West Ham gained an away goal thanks to Mark Noble’s penalty but ultimately drew against Astra Giurgiu in the UEFA Europa League. Here, ADAM SHERGOLD looks at five things we learned from the contest.
Jonathan Calleri probably hoped his Hammers debut would come a little later than this, but Argentina’s disappointing group stage elimination from the Olympics has meant an early introduction to the West Ham team.
And the 22-year-old striker, who is on a season-long loan from the Uruguayan second tier club Deportivo Maldonado, showed the lively qualities here that made him so prolific for Boca Juniors.