Gio Simeone scored for Napoli in their 6-1 win vs. Ajax.
Simeone was brought on as a susbtitute for Napoli and scored his second goal in the Champions League. A pass into Simeone in the penalty area and he would score to make it 6-1 for Napoli.
The 27 year old now has two goals in the Champions League, his first against Liverpool.
Gio Simeone with a goal for Napoli vs. Ajax! 🔥🇦🇷pic.twitter.com/ePOwMOyf6e
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) October 4, 2022
Alejandro Garnacho scored for the Manchester United 21 team in their 2-1 win vs. Barrow.
Garnacho scored in the 90th minute to give the Manchester United U21 team the win. The 18 year old has played for the main team in the Premier League but is back with the youth team.
With United drawing 1-1, the ball fell to the Argentine outside of the penalty area as he dribbled towards goal and a score to give United the win.
He has been part of the Argentina U20 team coached by Javier Mascherano and has trained with the Argentina national team.
Alejandro Garnacho with a goal for Manchester United’s U21 vs. Barrow. This via @academyarenaUTD. 🔥🇦🇷pic.twitter.com/mqjCuRzKVL
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) October 4, 2022
Leonardo Balerdi scored for Marseille in their 4-1 win vs. Sporting.
Balerdi started and scored for Marseille. It was a corner kick for Marseille and a towering header by Balerdi gave Marseille the 3-1 lead.
The 23 year old Argentine signed with the club last season after spending a season on loan with them from Borussia Dortmund.
GOAL LEONARDO BALERDI FOR MARSEILLE! pic.twitter.com/bN03i54Irw
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) October 4, 2022
Leonardo Balerdi with Marseille vs. Sporting. 🇦🇷
✅ 100% aerial battles won (2/2)
✅ 100% ground duel battles won (1/1)
✅ 100% successful tackles (1/1)
✅ 100% successful long balls attempted (1/1)
This via @MozoFootball. pic.twitter.com/AFE3l4uTU3— Mundo Albiceleste 🇦🇷 (@MundoAlbicelest) October 4, 2022
The Champions League continues on Tuesday with a possibility of 11 Argentine players taking part in the games.
Leonardo Balerdi and Marseille host Sporting in the early game on Tuesday. Marseille presently lead 2-1 in the first half.
Lautaro Martínez and Joaquín Correa host FC Barcelona. Lautaro is a doubt for the game while Correa is healthy.
Rodrigo De Paul, Ángel Correa and Nahuel Molina travel to play Club Brugge. Simeone’s Atletico Madrid are on three points after two games.
Lucas Ocampos and Ajax host Gio Simeone and Napoli. Ajax are on three points with Napoli leading the group with six points.
Lucas Alario and Eintracht Frankfurt host Cristian Cuti Romero and Tottenham Hotspur. Both teams are on three points in the group. Here are the games involving Argentine players:
Olympique Marseille (Leonardo Balerdi) vs. Sporting
Inter (Lautaro Martínez and Joaquín Correa) vs. FC Barcelona
Atletico Madrid (Rodrigo De Paul, Ángel Correa and Nahuel Molina) vs. Club Brugge
Ajax (Lucas Ocampos) vs. Napoli (Gio Simeone)
Eintracht Frankfurt (Lucas Alario) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Cristian Cuti Romero)
Gonzalo Higuaín has announced his retirement from football.
Higuaín has stated that he will be retiring from football at the end of the 2022 MLS season. Presently with Inter Miami, the 34 year old s scored 364 goals in his entire career.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Higuaín stated that this would be his final season. Here is what he had to say:
“My biggest motivation is helping my teammates I think the best gift that I can give to my teammates is to be able to retire as a champion with them because they’ve been there with me, they’ve seen me during my downs this year and they’ve helped me throughout this path. Not only players, but physios staff, my brother, my family and this is for all of them as well.
“I want to retire here as a champion, like I deserve to retire and it would be a very special dream. I know there’s two games left and we really hope that the fans come to the stadium and pack the stadium because it’s very important for us. And then once we get to playoffs, the story is different and my dream is to retire as a champion with all my teammates.
“Football has given me a lot. I leave having given all of me and more. Thank you to everyone. The time to say goodbye has arrived.”
The Argentine first started at River Plate where he played 15 games. He would join European giants Real Madrid, where he would win several trophies at the club and score 121 goals.
He would join Napoli and score 91 goals, with 36 of them coming in one season. At Napoli, he would win the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana at the club.
Juventus was his next club, scoring 66 goals and winning three league trophies. He wouldjoin AC Milan where he scored eight goals and after that Chelsea where he would score five goals.
Inter Miami is his present club. He has scored 27 goals in the MLS.
With the Argentina national team, he scored in his debut game. The historical 2-1 win vs. Peru, he would make his debut and score the first goal of the game.
For several years, he would form part of the fantastic four with Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria and Sergio Aguero. A scorer of many big goals, his biggest with the Argentina national team was at the 2014 World Cup vs. Belgium.
His goal against Belgium took Argentina to their first semi finals of a World Cup in 24 years. A finalist of three tournaments with the national team, Higuaín is often remembered for his miss in the World Cup final.
