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Roberto Pereyra scores for Udinese in 2-2 draw vs. Sassuolo

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Roberto Pereyra scored for Udinese in their 2-2 draw vs. Sassuolo.

Pereyra had a goal and an assist for Udinese, reaching two goals for the season. With the score at 0-0, Pereyra played a cross into the penalty area which found Lorenzo Lucca and he would score to give Udinese the 1-0 lead.

The Argentine would get the second goal of the match. The 32 year old would get the ball inside the penalty area and his effort from close range would beat the goalkeeper.

Nehuén Pérez also started the match as did Martín Payero and Payero would get red carded.

FC Barcelona coach Xavi speaks on potentially signing Claudio Echeverri

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FC Barcelona coach Xavi spoke about potentially signing Claudio Echeverri.

Xavi held a press conference on Friday and one of the topics that was brought up was about the 17 year old River Plate youngster. The Argentine impressed on a global scale at the 2023 U17 World Cup where he was one of the best players of the tournament and stole the show when he scored a hat trick against Brazil. Here is what Xavi had to say when asked about him:

“He is a talent. Beyond the 3 goals he scored against Brazil, he’s very talented.

“He is a differential footballer, but I am not in charge of that, this is something for the scouting area.”

Apple TV+ to release Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend documentary

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Apple TV+ announced that they will release a documentary called Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend.

Lionel Messi will be getting another documentary. The tech media giant announced on Friday that they will be releasing a four part documentary event on February 21 about Lionel Messi winning the World Cup.

The trailer has been released and shows clips of an interview with Messi, clips from the World Cup and Gary Lineker giving his thoughts on Messi.

Nicolás González substituted out injured for Fiorentina

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Nicolás González was substituted out injured for Fiorentina.

González suffered an injury during Fiorentina’s Europa Conference League match against Ferencvaros. The club announced that he has a muscle problem affecting the right thigh flexors.

Lionel Messi a finalist for the FIFA Best Men’s Player award

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Lionel Messi is a finalist for the FIFA Best Men’s Player award.

Messi is the current holder of the award, having won it for 2022 and is once more a finalist. The Best player in the world won the Ligue 1 with PSG and also became the all time top scorer in the top five European leagues.

Along with Messi, Kylian Mbappe was also nominated. Mbappe won Ligue 1, while being the top scorer and being named the Ligue 1 Player of the Year.

Erling Haaland is the third nominee. Haaland won the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup with Manchester City. He also won the Premier League Golden Boot and the 2022-2023 European Golden Shoe.