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Paulo Dybala scores for Roma in 2-1 win vs. Cremonese

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Paulo Dybala scored from the penalty spot for Roma in their 2-1 win vs. Cremonese in the Round of 16 of the Coppa Italia.

Dybala entered the field right after half-time, with Cremonese winning 1-0. He participated in Roma’s first goal and later, in the 85th minute, he scored a penalty to give his team the final 2- 1 lead. The Argentine went to his right with a lot of power and beat the goalkeeper even though he dived to the same post.

Leandro Paredes also started and played the whole match for Roma.

Lionel Messi and Emiliano Martínez short listed for World 11 FIFA FIFPro

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Lionel Messi and Emiliano Martínez have been short listed for the World 11 FIFA FIFPRO.

Messi and Martínez are the only two Argentine players to make the short list of 23 players. Messi was named as the Best FIFA Men’s Player last year and was also included in the FIFA Best World 11 team.

Emiliano Martínez also won an award last year, winning the Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper award. Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni was named the Best FIFA Men’s Coach and Argentina fans won the FIFA Fan award.

Here are the players that have been short listed:

Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martínez
Thibaut Courtois
Ederson

Defenders:
Rúben Dias
Virgil van Dijk
Éder Militão
Antonio Rüdiger
John Stones
Kyle Walker

Midfielders:
Jude Bellingham
Kevin De Bruyne
İlkay Gündoğan
Luka Modrić
Rodri
Bernardo Silva
Fede Valverde

Forwards:
Lionel Messi
Karim Benzema
Erling Haaland
Harry Kane
Kylian Mbappé
Cristiano Ronaldo
Vinicius Junior

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni and Lionel Messi to meet on Wednesday

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Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni and Lionel Messi will meet in Rosario on Wednesday.

Lionel Scaloni made headlines late last year when he spoke about his future as Argentina coach. Scaloni put in doube his future with Argentina.

Since making those comments, rumors began circulating about his future. According to Leo Paradizo, he will meet on Wednesday with Messi and one has to think it would be about his future at the helm of the national team.

Argentina U23 team named for training, Olympic qualifiers begin this month

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The Argentina U23 national team has been named for training with the Olympic qualifiers beginning this month.

Argentina U23 national team coach Javier Mascherano has named 23 players to train at the Lionel Andrés Messi complex. Two of the 23 players play outside of the country.

Thiago Almada of Atlanta United in the United States makes the list as does Lucas Esquivel who plays in Brazil with Paranaense. The qualifying tournament for the Olympics will run from January 20 until February 11 in Venezuela. Here are the 23 players named by Javier Mascherano:

Marco Di Cesare (Argentinos Juniors)
Luciano Gondou (Argentinos Juniors)
Federico Redondo (Argentinos Juniors)
Juan Sforza (Newell’s Old Boys)
Francisco Gonzalez (Newell’s Oly Boys)
Joaquin Garcia (Velez)
Santiago Castro (Velez)
Leandro Brey (Boca)
Nicolas Valentin (Boca)
Valentin Barca (Boca)
Ezequiel Fernandez (Boca)
Cristian Medina (Boca)
Pedro De La Vega (Lanus)
Rocco Rios Novo (Lanus)
Juan Nardoni (Racing)
Baltasar Luis Rodriguez (Racing)
Pablo Solari (River)
Lucas Esquivel (Paranaense)
Aaron Quiros (Banfield)
Gonzalo Lujan (San Lorenzo)
Julian Malatini (Defensa y Justicia)
Thiago Almada (Atlanta United)
Fabricio Iacovich (Estudiantes de la Plata)

Alexis Mac Allister returns from injury in great form in Liverpool’s 4-2 win vs. Newcastle

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Alexis Mac Allister returned from a knee injury in great form in Liverpool’s 4-2 win vs. Newcastle.

Mac Allister came onto the field in the 74th minute and only ten minutes later provided a precise long pass in between Newcastle’s center-backs that left Diogo Jota face-to-face with the goalkeeper. The play ended with the referee calling a penalty kick after a foul by Newcastle’s goalkeeper.

The 25-year-old Argentine returned from a knee injury after a knock he received in Liverpool’s 2-0 win against Sheffield United on December 6th, 2023.

The Reds finished matchday 20 at the top of the Premier League.

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