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Alan Varela and Valentín Castellanos could be called up for Argentina

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Alan Varela and Valentín Castellanos could both be called up for Argentina.

Varela and Castellanos could soon be part of the team. According to Gastón Edul, Alan Varela and Valentín Castellanos are both on the radar of Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni.

For Alan Varela, the 22 year old has played in 19 league matches for FC Porto, scoring twice and assisting twice while often being oen of the best players on the pitch.

Valentín Castellanos has two goals and three assists in 23 league matches with Lazio.

The Argentina national team will play two matches in March. The first will be on March 22 in Philadelphia against El Salvador and the second will be against Costa Rica on March 26 in Los Angeles.

Alexis Mac Allister comments on winning the Carabao Cup, his Argentina teammates and more

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Alexis Mac Allister was interviewed at his home in England by Argentine journalist Christian Martin for DSports and commented on winning the Carabao Cup, Boca Juniors and his Argentina teammates.

The 25-year-old midfielder has recently won the Carabao Cup with Liverpool beating Chelsea in the final 1-0 in extra time:

“They have been special days for me after having won the first title with the club.”

He also talked about having to play against his Argentina teammate Enzo Fernández:

“We respect each other a lot. We greet each other before the game. I have a great relationship with him. But when you enter the field, each one fights for his team.”

He was later asked about having to face Cristian Romero with Tottenham and he responded the following:

“With Cuti Romero we had some strong challenges; he is very aggressive and he would keep hitting you. But we have a great relationship, and it makes it easier.”

Mac Allister later compared Liverpool fans with his former team Boca Juniors fans:

“I always compare Liverpool to Boca for how the fans support here and the passion they have for their city and their team. They seem different from everything else.”

The Argentine also mentioned how he drives Virgil van Dijk crazy with the “andá pa’ llá bobo”:

“Me and Salah, all day long are saying “andá pa’ llá bobo” to Van Dijk. We are driving him crazy and we also say that to each other.”

Lautaro Martínez scores for Inter in 4-0 win vs. Atalanta

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Lautaro Martínez scored for Inter in their 4-0 win vs. Atalanta on a pending game of matchday 21 of Serie A. He reached 23 goals in this league’s edition.

With the match going to halftime and Inter leading by one, the Argentine striker received a pass at the edge of the box, turned around and shot with his left foot into the back of the net. Atalanta’s goalkeeper could only see the powerful shot as Martínez converted the 2-0 for his team.

Lautaro would later have the chance to score one more goal when Inter were awarded a penalty in the 53rd minute. The former Racing Club player shot to the left, but there was Atalanta’s goalkeeper to save it. Di Marco scored the 3-0 after the goalkeeper’s rebound.

Martínez was substituted out in the 67th minute and Inter ended up winning 4-0 to get the three points.

Argentina to face Costa Rica, not Nigeria, in March friendly game

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The AFA announced this Wednesday through its official website that Costa Rica will replace Nigeria as one of Argentina’s rivals for the friendly games in March. The Nigerian national team had to withdraw from the match in the United States due to an administrative issue with visas.

With this confirmation, Argentina will first face El Salvador on March 22nd in Philadelphia and then Costa Rica on March 26th in Los Angeles.

Paulo Dybala scores a hattrick for AS Roma in 3-2 win vs. Torino

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Paulo Dybala scored a hattrick for AS Roma in their 3-2 win vs. Torino.

Dybala has made it six goals in his last four matches, reaching 11 goals and six assists in 18 Serie A matches with AS Roma. With the score at 0-0, AS Roma were awarded a penalty and it was Dybala who took it.

Up stepped the 30 year old and he would go to the goalkeeper’s left and the goalkeeper would dive the wrong way and Dybala would score to give AS Roma the 1-0 lead. Torino would draw level just two minutes later.

The World Cup winner would score from well outside of the penalty area, placing the ball into the corner of the goal to give AS Roma the 2-1 lead. Dybala’s third goal would arguably be the best of the bunch.

He would play a one-two with Lukaku and Dybala would get the ball at a difficult angle and the Argentine would score his third goal of the match.

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