In a year in which Lionel Messi once again grabbed awards and records, especially after what was achieved with the National Team in the World Cup in Qatar, Julian Alvarez he can afford to say that he won an award for the best player in the world. What is it about?
Álvarez was distinguished by the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics) for having been the footballer who scored the most goals in the same game in all of 2022. It was in May, before the Spider emigrated to Manchester City, with the shirt of River: that day he scored it six times against Alianza Lima for the Copa Libertadoresin a duel that ended 8-1 in favor of Gallardo’s team at the time.
Julian Alvarez – 10-1-2023
All the goals of Julián Álvarez against Alianza Lima
The Cordoba striker was first in a list that had several players with five goals, including Italian Mario Balotelli and Messi himself, who turned them into the friendly that Argentina played against Estonia in the middle of the year. The exception is that Leo was the only one to achieve it with a national team and also that he scored all the goals for his team in the match considered.
Lionel Messi – 10-1-2023
Look at Messi’s five goals against Estonia
For his part, Julián is the only one on the list who has scored five or more goals in an international club tournament. One more acknowledgment for the Spider, who had a legendary 2022from River to the Premier League and from there to earn a place in the starting team that lifted the World Cup for the third time.
Julián, top scorer in the same match.Julián’s six goals
Julián took two balls (Photo: Juano Tesone).With his unforgettable night against Alianza Lima, Julián He got right into the great history of River, given that no other Millo player had scored six times in the same match. Further back, with five, were Luis María Rongo (to Ferro for the League), Leopoldo Luque (to San Lorenzo for the League) and Nacho Scocco (vs. Jorge Wilstermann for the Copa Libertadores).
In addition, Álvarez is a record in the Libertadores, although in this case it is shared by Juan Carlos Sánchez and Fernando Baiano, who also converted six. It was one of the last stellar presentations of him in Núñez and He earned two balls, one for each hat-trick. Top.
