Ezequiel Chimy Ávila scored the only goal of the match for Osasuna in their 1-0 win vs. Villarreal.
Chimy Ávila reached four league goals this season for Osasuna, scoring his first goal of the new year. A cross sent into the penalty area found Ávila and a great header by the 28 year old as he gave Osasuna the 1-0 lead.
Ávila was not the only Argentine in the match as Geronimo Rulli was the goalkeeper for Villarreal and Gio Lo Celso started up front for them.
Paulo Dybala is injured and will not play for Juventus against Spezia.
Dybala was unable to finish the Juventus training session as coach Allegri confirmed that he will not play in their Serie A match on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference, here is what coach Allegri had to say regarding Dybala’s injury:
“Paulo Dybala left training early yesterday. He felt some pain in his thigh, so he won’t be available tomorrow. We’re trying our best to understand the nature of his injuries.”
Argentina play two World Cup qualifying matches in March. The first is on March 25 against Venezuela with the second against Ecuador on March 29 in the last qualifying match of the month.
Lisandro Martinez spoke about Argentina at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Cristian Romero of Tottenham Hotspur and Ajax.
Martinez has been one of the best young defenders in the world. Part of the Argentina national team which won the Copa America, Martinez spoke with TyC Sports about Argentina and the World Cup. Here is what he had to say:
“We are very good, we are a lot better as a team. We are not thinking much about the future but rather about working, enjoying being there, which is sometimes difficult to enjoy. With humility, simplicity, a lot of work.
“Taking things easy, nothing about us being the favorites or reading the stories that we are going to win because that is where we are going to make mistakes. I think we are on the right track and we have to continue this way.”
Regarding his Argentina team mate Cristian Romero:
“I am very good friends with Cuti since the U20 team. Since we are from the outskirts (not from Buenos Aires), he was from Cordoba, I Was living in Rosario because I was playing at Newell’s. We had to stay three days at the training camp and we formed a nice friendship.
“He is an animal, a very mature player, calm, he takes very good decisions and in the duels, he goes and he kills you. He is a phenomenon and his current form makes me very happy, he still doesn’t have a ceiling.”
In regards to where he plays on the pitch:
“Although at Defensa y Justicia I was playing as a center back, I came to Ajax and I was already a versatile player and played as a full back, midfielder or central midfielder. I could do it because I had the knowledge.
“At Ajax, there were many matches in midfield but they tried me as a full back and as a center back, I was able to stand out as a center back. With more matches, one gains more confidence and more experience.
“They are different systems. At Ajax we train every day and with the national team, at times, we just have enough time. But when we are there, we try to do things as quickly as possible. We don’t have much time and we have to do what the coach asks of us, which is to play simple.”
Argentina against Venezuela in the World Cup qualifiers will not be played at the Monumental.
The Copa America champions will be playing a World Cup qualifier at home in March against Venezuela. However, the match will not be played at the Monumental, which was previously announced.
Instead, the match will have to be moved. According to TyC Sports, there will be work done at the stadium and the match will have to be played at another stadium. Per the report, Boca’s La Bombonera is a possible venue for the match.
Velez Sarsfield’s stadium is also another venue. As we reported, the match will be played on March 25 before playing Ecuador in their last World Cup qualifying match of the month.
Lautaro Martínez scored a hat trick for Inter as he reached 14 league goals for the season.
Martínez shut his critics up with a Man of the Match performance for Inter. The Argentine scored three times in a 5-0 win vs. Salernitana. He had not scored in eight league matches prior to his three goals.
The 24 year old opened the scoring as a pass into the penalty area found the Argentine who timed his run to perfection. He would control the ball and his effort on goal made it 1-0 for Inter.
However, Lautaro would double their lead. A through ball to the Argentine as he held his composure and with several Salernitana players inside the penalty area, he would get his effort in on goal and score.
His hat trick would come in the second half. A cross into the penalty area and his first time effort made it 3-0 as he reached 14 goals and reaching 51 Serie A goals for the club.
