Scaloni played in Mallorca in 2008 / Photo: TW @RCD_Mallorca
Lionel Scalonitechnical director of the Argentine team world champion in Qatar 2022, gave the kick-off this Saturday in the match that Mallorca beat Valladolid 1-0local, in the continuity of the sixteenth date of the Spanish Football League.
The DT from Pujato, Santa Fe, He is a resident of the Balearic club where he served as a midfielder in the 2008 squad, he was applauded at the tribute by those present at the Mallorca Son Moix stadium and received a shirt with the number 5 and his name printed on the back as a gift.
On the field of play, the world champion coach said about his renewal with the Argentine national team that “we are working on it” and stressed that he is “in the dream place for any Argentine”.
Also, the 44-year-old coach expressed that he hopes to be remembered as a “good guy” and sent a message to the group he leads, looking to the future: “It won’t be very difficult to make them understand (the players) that you have to keep going and try to be on top”.
The local team prevailed with the goal of the Spanish striker Abdon Prats (49m. ST) and the Argentines were substitutes braian cufré, ex-Vélez Sarsfield; the defender Franco Russo and the steering wheel Rodrigo Battagliaex-Racing Club.
The result kept Mallorca in tenth place with 22 points and Valladolid dropped to thirteenth position with 17 points.
In addition, the Argentine defender Juan Foythalso champion of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, was a starter at Villarreal, which beat Real Madrid, one of the leaders, 2-1, at home, in LaLiga in Spain and placed in the qualifying zone for the next Champions League.
The Spanish forwards Yeremi Pino (2m. ST) and Gerard Moreno (18m. ST, from a penalty), converted to celebrate Villarreal’s third consecutive victory, while Real Madrid discounted with a conquest by the French attacker Karim Benzema (5m. ST , criminal)
The victory placed the Valencian team in fourth place with 27 points and in the European Champions League zone. Despite the defeat, Real Madrid remains at the forefront along with Barcelona with 38 units.
As a curious fact, Real Madrid presented in this match, for the first time in its history, an initial team without Spanish players, reported the Madrid sports newspaper Marca.
The day closed with Espanyol drawing, at home, 2-2 against Girona, which had the Argentines as starters Paulo Gazzinaga y Valentin Castellanos.
The Spanish midfielder Toni Villa (32m. PT) opened the scoring and the Venezuelan midfielder Yanguel Herrera (40m. ST) sealed the tie; while the Catalan team converted with the Spanish attackers Javi Puado (6m. ST) and Joselu (31m. ST).
With this result, Espanyol remains in the relegation zone with 14 points and Girona is twelfth with 18 points.
Results
Friday: Elche 0-Celta de Vigo 1 (Iago Aspas) and Valencia 0-Cádiz 1 (Rubén Alcaraz).
Saturday: Villarreal 2-Real Madrid 0; Mallorca 1-Valladolid 0 and Espanyol 2-Girona 2.
The date will continue as follows:
Domingo: 10 (Argentine time), Almería-Real Sociedad (ESPN); 12:15 pm, Rayo Vallecano-Betis (Direct TV); 2:30 p.m., Sevilla-Getafe (ESPN) and 17, Atlético Madrid-Barcelona (ESPN).
Monday: 17, Athletic Bilbao-Health.
Positions: Real Madrid and Barcelona 38 points; Royal Society 29; Villarreal and Atlético Madrid 27; Athletic Bilbao and Betis 25; Osasuna and Rayo Vallecano 23; Majorca 22; Valencia 19; Girona, Valladolid, Almería and Getafe 17; Espanyol and Celta de Vigo 16; Cadiz 15; Seville 12; and Elche 4.
