Equi Fernández is set to miss seven to eight weeks for Bayer Leverkusen.
Fernández will miss the rest of the year after suffering an injury. Bayer Leverkusen announced on Monday that the 23 year old suffered a ligament injury in his left knee during their match againat SC Freiburg.
The club announced that he will miss seven to eight weeks. The Argentina national team play Angola on November 14 in a friendly match.
Lionel Messi has been nominated for the FIFPro World XI team.
Messi makes the nominees list once more. He has been included in the team a record 17 times, spanning from 2007 until 2023, having not been included in the 2024 team of the year.
The 38 year old is the only Argentine part of the 26 player short list. Here are the players nominated:
Goalkeepers:
Alisson Becker (Liverpool, Brazil)
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain / Manchester City, Italy)
Defenders:
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool / Real Madrid, England)
Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona, Spain)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands)
Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain, Morocco)
Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil)
Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal)
William Saliba (Arsenal, France)
Midfielders:
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City / Napoli, Belgium)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid / AC Milan, Croatia)
Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal)
Cole Palmer (Chelsea, England)
Pedri (Barcelona, Spain)
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid, Uruguay)
Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal)
Forwards:
Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)
Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid, France)
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, Argentina)
Raphinha (Barcelona, Brazil)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr, Portugal)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona, Spain)
Joaquín Panichelli scored or Strasbourg in their 2-1 loss against Lyon.
Panichelli made it nine goals in 10 matches with Strasbourg, five goals in his last three matches in the league. With the score at 0-0, it was a cross inside the penalty area which found the Argentine and he headed the ball and scored to give Strasbourg the 1-0 lead.
Lyon would draw level through an own goal from Ismael Doukoure. Valentín Barco would foul inside the penalty area and Lyon were awarded a penalty kick but it was saved by the goalkeeper.
A late goal from Afonso Moreira meant that Nicolás Tagliafico’s team would get the 2-1 win.
Santiago Castro scored for Bologna in the 2-2 draw against Fiorentina at the Artemio Franchi Stadium on Matchday 8 of Serie A.
The 21-year-old opened the scoring in the 24th minute with a powerful right-footed volley inside the box. The goal gave Bologna an early lead and earned praise for the former Vélez Sarsfield striker, who continues to gain confidence in Serie A.
Paulo Dybala scored the only goal in Roma’s 1-0 away win over Sassuolo in the eighth round of Serie A.
The Argentine forward found the net in the 16th minute, reacting quickly inside the box to a rebound left by the opposing goalkeeper. After scoring, he celebrated by placing the ball under his shirt in dedication to his partner, Oriana Sabatini, as they await the birth of their daughter.
Dybala started the match, completing 22 of 28 passes before being substituted in the 66th minute by Matías Soulé. The victory keeps Roma in second place in the Serie A table.
