Paulo Dybala scored as he reached 11 league goals for AS Roma.
Dybala now has 11 goals in the league, 15 in all competitions this season. The Argentine scored the only goal of the match in Roma’s 1-0 win vs. Torino.
AS Roma were awarded a penalty kick and it was the World Cup winner who took it and scored just as he did in the World Cup final. He has now scored two goals in his last two matches, three goals in his last four matches.
Facundo Medina scored for Lens in their 2-1 win vs. Strasbourg.
Medina would score his second goal of the season in Ligue 1 and it would be the goal which would give Lens the 2-0 lead. The ball would fall to the Argentine and from the edge of the penalty area, he would strike with his left foot and score.
The 23 year old has been a regular starter for Lens this season.
Marcos Acuña scored and was red carded for Sevilla in their 2-2 draw vs. Celta.
Acuña scored his third goal of the season in La Liga to give Sevilla the 2-0 lead. The Argentine would intercept a pass in midfield and his left footed effort from distance would beat the goalkeeper.
He would go on to get a straight red card after Celta drew level. Gonzalo Montiel and Erik Lamela also played for Sevilla.
The Argentina U17 team won 3-0 vs. Peru at the Sudamericano.
Diego Placente’s Argentina U17 team have now qualified for the last round of the Sudamericano after their win. Making it three wins out of three, Claudio Echeverri opened the scoring with a fantastic individual goal.
Echeverri would get through is marker and chip the goalkeeper to give Argentina the 1-0 lead. Agustín Roberto would make it 2-0 for Argentina as a cross inside the penalty area found the Argentine and he would score.
Claudio Echeverri would make it 3-0 as he would score his second goal of the match. A low pass into the penalty area and he would score his third goal of the tournament.
Argentina play Paraguay on Saturday.
The Argentina national team are ranked number ne in the FIFA rankings.
World Cup winners Argentina return to the number one spot in the FIFA rankings after five years. Lionel Scaloni’s team now have the number one ranking accolade to go with their World Cup trophy.
Argentina are ranked first ahead of France who are second. Brazil are third while Belgium, England, Netherlands, Croatia, Italy, Portugal and Spain make up the rest of the top ten.
World Cup, Copa America and Finalissima champions Argentina are ranked number 1 in the FIFA rankings! pic.twitter.com/DlHW0nI7DQ
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) April 6, 2023
