2023-10-26 02:01:49
25/10/2023 21:01hs.
Another intense day of the Champions League has passed, and the attention of the Old Continent is already focused on the other two major competitions: Europe and the Conference League. Both will have a large presence of Argentine soccer players.. Some, with the desire to establish themselves as candidates. Others, with the aim of overcoming a bad start. Who are they? When do they play? Against whom?
The Argentines in the Europa League
–Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool): Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool is the great candidate in the competition and has in its hands the great chance of setting foot in the next round of the Europa League. With Alexis surely as the central midfielder, and from 4:00 p.m., they will host Toulouse (ESPN) at Anfield. At the moment, they are leaders in Group E, with six points out of six.
–Germain Pezzella and Guido Rodriguez (Betis): Betis urgently needs to overcome a bad start to the competition and, starting at 1:45 p.m., they will visit Aris of Cyprus (ESPN). Manuel Pellegrini’s men, who lost 1-0 to Glasgow Rangers and beat Sparta Prague of the Czech Republic 2-1, are last in Group C, solely due to goal difference: they all have three points.
–Juan Musso and José Luis Palomino (Atalanta): Off to a great start in Serie A, Atalanta is set to be one of the teams that will put on a show in the Europa League. At the moment, they have won two games and will visit Sturm Graz against Austria, starting at 1:45 p.m. (ESPN2). While Palomino is injured, it will remain to be seen if Gasperini opts for Musso in goal or Marco Carnesecchi.
–Paulo Dybala and Leandro Paredes (Rome): With Dybala still injured, but with Paredes in the 11th, Roma needs to confirm its leadership in Group G by hosting, from 16:00, Slavia Prague from the Czech Republic (ESPN3). Both have six points, following two wins. Without the Jewel, Mourinho will surely appeal for the Belotti-Lukaku duo.
Alexis, Liverpool’s key player. (AP)
–Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen): Xabi Alonso’s team is the great revelation of the Bundesliga and seeks to extend its dominance, also, in the Europa League. After a 4-0 win over Hacken from Sweden and a 2-1 win over Molde from Norway, they will host Qarabag from Azerbaijan in Germany, starting at 4 p.m., with the aim of maintaining the perfect score (ESPN Extra).
–Leonardo Balerdi and Joaquín Correa (Marseille) – Sergio Araujo and Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens) : From 1:45 p.m., Olympique de Marseille will host AEK Athenas in France, with a great chance to take the top spot in Group B (Star+). At home, Balerdi will start, while Tucu is in doubt due to injury. On the side of Matías Almeyda’s team, Araujo will be in the 11th, while Ponce would arrive with discomfort.
–Nicolás Freire, Francisco Ortega and Santiago Hezze (Olympiacos): Difficult stop for Olympiacos that must visit London to face West Ham, the leader of Group A, from 1:45 p.m. (ESPN). Surely, Freire and Hezze will be on the Greek team from the start.
–Facundo Goodnight (Brighton) –Gaston Avila (Ajax): Both Argentines are in doubt for the duel between Brighton and Ajax, in England, starting at 4 p.m. (ESPN). Roberto De Zerbi has not used the former Central midfielder since September. On the other hand, Ávila is not a starter for Hedwiges Maduro. The Children of the Gods are 3rd, while the Seagulls are 4th.
–Kevin Mac Allister (Royal Union): Union Saint-Gilloise from Belgium has a serious chance of getting into the playoffs, if Liverpool is only in Group E. From 4 p.m., the former Argentinos Juniors defender’s team will host LASK from Austria and, if the results are given, he could finish the date 2nd (Star+).
Xabi Alonso is causing people to talk in the Bundesliga and the Europa League. (AP)
The Argentines in the Conference League
–Emiliano Martínez and Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa): Aston Villa, one of the teams that is joining the big fight in the Premier League, needs to get its direction back on track in the Conference. After having collected three points in the first two dates, they will visit AZ Alkmaar from the Netherlands, from 1:45 p.m. (Star+). The four teams in Group E have three units. The Draw, fixed. Buendía, injured until 2024.
–Agustín Doffo (Olimpija): In Group A, Doffo’s Olimpija has had two defeats and will be able to take its first points against Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag of the Faroe Islands, from 1:45 p.m. (Star+).
–Ignacio Aliseda and Milton Valenzuela (Lugano): Lugano is one of the big surprises in the Conference League: it is the leader of Group D, along with Bruges of Belgium, with four points. Precisely, from 1:45 p.m., it will be measured in France (Sta+). Unfortunately for them, both Aliseda and Valenzuela are injured.
–Matias Galarza (Genk): Genk seeks to consolidate its position in Group F and, starting at 4 p.m., it will host Ferencvaros (Star+). Galarza, the former Argentinos Juniors, is a regular bargaining chip for the Belgian team.
Draw, one of the figures of Unai Emery’s team. (REUTER)
–Lucas Martínez Quarta, Gino Infantino, Nicolás González and Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina): La Viola, one of the teams that started as a clear candidate in the competition, has still not been able to achieve victory and will seek to achieve its first victory against Čukarički of Serbia, since 16 (Star+). While Martínez Quarta and Nico González are emerging as starters, Beltrán will surely be part of the substitutes’ bench and it will be necessary to see if Infantino will be there (he was cited).
–Matías Tissera and Franco Russo (Ludogorets): Being one of the few teams in the Conference League to have achieved a perfect score in the first two rounds, Fenerbahce seeks to continue on its winning path. Tissera and Russo’s Ludogorets will face this, which has three units. It will be from 1:45 p.m., in Türkiye (Star+).
–Nicolás Gorosito (Spartak Trnava): From 4 p.m., Gorosito’s Spartak Trnava will host Norway’s Nordsjælland (Star´). The Argentine defender’s team has not yet been able to score points in the competition, following two defeats: 4-0 vs. Ludogorets and 2-1 vs. Fenerbahce.
–Ignatius Miramon (Lille): Lille, 2nd in Group A of the Conference League, will host Slovan Bratislava of Slovakia (Star+) in France, the current leader of the area. The former Gimnasia midfielder could have minutes at home.
Nico González, Fiorentina’s number 10. (EFE)
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