A frustrated Atletico Madrid side were unable to find a way past Alisson in the Roma goal as they left the Italian capital with 0-0 draw in their Champions League Group C opener. The Brazilian goalkeeper produced save after save to deny the Rojiblancos who dominated the majority of the game, in particular the second half. The two teams had previously faced each other in the 1998/99 UEFA Cu...Full Story »

Sevilla thrashed 10-man Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 to go top of Group H and put one foot in the last 16. Luciano Vietto opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark before the sending off of Dinamo's Peter Stojanovic in first-half stoppage time put the hosts firmly in the driving seat. The hosts had already dominated the first half but with the extra-man advantage, they pushed on after the break wi...Full Story »

Sevilla missed the chance to record their best start to a league season after being held 1-1 by Sporting Gijon on another frustrating trip to El Molinon for the Andalusian side. A victory would have left high-flying Sevilla with 23 points from their opening 10 games - more points than they had ever previously managed at this stage of a campaign - and that looked on the cards when Luciano Vietto...Full Story »

Luciano Vietto was Atletico Madrid's supersub in the derby against Real Madrid, with the young Argentinian leaving it late to cancel out Karim Benzema's goal and rescue a point for the hosts. Summer signing Vietto, 21, scored his first goal for Atletico in the 83rd minute at the Vicente Calderon to deny Real top spot in the Primera Division as the match finished 1-1. Los Blancos had taken an e...Full Story »

Atletico have officially announced the signing of Colombian striker Jackson Martinez. The forward is the club's third new addition for next season, following the arrivals of Luciano Vietto and Yannick Carrasco. Atlético and Porto agreed some time ago that the deal would be done for the sum specified in Jackson Martínez's release clause: 35 million euros. Jackson was firmly committ...Full Story »

During an interview with TyC Sports, Diego Simeone talked Copa America, Leo Messi, Luciano Vietto's imminent move to Atletico and the club's failed attempt to sign Carlos Tevez. "Messi is number one, there's no other player today that even comes close to him", Simeone claimed. Asked whether Messi can be compared to Maradona, 'El Cholo' replied that such comparisons are "not fair", in part bec...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is interested in making a move for Villarreal forward Luciano Vietto according to reports in Spain. The 21-year-old enjoyed a fine season this year, managing 12 goals in 32 La Liga appearances, and it seems as though that caught the eye of Van Gaal. Manchester United will be in the market for a new forward when the summer window opens having opted agains...Full Story »

Liverpool are desperate to push through a summer deal for Villarreal's £24m-rated forward Luciano Vietto to beat Barcelona to him, according to reports from The Metro.The Argentine has enjoyed a fantastic breakthrough season for the Yellow Submarine, notching 12 La Liga goals in 26 appearances.Naturally, a host of big clubs are rumoured to be chasing the 21-year-old, including Barca.The C...Full Story »

Luciano Vietto scored twice as Villarreal booked their place in the last 16 of the Europa League. Preserving a 2-1 lead over Salzburg from their first meeting a week ago, the Yellow Submarine won 3-1 in Austria in order to progress. Vietto's double turned the tie on its head after Marco Djuricin's goal had put Salzburg in front. The hosts were broken after that and Giovani dos Santos wrapped u...Full Story »

Luciano Vietto came off the bench to secure an under-par Villarreal side a 1-0 victory over Eibar. Thanks to a blunder by Eibar goalkeeper Xabier Irureta, the Argentinian struck the winner in the 72nd minute, just moments after coach Marcelino had introduced him. Vietto's 11th league goal of the Primera Division season allowed Villarreal to capitalise on Sevilla's defeat at Real Sociedad and m...Full Story »