From the right, from the left, from near, from afar… Julian Alvarez had an extraordinary evening on Wednesday evening in Buenos Aires. At home, the River Plate striker actively participated in his side’s outing against the Peruvians of Lima, scoring a whopping six goals.
A “sextuplet” achieved in the purest style of a top striker, until stealing the ball from the goalkeeper in a goal recalling the sense of anticipation of Karim Benzema, which allowed the 22-year-old Argentinian to equal the old record of Juan Carlos Sánchez, who had achieved such a recital in the jersey of Blooming (Bolivia) against Deportivo Petare (8-0), in 1985.
A performance that will not go unnoticed in the world of football, and even less on the side of Manchester City, where the Argentinian was transferred during the last winter transfer window (17 million euros) before ending the season on loan in Buenos Aires. The kind of performance that will allow him to provide fierce competition to his future attacking partner Erling Haaland.
