Lautaro Martinez said Argentina would analyse Brazil s performance against Saudi Arabia ahead of a clash with their fierce rivals on Tuesday.
Argentina, now unbeaten in three games following a disappointing World Cup, will face the Selecao on the back of a 4-0 victory over Iraq that saw Martinez open his international account on his full debut.
The Inter forward headed home after 18 minutes in Riyadh, where Argentina dominated throughout and extended their lead via second-half goals from Roberto Pereyra, German Pezzella and Franco Cervi.
As well as giving Martinez his first start for Argentina, caretaker coach Lionel Scaloni fielded an inexperienced side in the absence of Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero.
Martinez told reporters: These p…
Hull City took a huge step forward in their bid to avoid Premier League relegation as Andrea Ranocchia s late header secured a dramatic 2-1 victory over West Ham.
On the back of three successive defeats that had seen speculation mount regarding Slaven Bilic s future, Andy Carroll s 50th Premier League goal had put West Ham ahead 18 minutes into Saturday s contest at the KCOM Stadium.
Hull head coach Silva has not lost a home game since March 30 2014, however, and the hosts reinvigorated by the half-time introduction of Kamil Grosicki fought back in the second period, Andrew Robertson drilling home at the culmination of a sublime counter-attack.
After Alfred N Diaye hit the woodwork it appeared that Hull would have to settle for a share of the spoils but, ultima…
Jarrod Bowen was close to tears as he celebrated scoring the goal which won West Ham the Europa Conference League.
Bowen raced on to Lucas Paqueta’s brilliant pass in the 90th minute and slotted past Pietro Terracciano to earn the Hammers a 2-1 victory over Fiorentina in Prague.
It secured the club’s first piece of silverware since the 1980 FA Cup and their first European trophy since 1965.
Bowen told BT Sport: “You always say you want to score in the last minute and to do it here in front of these fans, I thought I was going to cry.
“I’m so happy. We haven’t had the best season, myself included, but to do it tonight, I’m over the moon.
“I think in my position you make that run 10 times you might get that ball once. As soon as you …
Ruben Dias is confident Manchester City will thrive on the pressure in the Champions League final.
The City defender has no doubt his team-mates will step up to the challenge as they face Inter Milan in Istanbul on Saturday.
City have already claimed the domestic double after an outstanding late-season charge and they now stand just one win away from becoming European champions for the first time.
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Dias said: “We love the pressure, we love it. The pressure will make you run faster, jump higher, be more focused.
“That’s what these kind of games need and we need to embrace it. We enjoy the moment and we know what it means to our club, the fans, our families and we never forget to enjoy …
Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti believes it is unfair that Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder missed out on a Ballon d Or nomination.
The Inter midfielder was left off the final shortlist after the initial group of 23 candidates was narrowed to just three.
In a further slap for Sneijder, the three players who remain in the running for the prestigious award Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta are all from the same club, La Liga champions Barcelona.
Sneijder helped guide Inter to a historic treble last season, winning the Serie A, UEFA Champions League and Italian Cup titles in the same season, while also scoring five goals as the Netherlands made it to the final of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
And Moratti believes that Sneijder s ac…
Fulham assistant manager Mark Bowen has pleaded with the club s fans to give current manager Mark Hughes more time.
After a successful 2009/10 season that included the club reaching the Europa League final under former manager Roy Hodgson, Fulham have failed to meet expectations this campaign.
Hughes who took over in July has guided his side to just two English Premier League wins, with a 3-1 home defeat to lowly West Ham on Boxing Day (December 26) seeing Fulham slump into the relegation zone.
Hughes was the subject of several songs as the Craven Cottage faithful vented their disgust at the club s plight, with the west London club s winless streak now extending to eight matches.
When asked if the club s fans were too quick to criticise Hughes, Bowen sai…
Chelsea s 1-0 win at West Brom on Friday secured the club s fifth Premier League title, a fitting reward for a remarkable first season under Antonio Conte.
The Italian has masterminded a stunning return to the summit, after last season s defence of the 2014-15 crown saw Jose Mourinho sacked in December, the campaign ending in an embarrassing 10th-placed finish.
They left it late at The Hawthorns, Michy Batshuayi s 82nd-minute strike eventually securing the victory to see the Blues move 10 points clear of Tottenham, who have three matches to play.
Much of Chelsea s success this season can be attributed to Conte s switch to a 3-4-3 system following back-to-back defeats at the hands of Liverpool and Arsenal in September.
That change of formation prompted a…
With Sunday s win over Crotone in Turin, Juventus officially sealed their sixth consecutive Serie A title with a game to go.
It was not this weekend that the Turin giants really won the Scudetto, though. They did so before 2016-17 even started.
Having finished an astonishing 17 points clear of runners-up Roma in both 2014 and 2015, things went considerably less smoothly for Juventus last season. They earned just one win from their opening six fixtures and only on matchday 25 did they go top of the table for the first time. The Old Lady still finished nine points ahead of Napoli, but they were no longer untouchable.
And with Juve about to lose Alvaro Morata and Paul Pogba to Real Madrid and Manchester United respectively, Roma and Napoli will have fancied th…
Roberto Martinez says he has never seen carefree Eden Hazard work so hard and is also hopeful of having Kevin De Bruyne back to fitness for Belgium s clash with Denmark.
Hazard has been blighted by injuries during his two seasons at Real Madrid and was not deemed ready to start Belgium s 3-0 win over Russia in Saturday s Group B opener.
The 30-year-old played the final 18 minutes in Saint Petersburg – only his second international outing in 19 months, six days after coming on as a substitute against Croatia.
He managed only 18 touches of the ball during his time on the field, but Martinez is pleased with the progress being made by the Madrid forward to get back to his best.
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Paris Saint-Germain are set to welcome Olympique Marseille to the Parc des Princes on Sunday evening in what can be fairly described as the pick of the week when it comes to the third round of the 2020/21 Ligue 1 campaign. PSG may have been dominating the French football scene for a long time now, but Marseille have a more glorious history, particularly in European competitions, and the rivalry between these clubs is fierce.
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Having won the league title again at the end of the shortened last season, PSG went on to reach the Champions League final, but their hunt for glory there was stopped by the incredible Bayern Munich. It was certainly a shock and a great disappointment for the team whose desire to finally win …