With all eyes on the duel between Alexis Mac Allister and Enzo Fernández in the midfield of Chelsea vs. Liverpool, the Argentine world champion who ended up starring on Sunday in the Premier League was Cuti Romero, who scored a goal in Tottenham’s 2-2 draw as a visitor to Brentford and then had to be replaced by a blow.
There were barely two minutes into the game when Cuti collided his head with the local striker, the Frenchman Bryan Mbeumo; impact that did not prevent the former Belgrano de Córdoba from scoring, with a header, Tottenham 1-0 at 11 minutes of the first half.
Romero spared no effort in his header but he did in the celebration, asking his teammates for space while grimacing in pain. Post VAR endorsement, Cuti limited himself to clenching his fists while his DT prepared the change. The man from Cordoba signaled to him not to take him out, implying that everything was “ok”, but he still went out as a precaution.
All the subsequent emotions also came in the first part: Mbeumo equalized from a penalty at 26 and his compatriot Yoane Wissa made it 2-1 at home at 36; while Brazilian full-back Emerson matched it for Tottenham in discount. The midfielder Giovani Lo Celso was on the visitor’s bench, who had no minutes.
Later, Chelsea and Liverpool drew 1-1 in Mauricio Pochettino’s debut as blue manager. The Colombian Luis Díaz opened the account for the visit at 18 minutes while the French defender Axel Disasi, bought from Monaco in this market (45 million euros), matched it for the local at 37.
Both Enzo and Alexis played the entire game at Stamford Bridge and ended up with a yellow when it was time to ask for the account. For the former Argentines and Boca, who participated in the 1-0 play, it was also his debut under the orders of the German Jürgen Klopp after leaving Brighton in July for just 42 million.
“I’ve faced him several times, he’s a great player. I respect him a lot and I have a great relationship. I think today he showed why they paid what they paid for him, why he’s here. I’m happy for him,” Mac said. Allister on the exRiver, who punished his teammate during the match with a double kick.
As for the more specific numbers, Enzo hit 84 of 93 passes (90 percent effectiveness) while Alexis, with a more offensive role on his team, scored well on 46 of 52 (88 percent).
Tagliafico wet in France
Another world champion who had a screen this Sunday was the left-back Nicolás Tagliafico, scoring for Olympique de Lyon in the 2-1 defeat against Strasbourg for the first date of Ligue 1 in France.
The exBanfield and Independiente discounted for theirs two minutes from the end.
2023-08-14 00:25:08
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