In his first World Cup, Julián Álvarez was a key part of Lionel Scaloni. After his goal against Poland, in which he came out as a starter accompanying Lionel Messi in the attack, the Spider took over the title. Accumulating 467 minutes in the tournament and playing seven games, the performance of the former River Plate player was one of the reasons that made Argentina lift the trophy. Four goals and one assist were the records of the young man from Calchín who, at the age of 20, had already won his first World Cup.
However, after that trophy, the player has not scored again. During this national team break, Julián watched the game against El Salvador from the bench, but against Costa Rica he played all 90 minutes. This match was won by the Argentines with a great Ángel Di María and, although he did what he could to create danger, the Spider could not contribute for his team to increase the advantage. There are now eleven games in which he has not managed to put the ball into the net. His longest scoring drought with the Albiceleste.
Lautaro accelerates
His good performance at Manchester City and his figures of 16 goals and 12 assists support him. However, there is one name that has been going strong and that is Lautaro Martínez. The striker scored a goal against Costa Rica and is Italy’s top scorer, so the position of starting forward accompanying Messi is more disputed than ever.
This year there is Copa América and the last two preparatory sessions of the Argentine National Team are against Ecuador and Guatemala. Against La Tri, La Araña already managed to score a goal in a World Cup qualification match on March 30, 2022, so repeating the same would be a great way to begin the path to retaining the title.
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2024-03-27 19:11:51
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