So many Argentine players are active in the five major leagues in Europe, and since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Argentine player who has scored the most goals in the five major leagues has been somewhat unexpected, neither Messi, Lautaro Martinez nor Dybala, but 26-year-old Giovanni Simeone.
In Serie A this season, Giovanni Simeone, who has made 15 appearances, has scored 12 goals in 1,060 minutes of playing time, and the Argentine striker who came to Verona on loan from Cagliari is currently in third place in the list of Top Scorers in Serie A, in front of Fiorentina striker Vlahović, who scored 15 goals, and Lazio's goal scorer Immobile, who scored 13 goals.
As the eldest son of Diego Simeone, Giovanni Simeone came from River Plate's academy and left Argentina in August 2016 to travel to Serie A, which is his sixth season in Serie A. Giovanni Simeone's single-season scoring record in Serie A came in 2017-18, when he scored 14 goals in 38 appearances as a fiorent for Fiorentina. After 15 appearances this season, the youngster has scored 12 goals in Serie A, and if nothing else, he will set a new single-season goal record in Serie A this season.
Let's take a look at how his 12 goals in Serie A this season have been scored.
In the 6th round, Verona drew 3-3 away to Genoa, receiving Faraoni's cross from the right and Giovanni Simeone's header.
In the 7th round, Verona beat Spezia 4-0 at home, and received a cross from the left of his teammate, Giovanni Simeone jumped up and headed the ball into the goal.
In the 9th round, Verona beat Lazio 4-1 at home, and Giovanni Simeone played the best match of his career, staging a senior year.
Caprari cut straight outside the penalty area and forward Giovanni Simeone snatched the ball and scored.
After receiving the ball outside the box, he directly got up and broke the goal.
Receiving Caprari's clever pass, Giovanni Simeone fired a low right-footed shot from inside the penalty area.
A cross from the right was met by Farahoni and Giovanni Simeone's header broke the post.
In the 11th round, Verona beat Juve 2-1 at home, with Giovanni Simeone scoring two goals.
First, he scored a shot in front of the goal.
Then a volley from outside the box broke the bar.
In the 12th round, Verona drew 1-1 away to Napoli, receiving a pass from Czech republic international Antonin Barak, and Giovanni Simeone snatched up the goal in front of the goal.
In the 16th round, Verona won 4-3 away to Venice, with Giovanni Simeone scoring two goals.
Receiving a direct thrust from Faraoni, Giovanni Simeone faced goalkeeper Romero with a light pick-and-roll shot.
He then used a long-range shot to knock on romero's goal again.
In the 17th round, Narona lost 2-1 at home to Atalanta, receiving Farahoni's picky pass, and Giovanni Simeone stepped forward into the box and scored from a tight angle.
In the Argentine national team, Giovanni Simeone made a total of 5 appearances, scoring 1 goal, all of which were in the 2018 warm-up matches. With the 2022 Qatar World Cup kicking off a year later, Giovanni Simeone's outburst comes at just the right time, will the doors of the Argentine national team be open to him again?