Enzo Fernández scored for Chelsea in their 3-1 loss against Brighton.
Fernández made it three goals in six matches with Chelsea, scoring in their loss. With the score at 0-0, James with a cross inside the penalty area found Enzo and the Argentine would head the ball and score to give Chelsea the 1-0 lead.
Trevoh Chalobah of Chelsea would get red carded and Brighton would score three goals to get the win. Alejandro Garnacho was an unused substitute while Facundo Buonanotte was not on the bench.
José Manuel López has renewed his contract with Palmeiras.
The Argentine will remain with the Brazilian club until December 2029. The club announced the renewal for the forward.
López joined Palmeiras in 2022 from Lanús and has scored 51 goals, assisting 13 times in 163 matches. He has seven goals this year in the Copa Libertadores and is joint top scorer.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni called-up the 24 year old to the Argentina national team for the September World Cup qualifying matches.
The Argentina U20 national team will play their first match of the U20 World Cup on Sunday against Cuba and the shirt numbers have been announced.
Diego Placente’s team trained in Chile as Placente had his entire team. Álvaro Montoro of Botafogo will wear the number 10 shirt with Alejo Sarco of Bayer Leverkusen wearing the number 9 shirt. Here are the shirt numbers:
1: Santino Barbi (Talleres)
2: Tobías Ramírez (Argentinos Juniors)
3: Julio Soler (Bournemouth)
4: Dylan Gorosito (Boca Juniors)
5: Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors)
6: Juan M. Villalba (Gimnasia y Esgrima la Plata)
7: Maher Carrizo (Velez Sarsfield)
8: Valentino Acuña (Newell’s Old Boys)
9: Alejo Sarco (Bayer Leverkusen)
10: Álvaro Montoro (Botafogo)
11: Ian Subiabre (River Plate)
12: Álvaro Busso (Velez Sarsfield)
13: Valente Pierani (Estudiantes de la Plata)
14: Santiago Fernández (Talleres)
15: Tomás Pérez (FC Porto)
16: Teo R. Pagano (San Lorenzo)
17: Mateo Silvetti (Inter Miami)
18: Tobías Andrada (Velez Sarsfield)
19: Santino Andino (Godoy Cruz)
20: Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica)
21: Alain Gómez (Valencia)
Argentina are in Group D with Italy, Australia and Cuba.
José Manuel López of Palmeiras has commented on wanting to being called up to the Argentina national team.
The 24 year old was part of the Argentina national team for the two World Cup qualifying matches earlier this month against Venezuela and Ecuador. He scored two goals for Palmeiras in their 3-1 win against River in the Copa Libertadores and spoke to GeGlobo after the match. Here is what he had to say:
“Nowadays, coaches watch everything, although perhaps not so much the Argentine press.
“I’m very happy here and I think they watched a lot of Palmeiras games before calling me up. I’m doing my job to the best of my ability.
“I hope I continue to get more call-ups, it’s a dream for me. The first one was spectacular and I enjoyed every moment, just as I always dreamed I would. I’m proud to represent my country.”
River Plate’s run in the 2025 Copa Libertadores ended in São Paulo after a 3-1 defeat against Palmeiras in the second leg of the quarterfinals at Allianz Parque.
Having lost 2-1 at home in the first leg, River needed a comeback to reach the semifinals. The Argentine side struck first when Maxi Salas scored early, reviving hopes of a comeback.
Palmeiras equalized through Vitor Roque in the second half before José Manuel López, known as “El Flaco,” decided the tie with two goals. López converted a penalty following Marcos Acuña’s red card and added another in stoppage time to seal the 3-1 result.
Palmeiras now advances to face the winner between Liga de Quito and São Paulo in the semifinals.
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