Lucas Alario

Lucas Alario
Personal information
Full name Lucas Nicolás Alario
Date of birth (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992
Place of birth Tostado, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 River Plate
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2015 Colón 58 (12)
2015– River Plate 19 (10)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Lucas Nicolás Alario (born 8 October 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays for River Plate as a forward.

Career

Colón

Born in Tostado, Santa Fe, Alario began his career at Colón in his native province. He made his Argentine Primera División debut on 11 June 2011, as a 59th-minute substitute for Cristian Raúl Ledesma in a 0–1 home defeat to Arsenal.[1] His first goal for the club came on 22 March 2014, a fourth-minute penalty for the only goal of a win against Tigre at the Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López.[2] On 12 May 2015, he netted twice in a 3–2 away win at Defensa y Justicia for Colón's first away win of the season.[3]

River Plate

On 26 June 2015, Alario became River Plate's fourth signing of the season, joining the Buenos Aires-based club on a four-year contract for a fee of 2.25 million Argentine pesos.[4] He made his debut on 11 July, replacing Fernando Cavenaghi for the final 30 minutes of a 1–1 home draw against Temperley.[5] Eleven days later, as a substitute, he equalised for a 1–1 draw away to Paraguay's Club Guaraní in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-finals, converting a pass from Tabaré Viúdez to send River through 3–1 on aggregate to their first such finals since 1996.[6] On 5 August, in the second leg of the final after a goalless first, he finished Leonel Vangioni's cross at the end of the first half to open the scoring as his team won 3–0 against Tigres UANL.[7]

Eighteen days after River won the continental championship, Alario was sent off in a 2–1 domestic loss to Estudiantes de La Plata.[8] His first league goals for the Millonarios came in the form of a hat-trick on 6 September, in a 4–1 win away to Nueva Chicago.[9] On 31 October, as a 55th-minute substitute for Nicolás Bertolo, he scored the only goal in a win at Vélez Sarsfield.[10]

On 16 December, in the semi-finals of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup in Osaka, Alario headed the only goal to defeat Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[11] Four days later he played the entirety of the final, a 3–0 loss to FC Barcelona.

Honours

River Plate

References

  1. ↑ "Arsenal ganó en Santa Fe, se salvó de la Promoción y va por la Copa" [Arsenal won in Santa Fe, avoided relegation and are going for the Copa] (in Spanish). ESPN. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Bordón, José E. (21 March 2014). "Ante Tigre, Colón volvió al triunfo y se mantiene en lo más alto de la tabla" [Against Tigre, Colón return to winning ways and keep themselves on top of the table]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Defensa y Justicia-Colón cierran en Varela la 12° fecha" [Defensa y Justicia-Colón close the 12th round at Varela] (in Spanish). ESPN. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Alario pasó la revisión médica y se convirtió en el cuarto refuerzo" [Alario passes medical and becomes the fourth reinforcement]. Clarín (in Spanish). 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "River sólo empató ante Temperley y su nivel preocupa de cara a la Copa Libertadores" [River only drew against Temperley and their standard is worrying ahead of the Copa Libertadores]. La Nación (in Spanish). 12 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Vickery, Tim (21 July 2015). "River Plate win Copa Libertadores semi, Guarani exit with heads held high". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  7. 1 2 "River Plate win third Copa Libertadores title with victory over Tigres". The Guardian (Reuters). 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Cantore, Alberto (24 August 2015). "La derrota ante Estudiantes dejó a River inquieto y lejos de la cima" [Defeat against Estudiantes leaves River worried and far from the top]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "River goleó en Mataderos gracias a un Alario brillante" [River run wild in Mataderos thanks to a brilliant Alario] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Con gol de Alario, River le dio un nuevo golpe a Vélez" [With Alario's goal, River strike a new blow towards Vélez]. La Nación (in Spanish). 31 October 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  11. ↑ Sharma, Rik (16 December 2015). "River Plate 1-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Lucas Alario scores second-half winner to set up potential Club World Cup final with Barcelona". Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 December 2015.

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