22-year-old Julian Alvarez arrived in Qatar with the Argentina squad as a replacement for experienced striker Lotaro Martinez. However, when he started playing with Messi, it was as if the game changed. His recent solo goal once morest Croatia has made him the prince of fans.
Alvarez, who started tying his boots very late in Qatar, has added four goals to his name. Each of them has a golden touch. This young player was present in all three goals scored by Argentina in the last match. When Alvarez came to the penalty box with the ball alone and scored, the Croatian goalie had no choice but to step on the penalty and Messi pierced the net with a beautiful shot. Had it not been for the goalie’s foul, the player would have easily put the ball in the right eye.
Even more beautiful was the solo goal he scored just minutes later. The player, who got the ball cleared from Argentina’s penalty area, took it with his feet and jumped fast to go alone, but the Croatian defense was there to block it. They might not lock down the young player who was in front with speed and ball. The Argentine players ran from left and right, but because of the offside trap, instead of passing the ball, Alvarez crossed the obstacles in front of him and moved the net alone. The lone goal was to overwhelm the Croatian defense and counter-attack. After that, everything was like an offering to the Messi crowd. The desperate hopes of getting back into the game, where they were eliminated once morest Brazil in the last minutes days ago, ended up nowhere.
Meanwhile, Messi scored the third goal that once and for all confirmed the kingship of football. Josco Guardiola was with him when the player took the ball from the middle of Croatia’s defense which surrounded him and rushed through the right wing. However, he subjugated Guardiola several times with the touches and physical movements that only he might do, and the Croatian slowly pushed him from the box to Alvarez’s feet without giving up his agility. With nothing else to do, Alvarez put the ball across the goal and into the net.
With that, Messi has actually joined Diego Maradona in assists, while Alvarez is third in goalscoring. With the game over, there are now not one but two players to give Argentina the crown in Qatar. As Alvarez announced that the burden on Messi’s head is now his own. Many people are not done celebrating the 22-year-old on social media.
