Darío Benedetto had an outstanding performance in the last friendly at Olympique de Marseille. The Argentine forward scored two goals in ten minutes and gave the victory to his team for 3 to 1 against Servette of Switzerland. In this way, Pipa does not give up and puts pressure on Jorge Sampaoli, who would not take it into account for this season.
Former Boca Juniors striker He entered from the bank and completely changed the fate of the party. After two excellent plays by Konrad de la Fuente, the 19-year-old from Barcelona, Benedetto first put his team ahead in the 79th minute and then, in the center-forward position, pushed for the final 3-1 with the time fulfilled. It was the third preseason match (Pipa has the same number of goals) for the French team, and it also featured Argentine Leonardo Balerdi as the starter.
Pipa Benedetto’s first goal, for the partial 2-1.
Since your arrival at the Olympique de Marseille, Benedetto played 69 games and scored 17 goals. However, since the inauguration of Jorge Sampaoli in March of this year lost ground and could be transferred. According to French media, the DT from Casilda would have told him that he would not take it into account, so he analyzes other horizons.
“We will analyze your case for next season. I don’t know what decisions the players are going to make for their future. He hasn’t played much here with us. But I am sure that he will score many goals here or in any team, “he said in April. Sampaoli, who he decided on the Polish Arkadiusz Milik (currently injured) as the starting nine, and when he played with two forwards he chose the local Dimitri Payet, whose natural position is the extreme left. Olympique has just signed, in addition to the American winger Konrad de la Fuente from Barcelona, the Brazilian Gerson del Flamengo and the Turkish Cengiz Ünder, winger from Roma.
Benedetto scores 3-1 in injury time.
Elche is one of the clubs that pops up to hire him. The Spanish team, which has the Argentine businessman Christian Bragarnik as main shareholder, Besides that is the representative of Pipa, would have shown serious interest. Blessed, what he is also a shareholder of the investment group that manages the Alicante club, could have companions to the ex Boca Ivan Marcone, the former River Plate striker Lucas Boyé, and the former Students of La Plata Pablo Piatti and Gido Carrillo.
It is worth remembering that Olympique de Marseille bought the token from the forward in mid-2019 in exchange for 14 million euros and has a contract until mid-2023. The French cast would be willing to sell the former Boca striker in exchange for about 6 million euros. Others mentioned as interested was the San Pablo by Hernán Crespo, but Benedetto’s idea would be to continue in Europe.
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