(FILES) River Plate's forward #35 Joaquin Freitas celebrates after scoring during the penalty shootout of the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana round of 16 football match between Argentina's River Plate and Colombia's Independiente Santa Fe at Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on August 26, 2026. Brazilian football club Flamengo, the reigning champion of the Brasileirao and the Copa Libertadores, announced on September 1, 2026, the signings of Ecuadorian Anthony Valencia and promising Argentine Joaquín Freitas. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP via Getty Images)

FILE - Argentina's Angel Di Maria, top, celebrates with Argentina's Lionel Messi after scoring against Ecuador during a World Cup 2014 qualifying soccer game in Buenos Aires, June 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Ivan Fernandez, File)

FILE - Argentina's Lionel Messi, left, competes for the ball with Nigeria's Danny Shittu, right, and Nigeria's Dickson Etuhu, center, during the World Cup group B soccer match in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

FILE - Argentina's Lionel Messi (10) dribbles between England's Anthony Gordon (18) and Harry Kane (9) during the World Cup semifinal soccer match in Atlanta, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

FILE - Argentina's Lionel Messi scores his team's second goal during the group F World Cup soccer match against Bosnia in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

(FILES) Lille's Belgian forward #07 Matias Fernandez-Pardo scores his team's first goal during the French L1 football match between Lille LOSC and FC Lorient at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, northern France on March 8, 2026. Newcastle signed Belgian forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo from Lille in a deal worth a reported £51 million ($69 million) on Tuesday, September 1. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Antwerp's Anthony Valencia celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Europa Conference League qualification third round second leg football match between Belgian Royal Antwerp FC and Lillestrom SK, at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Antwerp, on August 11, 2022. Brazil's Flamengo announced on September 1, 2026, the signing of 23-year-old Ecuadorian striker Anthony Valencia, who joins from Royal Antwerp in Belgium. (Photo by LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ / BELGA / AFP via Getty Images) / Belgium OUT

(FILES) Ecuador's forward #08 Anthony Valencia controls the ball during the warm-up ahead of 2026 World Cup Group E football match between Ecuador and Curacao at the Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City on June 20, 2026. Brazil's Flamengo announced on September 1, 2026, the signing of 23-year-old Ecuadorian striker Anthony Valencia, who joins from Royal Antwerp in Belgium. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP via Getty Images)