The Argentina national team will play China and a European team in China in March.
Argentina will be playing two friendly matches in March. According to Gastón Edul, Argentina will play China in the month of March and a European opponent.
Possible opponents for Argentina are Croatia, Turkey, Czech Republic and Hungary. The matches would be between March 18 and March 26 during the FIFA window.
Lionel Messi won his 8th FIFA The Best Player of the Year award on Monday.
Despite not being the odds on favorite against Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland before the event, the Argentine legend won the Best Player of 2023 award. Messi tied with the Norwegian in 48 votes, but the World Cup winner surpassed him in the captains’ votes (107 to 64). Therefore, he won the award.
Leo was not present at the ceremony in London, same as his competitors, because he was in the middle of Inter Miami’s preseason.
Last year, Messi helped Paris Saint-Germain obtain the Ligue 1 title and was crucial in leading Inter Miami to win the Leagues Cup.
Ángel Di María scored and reached 10 goals for the season for Benfica in their 4-1 win vs. Rio Ave.
Di María continues to score. The 35 year old received the ball on the edge of the penalty area and his strike hit the roof and the top corner of the goal to give Benfica the 1-0 lead.
The Argentine has six goals and two assists in the league, one goal and one assist in the Champions League, two goals in the Alliaz Cup and one goal in the Portuguese Super Cup.
This angle of Ángel Di María's goal!pic.twitter.com/T7rYfYtxqL
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) January 14, 2024
Leandro Paredes scored for AS Roma in their 3-1 loss vs. AC Milan.
Paredes scored the only goal of the match for AS Roma in their loss. With Milan leadign 2-0, Roma were awarded a penalty and it was Paredes who took it.
The Argentine took it and went down the middle with the goalkeeper diving to his right and Paredes scored.
Leandro Paredes scores for AS Roma!pic.twitter.com/iZBssdhf5Y
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) January 14, 2024
Lucas Beltrán scored for Fiorentina in their 2-2 draw vs. Udinese on matchday 20 of the Serie A.
Beltrán scored the goal which drew Fiorentina level at 1-1 with a precise header coming from a cross on the right side of the field. The Argentine striker reached his sixth goal with Fiorentina.
Lucas Martínez Quarta started for Fiorentina and like Beltrán, played the whole 90 minutes, while Gino Infantino remained on the bench. In Udinese, the Argentines Nehuén Pérez and Roberto Pereyra played the entire match, while Lautaro Gianetti and Martín Payero remained on the bench.
Lucas Beltrán scores for Fiorentina!pic.twitter.com/ESMn2Ata12
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) January 14, 2024
