Osvaldo: on a personal level I am happy when I scoreOctober 13, 2012 - 13:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pablo Daniel Osvaldo concedes he and fellow Azzurri goalscorer Daniele De Rossi “must earn our places” for Italy and Roma, football-italia.net reports. They were both dropped for last week’s 2-0 win over Atalanta by Zdenek Zeman, but were on target in the World Cup qualifier against Armenia on Oct 12 evening. “This goal is important because it allowed us to relax into the lead. On a personal level I am happy when I score, but this is a goal like all the others,” said Osvaldo. “I speak for me, but I think also for Daniele. We always try to give our all for Italy and Roma, so at the end of the day hard work pays off. I wanted to put it in at the back post and fortunately it went well. Daniele gave me a great assist and that made it all easier. We were a little unlucky in attack today and Armenia were very defensive, but at the end we won and that is the only thing that counts.” Osvaldo was meant to partner Mario Balotelli tonight, but Sebastian Giovinco started instead due to the Manchester City striker suffering from a cold. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |