5⃣ news of the day: Barça secure gem, and Raphinha?, Mastantuono... | OneFootball

Saturday, September 12 gets off to a flying start, but to put everything into context, let’s go over the five stories you can’t afford to miss today.

Valencia on the brink

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Valencia lost again, this time against Sevilla, and they are in a truly difficult situation.

The possible dismissal of Carlos Corberán is once again a topic of debate and, according to 'Superdeporte', the board are already considering it.

Franco Mastantuono’s hat-trick for Fiorentina

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Fiorentina won their first match of the 2026/27 Serie A season away at Venezia.

La Viola won Paolo Vanoli’s debut 2-4, doing so thanks to a hat-trick from Franco Mastantuono, who had not impressed much so far during his spell in Italy.

Raphinha, MVP and... a new contract?

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Raphinha was named La Liga’s 'Player of the Month for August' after showing spectacular form.

However, according to 'SPORT', that may not be the only good news for the Brazilian and Barça fans, as they report that the first contacts are already taking place between the new Blaugrana forward and Barcelona over a contract renewal.

Raphinha’s priority would be Barcelona, and for now he is ignoring the calls from Saudi Arabia.

A Real Madrid side that cannot afford to slip up

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Real Madrid will face Rayo Vallecano this Saturday (21:00), with Los Blancos unable to afford another slip-up after dropping points against Betis last matchday.

Standing in their way will be Rayo, who are not coming in with the best feeling (two defeats, one draw and one win), but the joy of coming from behind to beat Racing last week has restored belief to Beñat San José’s side.

A Barça gem secured

FC Barcelona announced Hamza Abdelkarim’s contract renewal this Friday.

The Egyptian forward and Barça wonderkid has signed until 2030. According to 'Fabrizio Romano', his release clause has gone from 15 million to 150 million.

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