Manuel Lanzini nicknamed la joya (in English: the jewel), is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Fluminense

Fluminense Football Club

Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

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Career

Lanzini made his professional debut as a 17-year old on August 8, 2010, in a 1-0 home win over Tigre

Club Atlético Tigre

Club Atlético Tigre is a football club from Victoria, San Fernando Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the end of the 2006-2007 season the club was promoted to the Primera Division Argentina...

, playing 45 minutes.
Lanzini played his second match against Club Atlético Independiente

Club Atlético Independiente

Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....

, and assisted Rogelio Funes Mori

Rogelio Funes Mori

Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori is an Argentine football forward. He plays for River Plate. He is the twin brother of Ramiro Funes Mori.- Early life :...

 in his second goal. He played 63 minutes before being replaced by Mauro Díaz

Mauro Díaz

Mauro Díaz , is an Argentine footballer. He currently plays for River Plate.Díaz made his first team debut on September 21, 2008 in a 3-1 away loss to San Martín de Tucumán.-External links:...

. River eventually won the Match 3-2. Fluminense

Fluminense Football Club

Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

 have incorporated the youngster on a loan for the 2011–2012 season. Lanzini scored his debut goal as professional on August 31, 2011, in a Fluminense 2-1 victory over São Paulo

São Paulo Futebol Clube

São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...

, on the Estádio do Morumbi

Estádio do Morumbi

Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo is a stadium in São Paulo, Brazil, home of São Paulo Futebol Clube and its formal name honors Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, who was São Paulo FC's chairman during most of the stadium construction, and died before its inauguration....

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External links

• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
• "Se dio todo muy rápido" at River Plate - Sitio Official