Alexis Mac Allister had an assist for Liverpool in their 4-2 win against Bournemouth.
Mac Allister was in the starting eleven for the Premier League champions in their first league match of the season. With the score at 0-0, Mac Allister played a pass in to Hugo Ekitike who scored to give Liverpool the 1-0 lead.
The 26 year old played 72 minutes before being substituted out. For Bournemouth, Marcos Senesi started while Julio Soler was an unused substitute.
Lionel Messi is set to make his return for Inter Miami after recovering from a muscle injury, head coach Javier Mascherano confirmed on Friday.
Messi had been sidelined since being forced off early in Inter Miami’s dramatic Leagues Cup shootout win over Fernando Gago’s Necaxa. His absence saw the team defeat Pumas 3-1 in the same competition but suffer a heavy 4-1 loss to rivals Orlando City in Major League Soccer.
“Leo is doing well. He’s been training with the team since Wednesday, and unless something unexpected happens in today’s session, he’ll be in the squad for tomorrow’s match,” Mascherano told reporters ahead of Saturday’s clash with LA Galaxy at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.
The coach also confirmed the return of Rodrigo De Paul, who had been away due to visa issues. “Rodrigo joins today. The process took a bit longer than expected, but he’ll be in the squad,” Mascherano said.
Mascherano addressed the recent departure of midfielder Federico Redondo to Spain’s Elche, admitting the move came together quickly. “He wanted the opportunity, and things advanced fast. We’ve lost a few players, but we’ve also recovered some we couldn’t count on for a long time. The squad feels more balanced now, and if the right opportunity comes in the final week of the transfer window, we might add one more,” he concluded.
Messi’s return will be followed in both Miami and Argentina, with Scaloni looking to have him available for the next international window.
The Premier League season begins on Friday with 16 Argentina players in the league.
Alexis Mac Allister won last season’s Premier League title with Liverpool and they will play against Bournemouth in the first match of the season.
Here are the 16 Argentina players in the Premier League:
Aston Villa: Emiliano Martínez, Emiliano Buendía
Bournemouth: Julio Soler, Marcos Senesi
Brighton: Facundo Buonanotte
Chelsea: Enzo Fernández, Aarón Anselmino
Crystal Palace: Walter Benítez
Everton: Carlos Alcaraz
Liverpool: Alexis Mac Allister
Manchester City: Claudio Echeverri
Manchester United: Lisandro Martínez, Alejandro Garnacho
Nottingham Forest: Nicolás Dominguez
Tottenham Hotspur: Cristian Romero
West Ham United: Guido Rodríguez
Here are the matches for the first match day:
Friday:
Liverpool vs. Bournemouth
Saturday:
Aston Villa vs. Newcastle United
Brighton vs. Fulham
Sunderland vs. West Ham
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Burnley
Wolves vs. Manchester City
Sunday:
Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest vs. Brentford
Manchester United vs. Arsenal
Leeds United vs. Everton
Mariano Troilo is very close to joining Parma.
Troilo could be joining the Serie A club from Belgrano. According to César Luis Merlo, the 22 year old centre back is set to join them for €6.5 million plus €1 million in bonuses on a five year deal.
The Argentine was previously called up to the Argentina national team in May of this year.
Atletico Madrid have opened talks with Juventus for Nicolás González.
Diego Simeone could be signing another Argentine. According to Fabrizio Romano, Atletico have opened talks to sign the Argentine.
The move could be permanent with talks ongoing.
