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Lautaro Martínez scores twice for Inter in 2-1 win vs. Cremonese

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Lautaro Martínez scored twice for Inter in their 2-1 win vs. Cremonese.

Martínez has continued his impressive form for Inter since winning the World Cup, this time scoring twice. With Cremonese leading 1-0, it was a corner kick for Inter and the ball fell to Lautaro who scored from close range to draw them level.

He would save the better strike for last. With the score at 1-1, Lautaro would receive the ball inside the penalty area and hold his defender off as he unleashed an effort which beat the goalkeeper to give Inter the 2-1 lead.

He now has six goals in seven matches for Inter since he won the World Cup with the Argentina national team. Joaquín Correa was brought on as a substitute in the second half.

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Marcos Acuña scores and assists for Sevilla in 3-0 win vs. Elche

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Marcos Acuña scored and had an assist for Sevilla in their 3-0 win vs. Elche.

Acuña got his first assist of the season and the first time he has scored and assisted in the same match this season. With the score at 0-0, he would send a cross into the penalty area which found En-Nesyri and his flying header gave Sevilla the 1-0 lead.

The Argentine World Cup winner would make it 2-0 before half time. The ball would fall to him right on the edge of the penalty area and his left footed effort gave Sevilla the 2-0 lead.

Lucas Ocampos also started the match while Gonzalo Montiel and Papu Gomez came on as substitutes. Lucas Boyé started the match for Elche with Lisandro Magallán, Ezequiel Ponce and Nicolás Fernández Mercau coming on as substitutes.

Argentina Primera: Rosario Central, Huracán get first round wins

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It was the return of the Argentine Primera league as Rosario Central and Huracán both got wins on Friday.

The return of the league of the World Cup champions started on Friday with two matches. Rosario Central hosted Argentinos Juniors in a battle of the Mac Allisters.

It was Francis Mac Allister of Rosario Central vs. Kevin Mac Allister of Argentinos Juniors, both brothers of Alexis Mac Allister. Both Mac Allister’s started the match for their clubs but it was Francis who celebrated the 1-0 win. Jhonatan Candia got the only goal of the match with Leonardo Heredia of Argentinos Juniors getting red carded.

Huracan got the second win a of the day, 4-2 against Defensa y Justicia. A goal seven minutes in by Santiago Hezze and a goal two minutes from half time by Gabriel Gudiño made it 2-0 for Huracán.

Nicolas Fernandez scored for Defensa y Justicia in injury time of the first half and David Barbona made it 2-2 for Defensa y Justicia just four minutes into the second half. Nicolas Cordero and Juan Manuel Garcia scored the two late goals for Huracán. Santiago Ramos Mingo got red carded for Defensa y Justicia three minutes before the end of the match.

Saturday has San Lorenzo against Arsenal Sarandi, Talleres Córdoba against Independiente, Estudiantes vs. Tigre and Central Córdoba against River Plate.

Javier Mascherano on his Argentina U20 future: “I don’t think I’ll continue”

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Javier Mascherano has stated that he doesn’t think he will continue as coach of the Argentina U20 team.

Mascherano spoke to the media following his team’s 1-0 elimination vs. Colombia at the Sudamericano and has stated that he won’t be continuing. Here is what he had to say:

“There isn’t much to say. The one who failed is me. It’s an incredible generation of players. Unfortunately, I couldn’t give them the confidence and peace of mind.

“I don’t think I’ll continue. The best thing is to go back to Argentina and be calm. I failed and I admit it.”

He took over as coach of the Argentina U20 team in January 2022 and has coached the team in four tournaments. His first was the Toulon tournament in May and June 2022 where the team finished in fifth place.

The next tournament was the COTIF tournament in Spain, a tournament in which Argentina won. After that was a friendly tournament in Uruguay and once more, Mascherano’s team would win the tournament.

This year’s Sudamericano in Colombia served as the qualifiers for the 2023 U20 World Cup and the Pan American games. Argentina did not make it out of the group, winning only one of four matches.

Argentina U20 lose 1-0 vs. Colombia, don’t qualify for 2023 U20 World Cup

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The Argentina U20 team lost 1-0 vs. Colombia and do not qualify for the 2023 U20 World Cup.

Argentina lost their opening match and their last match at the Sudamericano as Javier Mascherano’s team were eliminated. Mascherano put out a different eleven from the one which won 1-0 vs. Peru and while the team appeared to have played better, they couldn’t score.

With the score at 0-0, it was an effort from outside of the penalty area as the ball was blundered by Herrera, the goalkeeper and Colombia got their only goal of the match. Argentina were unable to score despite seeing much of the ball in the match.

The Sudamericano serves as a qualifier for the 2023 U20 World Cup and the 2023 Pan American games.