Alejo Velez scored his first goal against Tottenham

On Thursday, in the match lost to Brighton, Alejo Velez scored his first goal at Tottenham and in the tournament Premier League.

The 20-year-old Argentine striker came on in the 69th minute for Welshman Brennan Johnson in a very adverse context: Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham lost 3-0 at the Falmer Stadium, thanks to goals from Jack Henshilwood (11), Joao Pedro. From a penalty kick (23), and Pervis Estobian (63). Shortly after the 75th minute, Joao Pedro completed his brace by scoring another goal from 12 steps, this time after a counter-attack. Violation by Giovani Lo Celso.

But Velez, who came out of Rosario Central, took advantage of his chance and In the 81st minute, after a save by Dejan Kulusevski on the opposite field and an assist from Son Heung-min, he took control of the area and overcame the resistance of goalkeeper Jason Steele.Scoring his first goal this season against his team Seventh match With Tottenham.

Finally, the score became 4-2, after stoppage time from Ben Davies (85), in a match that also witnessed a strong attendance. Facundo Bonannottianother great product of Central's youth teams, such as Velez and Lo Celso, at home: they disallowed a goal for offside and it was reprimanded.

Birth record in Godeken 19 goals in 63 matches for Central, including conquests against Newell's, River and Boca, a performance that led to him being bought by the London club for 17 million in total (plus another 6 million for goals). Moreover, this year He played in the South American Championship and the Under-20 World Cup, where he celebrated three times in four matches.