The Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Martinelli signed a ‘double’ in Arsenal’s victory against Leeds (4-1), in the only match of the English championship that was played on Saturday due to the outbreaks of COVID-19 in the Premier League.
In Italy, Colombian Juan Guillermo Cuadrado contributed a goal to Juventus Turin’s victory in Bologna (2-0).
In addition, the 19-year-old Brazilian Kaio Jorge returned to enjoy minutes while his compatriot Arthur returned to the title.
Gabriel Martinelli leads Arsenal win
Arsenal got their third consecutive win after beating Leeds (4-1), with Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Martinelli as the great figure.
The 20-year-old footballer signed his first ‘double’ of the season to guide the victory of the ‘Gunners’ in the first half hour of the match.
Martinelli opened the scoring with a right hand (16) after combining with forward Alexander Lacazette.
Subsequently (28), he doubled the advantage of the London side with a low shot to the center of the rival goal after receiving a good pass from Granit Xhaka.
Martinelli, who started the campaign as a substitute, has started the last five games with a balance of three goals and two assists.
“I am very happy with the moment that I am going through, scoring goals, giving assists, and most importantly, helping the team to win. Today we achieved the third consecutive victory and we entered the group of the first four, but we want more,” he said the Brazilian midfielder after the match.
Gabriel Martinelli completed the 90 minutes of the match for the third time in the last month.
Meanwhile, his compatriot Gabriel Magalhaes repeated as a starter in the London defense.
With the victory, Arsenal managed to establish itself in the Champions League zone, placing itself in fourth position with 32 units and a four-point lead over fifth-placed West Ham (28).
For Leeds, the Brazilian Raphinha started and completed the 90 minutes of the match.
The defeat aggravated the crisis of the team led by Marcelo Bielsa, who had lost 7-0 to Manchester City.
Juan Guillermo Cuadrado shows his scoring profile again
The Colombian Juan Guillermo Cuadrado showed off and certified the triumph of Juventus, in his visit to Bologna (2-0) with a colorful goal in the middle of the fog, reported the AFP agency.
The ‘coffee’ footballer put the final 2-0 on the scoreboard (69) with a shot crossed to the squad from the edge of the large area after receiving a ball from Spanish striker Álvaro Morata.
The Colombian thus reached four goals in 16 Serie A games, two in the last three games.
Cuadrado returned to occupying the right-back demarcation and remains as the base starter in Massimiliano Allegri’s scheme, completing the 90 minutes of the match.
For his part, Brazilian midfielder Arthur returned to starting after six straight Serie A games without seeing action.
Arthur completed 61 minutes before being replaced by fellow Brazilian Alex Sandro.
Meanwhile, the Uruguayan Rodrigo Betancur entered the substitution in the second half (72), while the Brazilian attacker Kaio Jorge played the last five minutes of the match after entering from the bench (85).
With the victory, the ‘Vecchia Signora’ reached 31 units to climb to sixth position in the table and be five points away from the Champions League zone.
On the part of the local team, Argentine Nicolás Domínguez saw action playing the 90 minutes of the match.
