Sunday glory

Alexis Sanchéz (1-2): Serie A (2010-05-02) Cagliari - Udinese 2-2

Once again, El Niño Maravilla scores for his Udinese. He has really exploded lately and will hopefully bring this great form to the World Cup, so Spanish defenders - WATCH OUT!
The goal? It was pretty basic, he stood unmarked at a center and could head the ball from close. But once again, he stood at the right place at the right time.



Rodrigo Tello (1-3): Turkcell Süper Lig (2010-05-02) Diyarbakirspor - Besiktas 1-3

Tello scored again for Besiktas in their game against Diyarbakirspor. It was the last goal of the game and it came from a firm header. Besiktas are currently in fourth place in the Turkish league, however they have no chance of qualifying for the Champions League next season, so they will play in Europa League instead. Tello is one of few players that are definitely up for a spot on the Chilean World Cup team.

FourFourTwo Interview Tello

World known football magazine FourFourTwo has posted an interview of Chilean player Rodrigo Tello, a 30-year old winger currently playing for Besiktas in Turkey. I will post a passage below but read the whole interview here.

Chile's squad, which has the youngest average age of all the South American teams, boasts one of the World Cup's potential stars in 21-year-old forward Alexis Sanchez, midfielder Rodrigo Tello told Reuters.

Sanchez, who plays for Italy's Udinese, has scored three times in his last four Serie A outings.

"We have a lot of players who have a lot of hunger, they want to play like they did in the street before, at home," said Tello, whose name reverberated around Europe in November when his goal secured Turkey's Besiktas a 1-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford which ended the Premier League side's 23-match unbeaten home record in the Champions League stretching back to 2005.

"They like putting on Reggaeton music in the team bus," he added with a wry smile, referring to a blend of Reggae, Latin music and Spanish-language rap.

At 30 and a family man, he is one of the veterans in the squad having won a bronze medal with Chile at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

"We have a very young team and we are working with a new coach who has changed our mentality. We had a very tough qualifying and now all the Chilean people expect a lot from us."

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One week closer to the World Cup

Chilean goalscorers in Europe week 11.

Rodrigo Tello (1-1): Turkcell Süper Lig (2010-03-19) Kasimpasa - Besiktas 2-2

Rodrigo Tello has been an important player for Besiktas. The team is currently on 4th place, one point after leading Galatasaray. The 30-year old allrounder scored the second goal of the game. Beautiful? Judge by yourself.



Mauricio Pinilla (1-0 + 2-0): Serie B (2010-03-20) Grosseto - Sassuolo 2-2

Chilean striker Maurico Pinilla is probably the most talked about player of the Serie B right now. His team Grosseto is currently on fifth place only one point to Serie A advancement. Pinilla's 22 goals have made an echo in higher division clubs and it is said that Fiorentina have their eyes on him. Pinilla is known for frequently changing clubs, having played for different clubs in seven countries despite the young age of 26. Although, he has the ability to score goals, and this weekend he scored two against Sassuolo. Watch them below.