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Di Maria delighted scoring on Real Madrid home debut

Angel di Maria was delighted with a goal scoring home debut for Real Madrid on Tuesday night.

The 22-year-old Argentina winger, who moved to the Spanish capital on a six-year contract from Benfica earlier this summer, opened the scoring midway through the second half to set Madrid on their way to a 2-0 win over Uruguayan outfit Penarol.

Rafael van der Vaart's stoppage-time goal later clinched the victory in the 32nd edition of the Santiago Bernabeu Trophy.

"I am very happy with the game we played and with the goal I scored," Di Maria told www.realmadrid.com after his man-of-the-match display.

"We did well to end the pre-season with a victory. We played well in the first half and we luckily scored in the second.

"I was a bit nervous before the match, but everything went well in the end.

"I hope to earn a place in the starting line-up. We all work hard for that and I will do my very best in training sessions and in the games I play to make the starting XI.

"We want to have a good start to the league and to earn a victory in our first game. We work hard to be 100% in shape."

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