Santiago Montiel of Independiente has won the Puskas Award for Goal of the Year.
Montiel scored the best goal of the year, winning the Puskas Award. The Argentine scored the goal against Independiente Rivadavia, an overhead from outside of the penalty area.
Alejandro Garnacho scored twice for Chelsea in their 3-1 win against Cardiff City.
Garnacho had two goals with Facundo Buonanotte assisting one in their EFL Cup win. Facundo Buonanotte started the match for Chelsea and he stole the ball, made a run into the penalty area and passed it to Garnacho who scored to give Chelsea the 1-0 lead.
Cardiff City would draw level and Chelsea would once more take the lead and with Chelsea leading 2-1 Joao Pedro would play a pass into Garnacho and the Argentine would score his second goal of the match.
Chelsea are qualified for the semi finals of the EFL Cup.
Paulo Dybala is set to leave AS Roma and could be joining Boca Juniors.
Dybala could become a free agent at the end of the season and leave AS Roma. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, there’s a big chance that Dybala leaves Roma in June 2026 as the club is not thinking about renewing his contract.
The 32 year old has played 10 league matches with AS Roma and was an unused substitute on the bench in their last league match. Boca Juniors midfielder and Dybala’s former team mate at AS Roma and with the Argentina national team, Leandro Paredes flew to Italy to watch AS Roma’s match against Como.
This comes with the rumors of Boca Juniors being interested in signing Dybala if he leaves AS Roma.
Lautaro Martínez scored and assisted for Inter in their 2-1 win against Genoa.
Martínez made it eight goals and three assists in 15 league matches, scoring four goals in his last three games for Inter. With the score at 0-0, the ball was about to go out of play but Lautaro got to it and played a pass to Yann Aurel Bisseck who scored to give Inter the 1-0 lead.
With Inter leading 1-0, Lautaro would dribble inside the penalty area and his effort would beat the goalkeeper as the Argentine would score Inter’s second goal of the match.
Genoa would score one goal and Valentín Carboni would be substituted into the match.
What was expected to be a celebration turned into a major controversy during Lionel Messi’s visit to India as part of the so-called “GOAT Tour.” The Argentine star’s brief appearance at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata sparked anger among fans, leading to disturbances in the stands, damage to the venue, a pitch invasion, and police intervention.
Messi appeared in front of the crowd, walked around the stadium, greeted fans, and left after only a few minutes. Many spectators had expected him to play, even if briefly, and the gap between expectations and what actually happened triggered unrest. Several fans, some of whom had paid tickets costing more than $100, tore out seats, threw bottles onto the field, and entered the pitch, forcing security forces to act.
Hours later, local authorities confirmed the arrest of the main event organizer following a formal complaint. Police in West Bengal demanded a written commitment to refund tickets sold for the event. State police chief Rajeev Kumar explained the situation in a press conference: “There was some anger or anxiety because he was not playing. The plan was that he would come, greet people, meet a few individuals, and leave.”
The situation escalated to the political level. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a public apology on her X account to both Messi and the fans and announced the creation of an investigative committee to determine responsibility for the failed organization of the event.
Messi’s visit was part of the GOAT Tour, a promotional tour across India that also includes stops in Hyderabad, Mumbai, and New Delhi. The first stop in Kolkata was also marked by the unveiling of a 21-meter fiberglass statue depicting Messi lifting the 2022 World Cup trophy, a structure that took around 40 days to complete.
This was not Messi’s first time in India. He previously visited the country in 2011 with the Argentina national team, when he played a friendly match against Venezuela and was received with massive enthusiasm from local fans.
