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2019 La Liga-Serie A Cup
The 2019 La Liga-Serie A Cup was the inaugural edition of a competition between two teams from La Liga and Serie A. FC Barcelona, Barcelona from La Liga and SSC Napoli, Napoli from Serie A respectively, were the inaugural participants of this event, and played a two-legged series in the United States with the first leg held on August 7 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida and the second leg held on August 10 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Teams Two teams participated in this tournament: Venues This tournament was hosted by two venues: Format There was no away goals rule since both matches were played at neutral venues; in case of a draw after 90 minutes, a Penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out would take place. Matches First leg Second leg References {{DEFAULTSORT:2019 La Liga-Serie A Cup FC Barcelona matches SSC Napoli matches 2019 in American soccer, La Liga-Serie A Cup August 2019 sports events in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football league system, Spanish football. Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto ''"Més que un club"'' (''"More than a club"''). Unlike many other football clubs, Supporters of FC Barcelona, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the third-most valuable football club in the world, worth $5.6 billion, and the Deloitte Football Money League, world's fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €800.1 million. The official Barcelona anthem is the "Cant del Barça", written by :ca:Jaume Picas i Guiu, Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Griezmann
Antoine Griezmann (; born 21 March 1991) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward or attacking midfielder for club Atlético Madrid. Considered one of the greatest players of his generation, he is known for his versatility, match intelligence, attacking output, and off-ball attributes. Griezmann began his senior club career with Real Sociedad, winning the Segunda División in his 2009–10 Segunda División, first season. In 2014, he joined Atlético Madrid for a then-club record €30 million and won the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa League, 2018 UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, 2014 Supercopa de España, Supercopa de España, and La Liga Awards#Winners, La Liga Best Player. He was nominated for the Ballon d'Or and The Best FIFA Men's Player, Best FIFA Men's Player in 2016 and 2018. In 2019, Griezmann was the subject of a record List of most expensive association football transfers, associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastiano Luperto
Sebastiano Luperto (born 6 September 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Cagliari. Club career Luperto is a youth exponent from Napoli. He made his Serie A debut on 3 May 2015 against Milan replacing David López after 84 minutes in a 3–0 home win. On 5 October 2020, he joined Crotone on loan. On 13 August 2021, Luperto moved on loan to Empoli. On 18 July 2022, he returned to Empoli on a new loan with an obligation to buy. Empoli On 1 July 2023, Luperto officially joined Empoli for €2.5 million. Cagliari On 8 July 2024, Luperto officially joined Cagliari from Empoli for €3.5 million. International career On 25 May 2018, Luperto made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly match lost 3–2 against Portugal. Career statistics Club Honours Empoli *Serie B: 2017–18 Napoli *Coppa Italia Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the DDS an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dries Mertens
Dries "Ciro" Mertens (; born 6 May 1987) is a free agent Belgian professional Association football, footballer who last played as a Forward (association football), forward or Winger (association football), winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray. As a youth, Mertens played for K. Stade Leuven, Stade Leuven, R.S.C. Anderlecht, Anderlecht and K.A.A. Gent, Gent, and made his debut on loan to SC Eendracht Aalst, Eendracht Aalst in the Belgian Third Division. In 2006, he moved to Dutch Eerste Divisie club AGOVV Apeldoorn, where he spent three years before a €600,000 move to FC Utrecht, Utrecht of the Eredivisie. Two years later, Mertens and teammate Kevin Strootman were transferred to PSV Eindhoven for a combined fee of €13 million, and won the KNVB Cup and Johan Cruyff Shield in 2012. In 2013, Mertens signed for SSC Napoli, Napoli for a €9.6 million fee, and went on to make nearly 400 appearances for the club. He won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Verdi
Simone Verdi (; born 12 July 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for club Sassuolo on loan from Como. Club career Early career Verdi started playing football with amateur club Audax Travacò, before joining Milan at the age of 11. He made his professional debut for the club, aged 17, in a Coppa Italia game against Novara, on 13 January 2010. He then made his second appearance two weeks later, in the quarter-final against Udinese, which Milan lost 0–1. While playing for the under-20 squad, the young striker scored his first goal at the San Siro in the return leg of the Primavera Cup final, on 14 April 2010. Milan went on to win the match 2–0, as Verdi also made an assist, and secured the trophy 3–1 on aggregate. Here, he was nicknamed ''Verdinho'', as his playing style resembled that of a Brazilian. In May 2010, Milan CEO Adriano Galliani announced that Verdi, along with three other teammates, was expected to join the sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eljif Elmas
Eljif Elmas (; born 24 September 1999) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays for German club RB Leipzig and the North Macedonia national team. A versatile footballer, he can be deployed as a central midfielder, right midfielder, winger or forward. Club career Early career Elmas started his career at FK Rabotnički in his native Macedonia. After a stand-out season in which he scored six league goals and led Rabotnički to a third-place finish in the Macedonian First Football League in 2016–17, he joined Turkish giants Fenerbahçe on a deal until 2022, with Fenerbahçe paying the former €300,000 for his services. The attacking midfielder went on to score four goals in over 40 appearances for the Yellow Canaries in all competitions before moving to Italy in July 2019. Napoli On 24 July 2019, Serie A club Napoli announced the signing of Elmas from Fenerbahçe. The deal was worth a reported €16 million, which could rise to €19 million in total with bonuses � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabián Ruiz
Fabián Ruiz Peña (; born 3 April 1996), also known simply as Fabián, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Paris Saint-Germain and the Spain national team. Club career Real Betis Early years Born in Los Palacios y Villafranca, Seville, Andalusia, Fabián joined Real Betis' youth setup in 2004, aged eight, after starting it out at EF La Unión de Los Palacios. Ruiz has credited his mother with bringing him into football. He was promoted to the reserves in July 2014, and made his senior debut on 21 September, coming on as a second half substitute in a 4–1 home loss against Marbella in the Segunda División B championship. Fabián played his first match as a professional on 16 December, replacing Xavi Torres in the 51st minute of a 1–0 Segunda División away win against Lugo. Fabián made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 23 August 2015, coming on as a substitute for Alfred N'Diaye in a 1–1 home draw aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan (footballer, Born 1991)
Allan Marques Loureiro (born 8 January 1991), commonly known as Allan Marques or simply Allan (), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo. After starting out in the Madureira youth system in his home country, he joined Uruguayan club Deportivo Maldonado, but later returned to Brazil and made his professional debut with Vasco da Gama in 2009. Allan joined Italian club Udinese in 2012, and subsequently moved to fellow Serie A side Napoli in 2015. He transferred to English side Everton in 2020, where he stayed for two years. At international level, he was a part of the Brazil under-20 side that won the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and later made his senior debut for Brazil in 2018; he was a member of the team that won the 2019 Copa América on home soil. Club career Madureira and Deportivo Maldonado Allan was signed from Madureira by Uruguayan side Deportivo Maldonado at 17 years of age for an undisclosed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Callejón
José María Callejón Bueno (; born 11 February 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward or winger. He began his career with the reserve teams of Real Madrid, but made a name for himself at Espanyol. In 2011 he returned to his previous club and, two years later, left for Napoli, where he won two Coppa Italia tournaments and the 2014 Supercoppa Italiana while appearing in 349 competitive matches (82 goals scored). An under-21 international, Callejón made his senior debut for Spain in 2014. Club career Real Madrid A product of Real Madrid youth ranks, Callejón was born in Motril, Granada, Andalusia. He made his professional debut for the reserves in May 2007, and played five games in that season's Segunda División without scoring a goal. In the 2007–08 campaign, Callejón appeared in 37 matches and netted 21 times, finishing as team top scorer but in the Segunda División B. Espanyol At the end of the season, Callejón left Real M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faouzi Ghoulam
Faouzi Ghoulam ( (); born 1 February 1991) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a left-back. Born in France, Ghoulam is a former Algeria international, scoring five goals in 37 appearances for Algeria national football team, the national team from 2013 to 2017. Early life Ghoulam was born in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez to Algerian parents. His father is from Batna City, Batna, while his mother is from Annaba. He has eight brothers and two sisters, and his brother Nabil is a cross country runner that represented France at the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Club career On 22 September 2010, Ghoulam made his professional debut for AS Saint-Étienne coming as a substitute in the 82nd minute of a Coupe de la Ligue match against OGC Nice, Nice. He made his Ligue 1 debut in a round 13 clash against Valenciennes and went on to make another 11 appearances in his breakout season with Saint-Etienne, becoming a consistent starter by the end of the seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlad Chiricheș
Vlad Iulian Chiricheș (; born 14 November 1989) is a Romanian professional association football, footballer who plays for Liga I club FCSB and the Romania national football team, Romania national team. Primarily a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back, he can also be deployed as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back or a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder. Chiricheș spent the first part of his senior career in Romania with FC Internațional Curtea de Argeș, Internațional Curtea de Argeș, CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, and FCSB, Steaua București. He helped the latter to a Liga I title and a Supercupa României, before transferring to Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 in a then List of most expensive Romanian football transfers, Romanian record sale of €9.5 million (£8.5 million). Chiricheș relocated to Italy after two years in the Premier League, representing Serie A clubs S.S.C. Napoli, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostas Manolas
Konstantinos "Kostas" Manolas (; ; born 14 June 1991) is a Greek footballer who plays for Kyklades FCA First Division club Pannaxiakos. A defender throughout his career, Manolas has been playing as a striker for Pannaxiakos since 2024. Club career AEK Athens 2009–10 season Manolas began his youth career at Thrasyvoulos in 2008. In 2009, his uncle Stelios Manolas, who was the technical director of AEK Athens at the time, was scouting his nephew at a youth match with AEK manager Dušan Bajević and was impressed with his performance. On 16 June 2009, Manolas signed a three-year deal with AEK. After signing, Manolas said, "I am very happy signing for the team I support, hopefully I can be a legend at the club like my uncle and end my career at AEK." He made his debut against AO Kavala and was named man of the match. After the game, he stated, "It's a dream to play for the club I love." Manolas was also rewarded with man of the match honours the following week against PAOK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
