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Joaquín Correa joins Olympique Marseille on loan from Inter

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Joaquín Correa has joined Olympique Marseille on a loan deal from Inter.

Correa will be playing in France this season. According to Fabrizio Romano, the 29 year old joins them from Inter on a loan deal for €2 million plus €10 million for the buy out clause.

Should Olympique Marseille qualify for the Champions League next season, the buy out clause will be mandatory. Correa will undergo his medical on Friday.

Marcos Acuña to miss World Cup qualifiers in September with Argentina

Marcos Acuña will miss the two World Cup qualifying matches in September with Argentina.

Acuña had muscular discomfort and underwent tests to his right hamstring on Wednesday and the results are out. Sevilla have confirmed that he is injured and will be out for several weeks due to a right thigh injury.

Lionel Scaloni’s team play two World Cup qualifying matches in September and he would miss both of the matches. The first is against Ecuador on September 7 in Buenos Aires and the second on September 12 in Bolivia.

Lionel Messi reaches U.S Open Cup final, gets two assists, scores in shootout

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Lionel Messi has reached the U.S Open Cup final as he got two assists for Inter Miami and scored in the penalty shootout.

Messi has reached his second final with Inter Miami. In the semi finals of the U.S Open Cup, Cincinnati were leading 2-0 and it was Lionel Messi who got the first assist for Campana.

A cross into the penalty area and Camapana would score a header for Inter Miami’s first goal of the match. But the Argentine was not done yet.

The Best player in the world would play a pin point accurate cross in to Campana and he would score in injury time to draw level. In extra time, Inter Miami would take the lead.

Benjamin Cremaschi, the Argentine American, would play a pass in to Martinez and he would score. Cincinnati would draw level and the match would go to penalty kicks.

Once more, it was Lionel Messi who took the first kick for Inter Miami and he would score. Facundo Farias, who made his Inter Miami debut, took the second kick and scored.

Inter Miami goalkeeper Callender would make a save and it was Benjamin Cremaschi who would score the penalty and give Inter Miami the win. The final is set for September 27 and Inter Miami will play either Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake.

Mauro Icardi scores volley for Galatasaray in Champions League playoff

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Mauro Icardi scored a volley for Galatasaray in their Champions League playoff win against Molde.

Icardi has now reached four goals for the season for Galatasaray in their 3-2 win. With the score at 1-1, Icardi made a run into the penalty area and would volley it into the goal to give Galatasaray the 2-1 lead.

The Argentine has two goals and one assist in three Champions League playoff matches this season and two goals in two league matches.

Gonzalo Montiel joins Nottingham Forest on loan deal

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Gonzalo Montiel has joined Nottingham Forest on a loan deal.

Montiel is the latest Argentine to sign with a Premier League club. Nottingham Forest announced the season long loan deal, which could become permanent, on Wednesday.

The 26 year old World Cup winner joins them from Sevilla, where he won the UEFA Europa League. The Argentine spoke about his move to Nottingham Forest’s websites. Here is what he had to say:

“I’m really happy to have joined this club.

“I’m coming here full of expectations, of getting to play and showing what I can do. I’m also hungry to win things, to win trophies, now’s the time to show this.

“I’ve been watching the Premier League since I was child, I used to watch every game. As a player you want to play in the best league, and the Premier League is just that.”

Nottingham Forest’s Chief Football Officer, Ross Wilson had this to say about the move:

“We are pleased to welcome Gonzalo and his family to Nottingham.

“He has already experienced some major achievements in his career and he is looking forward with anticipation to the next chapter with Nottingham Forest.”

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