Franco Russo scored for Mallorca in their 2-1 win vs. Atletico Madrid.
Russo got his first goal for Mallorca as the 27 year old scored a flying header to draw Mallorca level. The Argentine joined Mallorca back in 2018, with this goal being the first for the club.
Paulo Dybala scored for Juventus in their 2-0 win vs. Genoa.
Dybala found the back of the net once more. With Juventus leading 1-0, the Argentina received the ball inside the penalty area as he drifted left and his shot hit the inside of the side of the net to give Juventus the 2-0 lead.
The 28 year old has now scored 5 goals in 12 matches in the league this season.
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Giovanni Simeone scored twice for Verona in their 4-3 win vs. Venezia.
Simeone has reached 11 goals for Verona this season as his great form continues. With Venezia leading 3-2, Simeone who draw Verona level with a chip goal.
The Argentine would make it 4-3 with a goal from long range, placing the ball into the top corner of the net. With 11 goals in 15 matches this season, the 26 year old would be trying to be included in the Argentina national team squad for the January World Cup qualifying matches.
Lucas Ocampos scored as Marcos Acuña assisted for Sevilla in their 1-0 win vs. Villarreal.
Ocampos continues his great form this season. After having been left out of the recent Argentina national team squads, it has been a redemption season for the 27 year old. He now has five goals and two assists in his last eight matches for Sevilla.
It was Marcos Acuña, who has been in the form of his career who assisted the goal. Acuña would intercept and steal the ball and send in a cross which found Ocampos who scored from close range.
Roberto Ayala spoke about the Argentina national team, Lionel Messi and Nicolas Otamendi.
Ayala played over a century of matches for the Argentina national team. He is also part of the current Argentina national team coaching staff which won the 2021 Copa America. Speaking in an interview with ESPN, here is what Ayala had to say about the team:
“We don’t have the chance to play European teams. It’s important because they will play us differently.
“There is still a long way to go. Each one has to think about the World Cup and not fall asleep. It’s going to be an important race and while some may have already secured a place, they will have to defend it every Sunday.
“I think the pandemic helped helped the change, playing without fans helped. With fans, things can get complicated if a player doesn’t play well. We are doing a change, if someone doesn’t play a good game, people will start to put pressure that you have to win.”
In regards to Lionel Messi and being captain:
“I saw a tremendous change. We know what he is in terms of football compared to the others but from the words and examples, I see him another way, differently. He is a captain in every sense, not just on the pitch but off it.”
He also spoke about Lionel Messi’s speech before the 2021 Copa America final to his Argentina team mates:
“What he did before the final was impressive, it made me want to go out there and play, it was very nice. I’m happy for him because he deserves it. He has always said yes, he has always been available to come. He doesn’t care that they criticized him and that hr hadn’t won. He continued to insist, he wanted to be here and wanted to be part of this group.”
Regarding the last match when Nicolas Otamendi used his elbow in the World Cup qualifier:
“Things like in the last match cannot happen. They will leave you out of the World Cup. They are details.”
