Wednesday night saw an international of questionable importance as Argentina's entirely home-based 'B' team took on Panama in Santa Fe. An underwhelming performance was embellished by a fine goal from Matías De Federico halfway through the first half, before the guests equalised. After the break though, Gonzalo Bergessio struck twice to win it for Argentina.

FC Porto has gone to Argentina to get Gonzalo Bergessio to be part of next seasons squad and a possible replacement to Lisandro Lopez. Porto is in negotiations for the 24 year old forward with San Lorenzo. This would be Bergessio's second stint in Portugal after a failed attempt in 2007 with Benfica but since going back to Argentina Bergessio has been on fire in the Argentian League and was even

Apesar de Pinto da Costa afirmar que Gonzalo Bergessio não interessa, o que é certo, é que o F.C. Porto está mesmo interessado em contratar o avançado do San Lorenzo.O grupo de investidores que comprou o passe do atleta argentino quer fazer dinheiro, isto é, quer rentabilizar os quatro milhões de euros que gastou para ficar com a totalidade do passe de Bergessio.

Independiente 0 - San Lorenzo 1
Volvimos a la victoria. No a lo grande, pero volvimos. En una situación que no refleja la historia y la grandeza del ciclón, es partido a partido la manera de salir de esta crisis futbolística y anímica tras un semestre para el olvido.

(video gol e highlights di Lione-Tolosa)
Ecco i risultati:
Valenciennes-Marsiglia 3-2
13' Morientes (M), 21' Bisevac (V), 22' Niang (M), 29' Ducourtioux (V), 83' Schmitz (V)
Auxerre-Grenoble 2-0
64' Pedretti, 83' Hengbart
Lorient-Paris Saint Germain 1-1
40' Mvuemba (L), 45' Hoarau (P)
Monaco-Saint Etienne 1-2
3' Sanogo (S), 54' Puygrenier (M), 90' Bergessio (S)
Montpellier-Bolougne 1-0
79' Dzodic
Nancy-Sochaux 2-1
2' rig.

Saint Etienne started this season just like they ended the last one, with poor performances and they quickly found themselves in the relegation zone. Seeing that the team have taken the wrong path, the club management decided to act and brought a couple of very good players in the dying moments of the transfer window, but it was Argentine striker Gonzalo Bergessio who stole the spotlight in the last few weeks and he certainly looks like the man that can turn things around for Les Verts (The Greens).

The only half-interesting story of the pre-season at the moment is the fallout from an extraordinary on-pitch scrap engaged in by San Lorenzo's star striker Gonzalo Bergessio during a friendly against Uruguayan club El General. On Thursday he had a coming-together with the hosts' Gusmán Elizarzú, and by common consent it was the other bloke [.

Diego foi considerado o futebolista estrangeiro que foi mais mal rentabilizado em Portugal por 45 dos 131 leitores que participaram na votação que decorreu durante o mês de Julho. De facto, o médio criativo brasileiro viu todo o seu talento ser "castrado" pelo holandês Co Adriaanse, sendo quase obrigado a sair para o Werder Bremen por seis milhões de euros.

Gonzalo Bergessio is off to a flying start in France.

Bergessio scored again this week, two goals in St. Etienne's 4-1 win over Nice in the French League Cup.

Ligue 1 continues to delight and mystify in equal measures. Last weekend's matches saw Bordeaux lose for a second successive match after such a long unbeaten run, and new leaders Lyon lost too but remained on top of the table.
Lyon's lead is down to just a single goal, never mind points. Their main challenger in second spot is Montpellier, a team that finds itself back in the top flight for the first time in five years and looking determined to make it six.