Lautaro Martínez scored two goals for Inter in their 2-0 win vs. Monza.

Martínez has started the Serie A season in spectacular fashion, scoring two goals for Inter. A low pass into the penalty area by Dumfries and Lautaro got the better of his marker and scored from close range to give Inter the 1-0 lead.

The newly appointed Inter captain was on the end of an Arnautovic pass into the penalty area and scored the second goal of the match. Lautaro was substituted off to a standing ovation while Joaquín Correa was an unused substitute.

Valentín Carboni was brought on as a substitute in injury time for Monza while his brother Franco remained on the bench.

Nicolás González scored a header for Fiorentina in their 4-0 win vs. Genoa.

González got his first goal of the season in Fiorentina’s opening league match. The Argentine, now the club’s new number 10, scored Fiorentina’s third goal of the match, a header off a corner kick. The 25 year old scored 14 goals and had five assists last season.

Lucas Beltrán also made his Fiorentina debut as he came on as a substitute in the second half.

NICOLÁS GONZÁLEZ!pic.twitter.com/9DZhD3KUMt

— Mundo Albiceleste ⭐🌟⭐🇦🇷 (@MundoAlbicelest) August 19, 2023

Mauro Icardi scored twice for Galatasaray in their 2-0 win vs. Trabzonspor.

Icardi cannot stop scoring goals for Galatasaray. The Argentine has now made it three goals since the start of the season for his club, having previously scored in a Champions League qualifying match.

With the score at 0-0, the ball fell to the 30 year old and he would dink the goalkeeper to give Galatasaray the 1-0 lead. The Argentine would also score during injury time of the second half.

A cross into the penalty area and Icardi would score with a header to make it 2-0 to the reigning Turkish league champions.

Icardi ilk gol Spikersiz 🔥🔥 @MauroIcardi
Icardi first Goal pic.twitter.com/2jaJbA73MS

— GalaFHD1905erman (@fhd1905erman) August 19, 2023

Icardi ikinci gol Spikersiz @MauroIcardi
Icardi second Goal pic.twitter.com/Xll2UVdhyG

— GalaFHD1905erman (@fhd1905erman) August 19, 2023

On this day in 2008, Argentina defeated Brazil in the semi finals of the Olympics.

It has already been 15 years since Argentina eliminated Brazil in Beijing with two goals from Sergio Agüero and one by Juan Román Riquelme. Argentina Olympic coach Sergio Batista started the following eleven players:

Sergio Romero, Ezequiel Garay, Fabián Monzón, Pablo Zabaleta, Nicolás Pareja, Fernando Gago, Javier Mascherano, Ángel Di María, Juan Román Riquelme, Lionel Messi and Sergio Agüero.

It was Sergio Romero’s first start at the Olympics as he was substituted on for Oscar Ustari against the Netherlands. Romero would keep a clean sheet at the Olympics.

The first goal came through an Angel Di Maria assist as he crossed the ball inside the penalty area and Agüero would hit it with his chest and score to give Argentina the 1-0 lead.

Lionel Messi would play a part in the second goal as he would play a pass to Ezequiel Garay and he would pass it into the penalty area and Agüero would score from close range.

Agüero would play a role in the third goal as he was taken down inside the penalty area and Argentina were awarded a penalty kick. It was Riquelme who took it and he would aim towards the middle and score to make it 3-0 for Argentina.

Alexis Mac Allister was red carded for Liverpool in their 3-1 win vs. Bournemouth.

Mac Allister received his first red card of his career and one that is controversial. The 24 year old went in on a challenge to win the ball but missed it and got Christie’s foot instead.

The referee deemed it a red card but one which got people talking. Gary Lineker took to Twitter/X and wrote that the red was “nonsense” and that the “referee and VAR at Anfield having a poor day.”

Mac Allister is sent off for this challenge 🟥

Good decision?#LFC #LIVBOU pic.twitter.com/jzHIXDj8ly

— Scotty👹 (@UTDxScotty) August 19, 2023