Obtaining the Qatar World Cup by the Argentine national team it had a gigantic impact in a corner of southern England. Brighton can boast of having for the first time a world champion player at the hands of Alexis Mac Allister, and on numerous occasions the club has let the Argentine know what he means to them. And almost a month following the feat in Lusail, the tributes continue, with the club making a new recognition for the first game that the pampean played at home following returning to activity, once morest no less than Liverpool, which Brighton soundly defeated 3-0.
Despite the fact that the former Argentinians and Boca had already added minutes in the matches once morest Everton in the Premier League and Middlesbrough in the FA Cup (where scored a brilliant goal with a backheel in a 5-1 win), had not yet had the opportunity to be feted by his people, something the south coast club made the most of this Saturday. When the players entered the field, the midfielder, who was wearing his champion’s medal, was received with a replica of the World Cup trophy, while two rags were seen from the stands; one of his number 20 Albiceleste shirtand another with the Argentine flag and the message “our champion”.
Brighton’s warm tribute to Alexis Mac Allister
After the tribute that the entire stadium gave him, Mac Allister started and played the entire game as Brighton beat Liverpool 3-0. This is Brighton’s third win over the Reds in their 20 Premier League matches, and the first by difference of three goals. Two goals from Solly March at the beginning of the second half hit Jurgen Klopp’s men, who, even with all the variations he made, might not react. Danny Welbeck decorated the result for Brighton, who climbed to seventh position and has already entered the continental cup zone.
The esteem that the Seagulls feel for Mac Allister was first felt when coach, Roberto de Zerbi, granted him no less than two weeks of vacation, in sharp contrast to the accelerated returns of players like Lisandro Martínez at Manchester United or Ángel Correa, Rodrigo de Paul and Nahuel Molina at Atlético de Madrid. And when he did return to training with the team, they waited for him with a surprise: The entire squad, coaching staff and club workers received him like a hero in the locker roomwhere they gave him the opportunity to replicate the celebration for the world championship.
“I didn’t expect it to be honest”, he later admitted speaking to the official Brighton channels. “But it was very nice and I am very grateful to all the people who were there. It was a long journey and it wasn’t easy for me, but in the end we won the World Cup, and that’s amazing. It’s what every player wants to win, so I’m happy to have achieved it at 23 years old”, he reflected on the triumph.
On a few occasions, the midfielder has even returned some of the love felt by fans of Brighton, who sit seventh in the Premier League and are competing with Liverpool, Tottenham and surprising Fulham for entry into European competitions in a brilliant campaign. This Thursday, while he was driving his car through the streets of the city, some young sympathizers approached him to ask for photos, and he gave one of them the opportunity to pose with his world champion medalthe same one with which he paraded at Falmer Stadium on Saturday followingnoon.
Alcaraz’s debut in Southampton
It was a very special day in the Premier League for Argentine football, because Carlos Alcaraz made his debut, the midfielder who this week was sold by Racing to Southampton in exchange for almost 14 million euros, in one of the most important operations in the history of the Academy. The 20-year-old midfielder was included in the substitute bench for the Saints’ visit to Everton.
Alcaraz entered 15 minutes into the second half in place of the Belgian Romeo Lavia when the match was tied 1-1. Southampton managed to turn it around and end up winning 2-1a vital victory once morest a rival with whom he fights directly for permanence.
Now, Southampton remain bottom of the table on goal difference, with 15 points, the same amount as Everton and West Ham, who lost 1-0 to Wolverhampton today.
THE NATION
