Lucas Alario
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Nicolás Alario | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tostado, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Colón | 58 | (12) |
| 2015– | River Plate | 19 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2015 | |||
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
- ^ "Arsenal ganó en Santa Fe, se salvó de la Promoción y va por la Copa" (in Spanish). ESPN. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Bordón, José E. (21 March 2014). "Ante Tigre, Colón volvió al triunfo y se mantiene en lo más alto de la tabla". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Defensa y Justicia-Colón cierran en Varela la 12° fecha" (in Spanish). ESPN. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Alario pasó la revisión médica y se convirtió en el cuarto refuerzo". Clarín (in Spanish). 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "River sólo empató ante Temperley y su nivel preocupa de cara a la Copa Libertadores". La Nación (in Spanish). 12 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Vickery, Tim (21 July 2015). "River Plate win Copa Libertadores semi, Guarani exit with heads held high". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ a b "River Plate win third Copa Libertadores title with victory over Tigres". The Guardian. Reuters. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ Cantore, Alberto (24 August 2015). "La derrota ante Estudiantes dejó a River inquieto y lejos de la cima". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "River goleó en Mataderos gracias a un Alario brillante" (in Spanish). Goal.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Con gol de Alario, River le dio un nuevo golpe a Vélez". La Nación (in Spanish). 31 October 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 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.