The Argentina national team could play Angola in November and play matches in China and Qatar.
Argentina have four friendly matches to play in October and November after the World Cup qualifiers. According to Diario Olé, there is a chance that the Argentina national team plays a friendly match in November against Angola in Angola.
It would be a friendly match against Angola to celebrate their 50 years of independance. According to Gastón Edul, the Argentina national team could play two friendly matches in China in October.
Lautaro Martínez was substituted out for Inter against FC Barcelona and is a doubt for their second leg match.
Martínez started for Inter in their 3-3 draw against FC Barcelona in their semi-final Champions League first leg. He was substituted out at half-time with a problem in his left thigh and Inter coach Filippo Inzaghi had this to say about Lautaro’s injury:
“He felt a twinge, but had been playing eight games in a row. Unfortunately, we had these little issues, as I didn’t have Thuram, Taremi was also coming off an injury and I wasn’t able to rotate. When you start eight matches in a row, there is the risk of injury, I hope it’s nothing too serious, but I do have a few doubts.”
Lautaro Martínez and Inter will play FC Barcelona in Wednesday’s Champions League match.
Martínez and Inter are in the semi-finals of the Champions League and they play the recent Copa del Rey champions in the first leg match in Barcelona. In a repeat of the 2009-2010 Champions League semi finals, Inter play Barcelona and they will have an Argentine striker up front.
The 27 year old has eight goals and one assist in 11 Champions League matches this season. Tuesday’s Champions League match saw PSG win 1-0 against Arsenal.
April was a great month for many top Argentine players. We had to narrow it down to the following six: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Julián Álvarez (Atlético Madrid), Lautaro Martínez (Inter), Matías Soulé (AS Roma), Franco Mastantuono (River Plate), and Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool). We had to leave out players like Thiago Almada, Valentín Castellanos and Emiliano Buendía, who also had a strong month.
Lionel Messi was crucial for Inter Miami in their comeback win against LAFC in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League. He scored twice against French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, securing his team’s spot in the semifinals of the competition.
Julián Álvarez scored four goals in five matches for Atlético Madrid — one against Sevilla, two against Valladolid, and one against Rayo Vallecano — climbing to fourth place in the La Liga top scorers list this season.
Lautaro Martínez scored in both legs of Inter’s Champions League quarterfinal clash against Bayern Munich, leading his team to the semifinals. He also found the net in Serie A against Cagliari.
Matías Soulé scored a stunning goal in the Rome derby against Lazio and added another goal against Inter, earning a spot as a regular starter for AS Roma.
Franco Mastantuono scored one of the greatest goals in the history of the Superclásico for River Plate and is now being strongly considered for a call-up by Lionel Scaloni to the Argentina national team — at just 17 years old.
Alexis Mac Allister scored a brilliant goal in Liverpool’s victory that clinched the Premier League title. The Argentine capped off a dream season with the Reds.
Franco Mastantuono keeps surprising everyone. This past Sunday, the 17-year-old made history by becoming the youngest player ever to score for River Plate in a Superclásico, with a brilliant free-kick goal in their 2-1 win against Boca Juniors.
But Franco’s story is even more special because before choosing football, he was one of Argentina’s top young tennis players.
Born in Azul, in Buenos Aires Province, Mastantuono grew up playing both tennis and football. When he was eight years old, he had a trial with River Plate in his hometown. He impressed everyone and the club wanted him to move to Buenos Aires and live in their academy. Franco accepted, but he kept playing tennis too — and he was very good. Between 2016 and 2020, he was ranked among the top five players in Argentina in the U12 category.
After the Superclásico, former Argentine tennis legend Guillermo Coria said in an interview: “He was a great tennis player. He was one of the best in the country.” Coria also posted a photo of a young Mastantuono at one of his tennis clinics.
Source: @GuilleCoria (X)
Since then, Mastantuono has grown quickly. He played for Argentina’s U17 team at the 2023 FIFA World Cup in Indonesia, coached by Diego Placente, and was also called up to the U20 team with Javier Mascherano.
In 2024, Martín Demichelis took him to River’s preseason in Bradenton, United States. A few weeks later, Franco made his official debut against Argentinos Juniors.
Today, Mastantuono has a contract with River Plate until December 2025 and a release clause of €30 million. Big European clubs, including Real Madrid, are already following him closely.
