Nicolás Otamendi scored for Benfica in their 3-0 win against Tondela.
Otamendi got his first goal in the Portuguese Cup as Benfica were awarded a penalty kick. Up stepped the Argentine and he went to the goalkeeper’s left as the goalkeeper went to the right and Otamendi scored to give Benfica the 1-0 lead.
Enzo Barrenechea also also started for Benfica while Gianluca Prestianni was substituted into the match.
Aarón Anselmino is back from injury for Borussia Dortmund.
Anselmino returned from injury and played for Borussia Dortmund in their penalty shootout win against Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Cup. The 20 year old missed five league matches due to a muscle injury and returned against Eintracht Frankfurt, playing 45 minutes in their win.
The Argentine started the match but received a yellow card. He was on the bench after being substituted with an ice pack on his thigh.
Lionel Messi has commented on if he will play in the 2026 World Cup with the Argentina national team.
Messi spoke in an interview on NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas, where he commented on who his greatest of all time players are in other sports. In the same interview, the 38 year old commented on if he will play with the Argentina national team next year at the World Cup. Here is what he had to say:
“Well, the truth is that yes, it’s something extraordinary to be able to be in a World Cup. And I would like to be there. To feel well and to be an important par of helping my national team – if I am there.
“I’m going to assess that on a day-to-day basis when I start preseason next year with Inter [Miami] and see if I can really be 100%. I’m really eager because it’s a World Cup.
“We’re coming off winning the last World Cup and being able to defend it on the field again is spectacular because it’s always a dream to play with the national team, especially in official competitions, so hopefully God will allow me to do it once again.”
Borussia Dortmund are closely monitoring Juan Cruz Meza.
The German club could be signing another Argentine player. According to Florian Plettenberg, Borussia Dortmund are closely monitoring the 17 year old River Plate midfielder.
Dortmund have been doing several live scouting visits on site. Juan Cruz Meza’s contract with River Plate ends in December 2026 with many top European clubs interested.
Lionel Messi has spoken about who he considers to be the greatest of all time in other sports.
Messi is considered by many to be the greatest football player of all time. The Argentine spoke in an exclusive interview with Tom Llamas of NBC Nightly News. When asked who he has looked up to or studied, here is what he had to say:
“For us Argentinians, Maradona was always our greatest idol and greatest admiration, for everything he meant to us. I was little and saw him play live. Diego transcended everything.
“When it comes to other sports, obviously I think the same thing happened with Jordan. I really admire tennis players like Federer, Rafa and Djokovic and I think that all three of them made the competition much bigger than it was before.
“Competing for so long to be the best and being so close to each other made it all much more fantastic. I don’t know, I’m sure I’m forgetting a lot of athletes but to highlight a few, I think I’d go with those, to name a few from basketball. LeBron, Steph, the best. The players that I admire a lot and I think they gave a lot to the sport, each in their own way. So, well, there are several names.”
