Lautaro Martínez signed his first “hat-trick” with the Inter Milan shirt in the victory against Crotone (6-2).
The Argentina striker made his second Serie A game watching the goal and reached nine TDs in the tournament.
In Spain, Uruguayan Luis Suárez contributed a goal and an assist to the victory against Alavés (2-1) with which Atlético de Madrid managed to stay at the top of the table with a two-point advantage.
After the dispute in the big European leagues, the eleven of the day is formed by the following players (3-4-3): Agustín Marchesín – José María Giménez, Ronald Araújo, Iago Amaral – Lionel Messi, Joao Pedro, Matheus Nunes, Rodrigo Bentancur – Lautaro Martínez, Luis Suárez and Duván Zapata.
Goalie:
Agustín Marchesín (Porto / ARG): The Argentine goalkeeper signed his fifth clean sheet in 11 games in the Portuguese Liga NOS to help the ‘Dragons’ secure victory against Moreirense (3-0).
Defenders:
José María Giménez (Atlético de Madrid / URU): The central defender ‘charrúa’ returned to starting position to play his 200th game with the Atlético de Madrid shirt in the victory against Alavés (2-1). “Huge victory! First three very important points of 2021 ”, underlined the player through a message on his social networks.
Ronald Araújo (Barcelona / URU) The 21-year-old defender played his fifth consecutive league game as a starter in Barca’s 1-0 win over Huesca.
The Uruguayan central defender put in an exceptional performance, contributing with six defensive actions.
Iago Amaral (Augsburg / BRA): The left-back scored his first goal of the campaign for Augsburg to secure all three points after beating Cologne (1-0).
“After this important victory and 19 points in 14 games, the team can now show in the next games that they will continue with ease,” coach Heiko Herrlich told club media.
Flyers and midfielders:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona / ARG): The ‘Flea’ reached 500 games played in the League in the victory against Huesca (1-0) by appearing with an assist.
Joao Pedro (Cagliari / BRA): The Brazilian midfielder scored the goal for the Sardinian side in the loss to Napoli (4-1).
Although his score only served as a temporary 1-1 draw, the 28-year-old managed to turn two games together, scoring to reach nine goals in the Italian tournament.
Matheus Nunes (Sporting / BRA): The midfielder came from the bench to score the goal that sealed the victory against Braga (2-0) who provided leadership to the Lisbon team, who extended their streak to 12 matches in Liga NOS without knowing it, defeat after ten wins and two draws.
Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus / URU): The midfielder scored his second assist of the season in the victory against Udinese (4-1).
Bentancur was in charge of putting the service so that Cristiano Ronaldo signed partial 3-0 (70) after a heist in the half.
“We started with a good mentality and we did well in the second half, although we don’t have to concede that goal. We wanted this victory, ”he told Italian television after the match.
Attackers:
Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan / ARG): The ‘Toro’ signed their first ‘hat-trick’ since arriving in Europe in the victory against Crotone (6-2).
The Argentine striker, who has scored nine goals in 15 Serie A appearances so far this season, has reached 40 goals in the “neroazzurra” shirt.
Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid / URU): The “gunslinger” scored a goal and gave an assist in the victory against Alavés (2-1) who helped the “colchonero” team to retain the lead in the Spanish tournament .
Meanwhile, the ‘charrúa’ striker has reached nine goals in 12 games so far this season.
Duván Zapata (Atalanta / COL): The attacker recorded a “double” and an assist during the victory of “Dea” against Sassuolo (5-1).
The “Toro” have five touchdowns in 15 Serie A games.
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