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Lisandro Lopez (born 2 March 1983 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Porto and the Argentina national football team. He is affectionately known as "Licha" to the Porto faithful. Lisandro started his career at Racing Club de Avellaneda, in the Argentine first division. He was the league's top scorer in the Apertura tournament of 2004. This goalscoring prowess provoked the interest of several European teams including Sevilla and Porto. LГіpez eventually made the switch to Porto for a transfer fee of в‚ 2.5 million. After a first season in which he netted 7 league goals in 26 appearances, he became a key player for Porto, scoring vital goals for the team, including the first goal in the Champions League against Rangers, and two goals in the home game against Hamburg in the competition's following edition. In 2007-08, as Porto were crowned league champions for the third consecutive time, Lopez was the competition's top scorer, scoring 24 in 27 games (adding three in Champions League). His eye for the goal is not solely restricted to the Liga Sagres as he is currently third in the leading scorers table with six goals for the UEFA Champions League 2008-09 campaign, behind Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard and Bayern Munich striker Miroslav Klose. |
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