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Lautaro Martínez and Alexis Mac Allister’s finish in Ballon d’Or rankings

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Lautaro Martínez and Alexis Mac Allister both finished in the top 25 of the Ballon d’Or rankings.

The two Argentine players were not part of the top 10 players. Alexis Mac Allister won the Premier League with Liverpool in his first year at the club and finished in 22nd place in the standings.

Martínez scored 24 goals with Inter last season and made the final of the Champions League with Inter.

Nico Paz assists twice for Como in 2-1 win vs. Fiorentina

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Nico Paz had two assists for Como in their 2-1 win against Fiorentina.

Paz made it two goals and three assists in four Serie A matches for Cesc’s team. With Fiorentina leading 1-0, Como were awarded a free kick and it was Paz who took it.

The Argentine crossed it into the penalty area and Marc-Oliver Kempf would head the ball to draw Como level. Paz would have one more assist, passing it to Jayden Addai and he scored to give Como the 2-1 lead.

Máximo Perrone also started and played the entire match for Como.

Álvaro Montoro assists for Botafogo in 1-0 win vs. Atlético Mineiro

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Álvaro Montoro had the assist for the only goal of the match in Botafogo’s 1-0 win vs. Atlético Mineiro.

Montoro continues his good form for Botafogo. After being named as part of the U20 Argentina national team for the U20 World Cup which begins later this month, the 18 year old provided a great assist.

The Argentine received the ball outwide and dribbled inside the penalty area, crossing it to Santiago Rodríguez who scored. Alexander Barboza also started for Botafogo while Joaquin Correa was substituted into the match and Fausto Vera started the entire match for Mineiro.

With Botafogo, Montoro has two goals and one assist in his last three league matches.

Lionel Messi scores twice, assists for Inter Miami in 3-2 win vs. D.C. United

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Lionel Messi scored twice and had one assist for Inter Miami in their 3-1 win against D.C. United.

Messi had two goals and Tadeo Allende had one for Inter Miami in their win. With the score at 0-0, Messi played a pass in from midfield which found Allende and he scored to give Inter Miami the 1-0 lead.

D.C. United would draw level minutes after the break as Lionel Messi would begin the Lionel Messi show. He would have an effort which would hit the cross bar.

At 1-1, Jordi Alba would play a pass in to Lionel Messi and he would score from inside the penalty area to give Inter Miami the 1-0 lead. With Inter Miami leading 2-1, they were awarded a penalty kick.

It was Mateo Silvetti which would take the penalty for Inter Miami but his effort would hit the crossbar. Minutes after, the referee would go to VAR for a possible penalty for D.C. United but no penalty was awarded.

With Inter Miami leading 2-1, Messi received the ball outside of the penalty area and the Argentine’s effort would go into the top corner of the goal to give Inter Miami the 3-1 lead. D.C. United would get one more goal in injury time but Inter Miami would get the win.

Santiago Castro scores for Bologna in 2-1 win vs. Genoa

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Argentine forward Santiago Castro played a decisive role in Bologna’s 2-1 home victory over Genoa on Matchday 4 of Serie A. The victory lifts Bologna into eighth place in the Serie A standings and keeps them in the chase for a European spot.

With the home side trailing, Castro struck in the 73rd minute with a brilliant backheel finish inside the box, showing great quality to bring his team level. The match was ultimately decided in stoppage time, as Riccardo Orsolini converted a penalty in the 99th minute to secure all three points.

Bologna had lined up from the start with Benjamin Domínguez, while Valentín Carboni came off the bench for Genoa in the second half.

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