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Argentina beat Ecuador 3-1 to reach South American U-17 final

Osvaldo Godoy
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Argentina beat Ecuador 3-1 to reach South American U-17 final

Argentina defeated Ecuador 3-1 and advanced to the final of the South American U-17 Championship in Paraguay, where they will face Colombia.

The match started in Argentina’s favor. At the 9th minute, Facundo Salinas opened the scoring with a header after a cross from Escobar, giving the team an early lead.

Ecuador responded in the second half and increased the pressure. At the 63rd minute, they were awarded a penalty, and Holger Quintero converted to make it 1-1.

Argentina regained control in the final minutes. At the 79th minute, Juan Cruz Policella received the ball inside the box and scored with a low shot to restore the lead.

The third goal came shortly after a substitution. At the 87th minute, Barrionuevo scored one minute after coming on, making it 3-1 and securing the win.

With the result, Argentina reached the final and will play against Colombia on Sunday in Luque. Colombia advanced after defeating Brazil 3-0 in the semifinals.

José Manuel López scores for Palmeiras in 2-1 win vs. Sporting Cristal

Roy Nemer
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José Manuel López scores for Palmeiras in 2-1 win vs. Sporting Cristal

José Manuel López scored for Palmeiras in their 2-1 win against Sporting Cristal.

The Argentine made it one goal and one assist in two Copa Libertadores games for Palmeiras. After having a goal disallowed, Palmeiras were awarded a penalty kick.

With the score at 1-1, up stepped the Argentine and he scored to give Palmeiras the 2-1 lead. The 25 year old now has 10 goals and seven assists in 24 matches with Palmeiras.

Emiliano Buendía scores for Aston Villa in 4-0 win vs. Bologna

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Emiliano Buendía scores for Aston Villa in 4-0 win vs. Bologna

Aston Villa advanced to the UEFA Europa League semifinals after a 4-0 win over Bologna at Villa Park, with Argentine players involved in the result. Emiliano Martínez returned to the starting lineup and completed the match, while Emiliano Buendía scored one of the goals. The English club progressed with a 7-1 aggregate score.

Martínez had missed the previous match due to a muscle issue but was back in goal and kept a clean sheet. Buendía scored his first goal since January and now has eight goals this season across all competitions.

In the semifinals, Aston Villa will face Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez started in Forest’s 1-0 win over Porto, which secured a 2-1 aggregate victory and qualification to the next round.

Real Betis were eliminated after a 4-2 loss to SC Braga. Giovani Lo Celso did not play, while Valentín Gómez and Ezequiel “Chimy” Ávila were on the bench.

The semifinals will take place on April 30 and May 7. The final will be played on May 20 in Istanbul.

Juan Musso with Atletico Madrid vs. FC Barcelona

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Juan Musso with Atletico Madrid vs. FC Barcelona

Juan Musso started the match for Atletico Madrid in their Champions League win against FC Barcelona.

Muddo made seven saves, five of which were inside the penalty area and several one on one saves as Atletico Madrid eliminated FC Barcelona in the Champions League. The 31 year old let in two goals for Atletico Madrid in their 2-1 loss but 3-2 elimination of the Catalan club.

Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres were the two goal scorers for FC Barcelona but it was Juan Musso’s seven saves which helped Atletico Madrid qualify for the semi finals where they will play one of Arsenal or Sporting CP. Ademola Lookman got Atletico Madrid’s goal.

Nahuel Molina, Giuliano Simeone and Julián Álvarez all started for Diego Simeone’s team while Nicolás González was substituted into the match.

Boca Juniors and Estudiantes win in Copa Libertadores against Barcelona SC and Cusco

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Boca Juniors and Estudiantes win in Copa Libertadores against Barcelona SC and Cusco

Boca Juniors and Estudiantes both won in their Copa Libertadores matches against Barcelona SC and Cusco.

The two Argentine clubs were able to get the wins on Tuesday. Boca Juniors hosted Barcelona SC and they made it two wins out of two in the Copa Libertadores with a 3-0 win against Barcelona SC.

With the score at 0-0, Lautaro Blanco crossed the ball to Lautaro Di Lollo who headed the ball and scored to give Boca Juniors the 1-0 lead. The match would stay 1-0 until late in the match.

Lautaro Blanco would get another assist. A cross into the penalty area to Santiago Ascacibar and he would head the ball and score Boca’s second of the match.

At 2-0, it was 36 year old Ander Herrera who would score from outside of the penalty area. That was his first goal for the club.

Estudiantes would also get a 2-1 win against Cusco in their match. With the score at 0-0, it was a cross into the penalty area and the goalkeeper was unable to control the ball which fell to former Inter Miami player Facundo Farías as he scored to give Estudiantes the 1-0 lead.

With Estudiantes leading 1-0, the Argentine Lucas Colitto scored the best goal of the match to draw Cusco level.

At 1-1, the ball fell to Tiago Palacios and he scored from outside of the penalty area to give Estudiantes the 2-1 lead. Minutes later, Lucas Colitto would get red carded for Cusco.

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