
Ezequiel Muñoz -
CD Leganes
Martín Mantovani -
CD Leganes
Mauro Dos Santos -
Real Betis
Germán Pezzella -
Real Sociedad
Geronimo Rulli -
Sevilla
Éver Banega -
Sevilla
Gabriel Mercado -
Sevilla
Guido Pizarro -
Sevilla
Joaquín Correa -
Sevilla
Nicolás Pareja -
Sevilla
Walter Montoya -
Valencia
Ezequiel Garay -
Villarreal
Leonardo Suárez -
Villarreal
Mariano Barbosa
Spanish La Liga Matchday 1:
Just like in the English Premier League, last year’s league winners did not have a single Argentinian on their team and it remains the same this season. La Liga and Champions League winners Real Madrid just defeated FC Barcelona (with Javier MASCHERANO and Lionel MESSI) in the Spanish Super Cup and will hope to keep that momentum going heading into the first matchday of the season. Here’s our Matchday 1 preview of the Spanish La Liga involving Argentinian players:
Friday, August 18:
Leganes (Alexander SZYMANOWSKI, Ezequiel MUNOZ, Martin MANTOVANI and Mauro DO SANTOS) vs. Alaves
Valencia (Ezequiel GARAY) vs. Las Palmas (Hernan TOLEDO, Jonathan CALLERI, Leandro CHICHIZOLA and Sergio ARAUJO)
Saturday, August 19:
Celta Vigo (Facundo RONACGLIA and Gustavo CABRAL) vs. Real Sociedad (Geronimo RULLI)
Girona vs. Atletico Madrid (Angel CORREA, Augusto FERNANDEZ and Nicolas GAITAN)
Sevilla (Ever BANEGA, Gabriel MERCADO, Guido PIZARRO, Joaquin CORREA, Nicolas PAREJA and Walter MONTOYA) vs. Espanyol (Pablo PIATTI)
Sunday, August 20:
Athletic Bilbao vs. Getafe (Daniel DIAZ, Emiliano MARTINEZ and Nicolas GEROSITO)
FC Barcelona (Javier MASCHERANO and Lionel MESSI) vs. Real Betis (German PEZZELLA)
Deportivo La Coruña (Federico CARTABIA) vs. Real Madrid
Levante vs. Villarreal (Leonardo SUAREZ and Mariano BARBOSA)
Malaga vs. Eibar (Gonzalo ESCALANTE)
Every match this weekend involves at least one Argentinian in the team. This season, it’s Sevilla who have the most representatives of the sky blue and white with six on the team.
