Lionel Messi scored for Inter Miami in their 3-1 win against Sporting KC.
Messi made it two goals in two matches for Inter Miami against Sporting KC, qualifying the team to the Round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The Argentine scored in the first match, a 1-0 win and also scored the first goal of the game in the second leg.
With the score at 0-0, the ball fell to Messi inside the penalty area and he chested the ball, controlling it and struck it on the volley and scored to give Inter Miami the 1-0 lead. He was substituted out in the second half with Inter having played three matches in less than a week.
Oscar Ustari, Tomás Avilés, Tadeo Allende and Federico Redondo also started the match for Inter Miami.
Julián Álvarez scored for Atletico Madrid in their 4-4 draw in the Copa del Rey against FC Barcelona.
Álvarez reached 20 goals with Atletico Madrid in their draw, scoring in the first minute of the match. Atletico were awarded a free kick and the initial header was flicked by Lenglet and it fell to the Argentine who scored to give Atletico the 1-0 lead.
Minutes later, Álvarez played a ball in to Antoine Griezmann who scored to give Atletico the 2-0 lead, six minutes into the game. Barcelona would take a 4-2 lead but Atletico would score to make it 4-3, with Ángel getting the assist for Marcos Llorente’s goal.
Diego Simeone’s team would draw level in injury time to make it 4-4 with Alexander Sørloth scoring.
Juan Musso, Rodrigo De Paul, Giuliano Simeone and Julián Álvarez would start with Nahuel Molina being brought on as a substitute.
For years, Argentine football clubs have faced financial difficulties in developing young talent. Many promising players leave at an early age due to a lack of resources, leaving clubs without long-term financial benefits. Win Investments is looking to change that by allowing fans to invest in clubs through digital contracts, providing financial backing while benefiting from player transfers.
In an exclusive interview with Mundo Albiceleste, Santiago Roncoroni, Commercial Director of Win Investments, explained how this innovative platform is revolutionizing football financing.
Turning Football’s Solidarity Mechanism Into an Investment Opportunity
Win Investments was founded by Valentín Jaremchuk, Gonzalo Busnadiego, Roberta Werthein, Agustina Román and Juan Riquero, a team that identified a major financial gap in Argentine youth football. The idea came from Janenchuk and Busnadiego, both from Comodoro Rivadavia, home to one of Argentina’s most important youth academies in the southern region.
“We saw a huge need in developmental clubs,” Roncoroni explained. “Clubs train players from a young age but often lack financial support, which is why so many players leave early.”
The platform is built on FIFA’s Solidarity Mechanism, a regulation introduced in 2001 that rewards clubs for developing players. When a player who has been trained at a club between the ages of 12 and 23 is transferred, their former clubs receive a percentage of the transfer fee (ranging from 0.25% to 5%).
“At Win Investments, we digitalize this real-world right,” Roncoroni said. “This allows clubs to access funds by selling digital tokens that represent future transfer percentages.”
AFA Partnership: Bringing Clubs a Risk-Free Financial Tool
A major step forward for Win Investments came with its official agreement with the Argentine Football Association (AFA). This deal allows all Argentine clubs to use the platform to secure funding at no cost or risk.
“We reached an agreement with AFA to institutionalize our tool,” Roncoroni confirmed. “It means clubs across Argentina can now use this financing method, bringing in funds from all over the world without having to invest anything themselves.”
AFA was immediately interested in the initiative, seeing it as a new source of revenue for clubs. “It’s like opening a new financial door that wasn’t available before,” Roncoroni added. “Every token purchase goes directly to clubs, helping them invest in infrastructure, training, and keeping their young talents for longer.”
Which Players Can You Invest In?
Win Investments works with 16 clubs across 8 Latin American countries, giving investors a chance to support rising stars who could be the next big names in football.
While you can invest in top players like Alexis Mac Allister, Emiliano Martínez, and Nicolás González, fans also have the opportunity to invest in young talents including (among others):
Nehuén Pérez
Juan Nardoni
Facundo Farías
Tomás Avilés
Tomás Conechny
Fausto Vera
How to Invest in Argentine Players From Anywhere in the World
Fans can invest through the Win Investments website. Signing up is simple, and users just need to complete a quick verification process.
However, investors in the United States cannot join yet due to legal restrictions. Roncoroni confirmed that the company is working on this issue, but there is no official date for when U.S. fans will be able to invest.
“We are working on the legal side to allow U.S. citizens to participate,” he explained. “It’s something we plan to do, but we can’t say exactly when it will be ready.”
Why Argentina Is a Hotspot for Football Investments
Argentina is the second-largest exporter of football talent in the world, behind only Brazil. This makes it an attractive market for football investments, as many Argentine players move to top European clubs for big transfer fees.
“We’ve had investors from all over the world, even from Asia,” Roncoroni said. “Argentine players have a global reputation, and people love the idea of owning a small share of their future transfer.”
According to Roncoroni, Brazil ranks No. 1 in football exports, Argentina is No. 2, and Colombia is No. 5. This highlights Argentina’s consistent production of high-quality football talent.
“For the first time, people outside the football industry can participate in transfers,” Roncoroni added. “It’s a unique opportunity to be part of the business side of the sport.”
Football Investments Made Simple
Win Investments is changing the way clubs and fans interact with football finance. By giving supporters the opportunity to directly contribute to a club’s success, the platform is making football investment more democratic and accessible.
“As a company, our ultimate goal is to make a small but meaningful contribution to football history,” Roncoroni concluded.
Nicolás Tagliafico has spoken about Julio Soler and Valentín Barco being the future left backs of the Argentina national team.
Tagliafico and Marcos Acuña have been the two left backs for the Argentina national team for several years. With Tagliafico being 32 years old and Acuña being 33 years old, Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni could be looking to bring in younger left backs.
Julio Soler has never played with the senior national team while Valentín Barco has been in and out of the team. Speaking in an interview with Infobae, here is what Tagliafico had to say about future left backs for Argentina:
“Soler now that he has left for Europe. There is Colo Barco, who alternates there a bit laterally, higher up. It’s hard to develop players in that position. Not only on the left, but also on the right.
“I feel that, in my time, it happened that the fullback was used as a center back or played higher up. If he was very skilful, they moved him up and if he was very rough, very sturdy, they moved him to center back, as if they didn’t form a fullback.
“I was lucky to have Silvio Marzolini as coordinator at the time in Banfield, the best fullback, I didn’t see him play, but they say he was one of the best fullbacks in the history of Argentina.
“I was lucky that he told me: ‘No, come as a fullback’ and I played as a fullback all my life, but I think that today the fullback is not given the necessary importance and in football it is used a lot today”.
On this day in 1993, the Argentina national team won the Artemio Franchi trophy.
The Argentina national team defeated Denmark 1-1, 5-4 on penalty kicks. Claudio Caniggia scored the only goal for Argentina while Nestor Craviotto scored an own goal for Denmark and the match would go to penalties.
Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistuta, Diego Simeone, Alejandro Mancuso, Claudio Caniggia and Julio Saldaña took the penalty kicks for Argentina. Caniggia would miss his with the rest scoring and Argentina would lift the Cup.
