Emiliano Martínez had a stand out performance for Aston Villa in their 1-0 win vs. Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Martínez made several saves for Aston Villa to make it two wins out of two in the Champions League, once more, not allowing a goal. A one on one save on Harry Kane, a save from an effort outside of the penalty area and a close range save.
Alexis Mac Allister scored for Liverpool in their 2-0 win vs. Bologna in the Champions League.
Mac Allister got his first ever Champions League goal, playing in his second Champions League match. With the score at 0-0, Mohamed Salah played a cross into the penalty area which fell to the feet of Mac Allister and the Argentine would score from close range to give Liverpool the 1-0 lead.
Mac Allister goal with Liverpool
— Zthe balone doemmake (@fahima_rim5081) October 2, 2024
Salah Assist pic.twitter.com/NX1ksXZYvk
Ángel Di María scored for Benfica in their 4-0 win vs. Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
Di María started for Benfica in their win, in a match which had Benfica start two Argentine players and Atletico Madrid start three Argentine players. With the score at 1-0 for Benfica, they were awarded a penalty kick and up stepped the Argentine who scored to give them the 2-0 lead.
He played 71 minutes before being substituted out for Benjamín Rollheiser. For Atletico Madrid, Rodrigo De Paul, Julián Álvarez and Ángel Correa all started.
Ángel Di María, still the best winger in the world. pic.twitter.com/yEqO9X77lT
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) October 2, 2024
Argentina national team announced for October qualifiers
The Argentina national team for the October World Cup qualifiers was announced this Wednesday.
The Albiceleste will face Venezuela on Thursday, October 10, and host Bolivia on Tuesday, October 15, at the Estadio Monumental.
Lionel Messi, Nicolás Tagliafico, Leonardo Balerdi, Exequiel Palacios, Thiago Almada, and Nicolás Paz return to the team. Emiliano Martínez, who is suspended, along with Matías Soulé, Ezequiel Fernández, Guido Rodríguez, Valentín Castellanos, Giuliano Simeone, and Valentín Barco are not included.
Here is the list of 26 players that Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has selected for the double matchday in October:
Goalkeepers:
Gerónimo Rulli – Olympique Marseille
Juan Musso – Atlético Madrid
Walter Benítez – PSV Eindhoven
Defenders:
Gonzalo Montiel – Sevilla
Nahuel Molina – Atlético Madrid
Cristian Romero – Tottenham Hotspur
Leonardo Balerdi – Olympique Marseille
Germán Pezzella – River Plate
Nicolás Otamendi – Benfica
Lisandro Martínez – Manchester United
Marcos Acuña – River Plate
Nicolás Tagliafico – Lyon
Midfielders:
Leandro Paredes – AS Roma
Alexis Mac Allister – Liverpool
Rodrigo De Paul – Atlético Madrid
Exequiel Palacios – Bayer Leverkusen
Enzo Fernández – Chelsea
Giovani Lo Celso – Real Betis
Thiago Almada – Botafogo
Forwards:
Alejandro Garnacho – Manchester United
Nicolás González – Juventus
Nicolás Paz – Como 1907
Paulo Dybala – AS Roma
Lionel Messi – Inter Miami
Lautaro Martínez – Inter Milan
Julián Álvarez – Atlético Madrid
Valentín Carboni – Olympique Marseille
Nico Paz is set to be called up to the Argentina national team.
Paz will be called up for Argentina for the October World Cup qualifying matches. According to Relevo, the 20 year old will be in the team for the matches against Venezuela and Bolivia.
The Argentina national team will play Venezuela on October 10 and on October 15 will play Bolivia.
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