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The selection with the best South Americans in Europe during the football day on Saturday and Sunday is made by the AFP agency, which also highlights the Uruguayan Luis Suárez for reaching 150 goals in the Spanish League, 147 with Barcelona and 3 with Atlético de Madrid.
After the dispute of the major European leagues, the eleven of the day is formed by the following players (3-4-3): David Ospina – Fabián Balbuena, Douglas Santos, Germán Pezzella – Yangel Herrera, James Rodríguez, José Sosa, Manuel Lanzini – Luis Suárez, Giovanni Simeone and Lucas Alario.
David Ospina (Naples): The Colombian returned to the title in the win against Atalanta (4-1), contributing with 2 saves and an assist for the Neapolitan team’s fourth goal in the Italian League.
Fabián Balbuena (West Ham): The Paraguayan central defender made his debut as a scorer this season in the Premier League with the goal with which West Ham began the comeback to get a point from the tie against Tottenham (3-3).
Douglas Santos (Zenit): The Brazilian left-back made 50 appearances for the Saint Petersburg team and celebrated it by registering a goal and two assists in the triumph against Sochi (3-1).
“Reaching 50 games with Zenit is very important to me and having helped the team to win the three points makes it more special,” he told the club’s media after the match.
Germán Pezzella (Fioretina): The central defender from Bahía Blanca scored the goal that opened the scoring in the tie between Fiorentina and Spezia (2-2).
The match also marked the Argentine’s debut this season in Serie A.
- Flyers and midfielders:
Yangel Herrera (Granada): The Venezuelan came off the bench to sign the goal that sealed the victory against Sevilla (1-0) with which his team ended a 2-game winless streak.
The midfielder remains the top scorer in the ‘Nasrid’ squad with 5 goals, 2 in the League and 3 in the Europa League.
James Rodríguez (Everton): The Cucuteño midfielder had an outstanding performance in the ‘derby’ against Liverpool that culminated in a tie (2-2), with a controversial intervention by the VAR.
James gave the assistance for the first goal of the ‘Toffees’ to reach 3 goals and 3 passes to goal in 5 Premier League games, thus ratifying his good moment, in contrast to the criticism that Zidane has received for not having taken advantage of the Colombian.
José Sosa (Fenerbahce): The ‘Little Prince’, of Argentine origin, scored a goal from the penalty spot in the victory against Göztepe (3-2) with which Fenerbahce managed to reach 11 points to stay as leader in the Turkish Super League.
Manuel Lanzini (West Ham): The agentino came off the bench to score a goal on the hour (a first-rate shot from outside the area that bounced around the corner before stinging in) and thus sealed the tie against Tottenham (3-3) in a match in that David Moyes’s men had to come back from 3-0 against.
Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid): The ‘Pistolero’ scored the goal that opened the scoring in the win against Celta de Vigo (2-0) to reach 150 goals in the League; 147 with Barcelona and three with the ‘rojiblanco’ club.
“It was important to score goals and win for the team to gain confidence,” said the Uruguayan striker after the match.
Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari): The Argentine attacker contributed with a ‘double’ for the Sardinian side to beat Torino (3-2), thus reaping its first win of the campaign after a draw and 2 defeats.
Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen): The Argentine striker made his debut as a scorer this season to seal his team’s victory against Mainz (1-0).
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