Paulo Dybala has been named as the AS Roma Player of the Month for October.
Dybala was voted by the fans as the team’s best player last month, scoring one goal and having one assist in four league matches.
The Argentine also had one goal in one Europa League match in October. The 31 year old missed four league matches due to a hamstring injury.
Lionel Messi scored for Inter Miami in their 2-1 loss against Nashville.
Messi got his third goal in the MLS playoffs against Nashville as their series is now tied 1-1 with a third game on Saturday. With Inter Miami leading the series 1-0, Nashville took a 2-0 lead in the match.
The Argentine received the ball inside the penalty area, he cut inside and his effort beat the goalkeeper for Inter Miami’s goal.
NOT. OVER. YET.
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) November 2, 2025
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Julián Álvarez and Thiago Almada both scored for Atletico Madrid in their 3-0 win against Sevilla.
Álvarez made it 37 goals for Atletico Madrid, making it seven goals in 11 league matches. With the score at 0-0, Giuliano Simeone was taken down in the penalty area and Atletico Madrid were awarded a penalty kick.
Up stepped the Argentine who went to the goalkeeper’s bottom right corner and with the goalkeeper diving the same way, Álvarez scored to give Atletico the 1-0 lead.
With Atletico Madrid leading 1-0, Simeone made a run down the right wing and found Thiago Almada inside the penalty area and Almada scored Atletico Madrid’s second goal of the match.
Thiago Almada would have an assist for Antoine Griezmann’s goal.
Giuliano Simeone and Nicolás González also started the match for Diego Simeone’s team while Nahuel Molina and Thiago Almada were substituted into the game.
Argentina will close out its 2025 international calendar with a long trip to Africa for its final FIFA international fixture of the year — a friendly against Angola, scheduled for November 14 in Luanda.
The match has drawn some criticism due to the perceived level of the opponent so close to the 2026 World Cup, but there’s a strong financial reason behind the decision to play it.
According to African outlets such as Sport News Africa, Angola agreed to pay an astonishing $12 million to host the world champions. Journalist Romain Molina reported that “several countries declined the opportunity because of the high appearance fees requested by Argentina, but Luanda accepted.”
“To host Argentina’s national team as part of the Independence Day celebrations during the November break, Angola will pay around $12 million,” Molina wrote on X.
For Angola, the motivation is clear — the rare opportunity to face Lionel Messi and Argentina’s world-class squad on home soil. The match is expected to generate major local interest, with the 48,000-seat stadium in Luanda likely to be sold out.
Currently, Angola sits 89th in the FIFA ranking, while Argentina is ranked 2nd, just behind Spain.
Lionel Messi has been nominated for the IFFHS Best Playmaker award.
Messi is one of the nominees for the award, having previously won the award in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2022. Here are the 15 players that are nominated:
Lionel Messi: Argentina, Inter Miami
Arda Güller: Turkey, Real Madrid
Bruno Fernandes: Portugal, Manchester United
Cole Palmer: England, Chelsea
Florian Wirtz: Germany, Bayer Leverkusen
Jude Bellingham: England, Real Madrid
Kevin De Bruyne: Belgium, Napoli
Lamine Yamal: Spain, FC Barcelona
Martin Ødegaard: Norway, Arsenql
Pedri: Spain, FC Barcelona
Vitinha: Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain
James Rodriguez: Colombia, Leon
Reo Hatate: Japan, Celtic
Mohammed Kudus: Ghana, West Ham
Malik Tillman: USA, Bayer Leverkusen
