Alexis Mac Allister scored for Liverpool in their 6-3 away victory against Tottenham on Premier League matchday 17.
With “the Reds” leading 1-0 in the 36th minute, the Argentine midfielder found himself with the ball inside the six-yard box and headed it over the goalkeeper, making it 2-0 for his team.
This was Mac Allister’s first Premier League goal of the season.
Paulo Dybala scored twice and Leandro Paredes added one for AS Roma in their 5-0 home win over Parma on Matchday 17 of Serie A.
In the 7th minute, Roma was awarded a penalty, and Dybala stepped up to take it. He opened up his foot and placed the ball low to the left corner of the goal, while the goalkeeper dove the opposite way, making it 1-0.
In the 51st minute, with Roma already leading by two, Dybala found himself just centimeters away from goal after a rebound. He calmly tapped it into the back of the net to extend Roma’s lead to 3-0.
In the 73rd minute, Roma was awarded another penalty. This time, Dybala handed the responsibility to his Argentine friend, Paredes, who struck it powerfully into the bottom-right corner, sealing the final 5-0 scoreline. The 30-year-old midfielder celebrated with the classic “ball under the shirt” gesture, as he and his wife, Camila Galante, are expecting a baby.
Rodrigo De Paul scored for Atletico Madrid in their 2-1 win vs. FC Barcelona.
De Paul made it three goals in his last four matches with Atletico in their win. With FC Barcelona leading 1-0, the ball fell to the Argentine on the edge of the penalty area and he scored to draw Atletico Madrid level.
Julián Álvarez and Giuliano Simeone also started the match with Nahuel Molina coming on as a substitute. Molina would get the assist on Atletico’s second goal.
With the score at 1-1, De Paul passed the ball to Molina and his low cross fell to Alexander Sørloth and he scored.
Michael Owen spoke in an interview about Enzo Fernández and Lionel Messi.
Owen played many of the top clubs in the world and once scored against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup. Speaking in an interview with ESPN Argentina, the Englishman spoke about Argentine players and which would he would sign. Here is what he had to say:
“Well obviously Maradona and Messi, they’re straight in, they’re straight in. Who else would I say? Yeah, Garnacho is good, Garnacho is good. Would he get into Liverpool’s team? I don’t think so, I don’t think so.
“I mean I used to love Batistuta but I’m thinking of my generation of players. I like Enzo Fernández, yeah. I think he’s brilliant, I really like him. When they signed him and Caicedo, I thought oh that could be the best partnership in the Premier League. It took a long time to gel but now they’re starting to look good but I think Enzo Fernández is top class.
“If I was the Liverpool manager and I had to put an Argentinean in there now, I think I would probably play him in midfield, yeah.
“One player that’s not been in the Premier League? Yeah, Messi, Messi, yeah, he’s going to be suitable for anybody. It must be Manchester City, I mean with Pep, Pep knows him, they’re a passing team, it has to be Manchester City, yeah.”
Ángel Di María scored twice for Benfica in their 2-0 win vs. Nacional.
Di María made it five goals in his last five league matches with Benfica, scoring in their win. With the score at 0-0, Benfica were awarded a penalty and it was Di María who took it.
The 36 year old would go to his right with the goalkeeper diving to the left and he would score to give Benfica the 1-0 lead. Di María would add one more goal.
With Benfica leading 1-0, the ball fell to the Argentine inside the penalty area and he would score his second goal of the game.
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