Julián Álvarez scored for Manchester City in their 3-1 win vs. Copenhagen.
Álvarez made it five goals in five matches in the Champions League. With Manchester City leading 1-0, the Argentine received the ball and unleashed a powerful strike which beat the goalkeeper to give City the 2-0 lead.
The 24 year old also had an assist on the first goal, a cross into the penalty area off a corner kick and Manuel Akanji scored the first goal of the match.
Manchester City have been following Alan Varela’s performances with FC Porto.
Alan Varela has caught the eye of the Premier League champions. According to Bruno Andrade, Manchester City have closely followed the 22 year old’s performances and have been present in some recent matches.
No negotiations are under way but Varela is being evaluated. The midfielder joined FC Porto from Boca Juniors for €8 million with a €70 million release clause.
Federico Redondo spoke about joining Inter Miami, Lionel Messi, the Olympics and Sergio Busquets.
Redondo joined Inter Miami from Argentinos Juniors and will be making his debut in the Concacaf Champions Cup against Nashville on Thursday. The 21 year old is the son of Argentina and Real Madrid legend, Fernando Redondo. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, he was asked about his father. Here is what he had to say:
“I’d say I inherited his mentality and his personality. And well, every player is different and I know I’m going to make my own career.”
The Argentine was also asked about Lionel Messi.
“Obviously [Messi] carries a lot of weight. He’s the best player in history and sharing the field with him is a dream.”
When asked about fellow midfielder Sergio Busquets:
“Sergio is obviously a player I’ve always admired, especially because we share the same position. He’s always been a reference. It’ll be an honor to learn from him.”
About joining Inter Miami and where he will play:
“I’ll play where they need me. In Argentinos I played as a [six], a double [six], internally on the right, internally on the left. I feel comfortable in every position.”
“The truth is I’m available, physically I feel good and I hope to help as much as necessary.”
He was also asked about going to the Olympics or staying with Inter Miami:
“We haven’t talked about that yet. My head is here now, and when the time comes if they call me, we’ll talk about it then.”
A new Argentina national team training kit has leaked.
Argentina will have a new pre-match attire and it has been leaked. According to Footy Headlines, one will be a pre-match attire with a sleeveless black top with blue incorporated and the AFA emblem with the three stars and Adidas logo in gold.
The second is a gold top with the AFA emblem in silver and some blue is also set to be worn by Lionel Scaloni’s team.
Argentina training collection leaked. Via @Footy_Headlines and Gol De Sergio. 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/hlloiQWw2w
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) March 5, 2024
Javier Mascherano spoke about Lionel Messi, Ángel Di María and Emiliano Martínez being at the Olympics.
Mascherano will be able to count on three overage players for the 2024 Olympics in Paris and he has commented on a few of them. Speaking in an interview with TyC Sports, the Argentina Olympic coach spoke about Lionel Messi possibly being at the Olympics later this year. Here is what he had to say:
“I spoke with Leo, we invited him to accompany us at the Olympic games and we both agreed to speak again.”
The two time Olympic gold medalist was part of the 2008 team which won gold and he won it with Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María. When asked about Ángel Di María possibly joining the team, here is what he had to say:
“I also spoke to Ángel, he thanked me but he told me that he wants to let another kid have that experience.”
He also commented on Emiliano Martínez:
“Dibu is among the three best goalkeepers in the world, if not the best. How can we not take into account his desire to be at the Olympics?”
