That was Argentina’s second goal: Julián Álvarez’s spectacular run

Giuliano Alvarez (22), after a spectacular run from behind midfield, scored the second goal for Argentina, who face Croatia in the semi-final of the Qatar 2022 World Cup at the Lusail Stadium.

It was a counter-attack that started, in the 39th minute of the first half, with a pass from Lionel Messi to the current Manchester City striker, who He received and didn’t stop running with the ball towards the opponent’s goal.

A key role was played by Nahuel Molina and Rodrigo De Paul, who ran alongside Julián to give him a pass and prevent the Croatian defenders from coming out to cut him off.

But the Argentinian number 9 went on and, after being favored by a series of rebounds, He didn’t hesitate to put it in when Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livaković came out.

Then it came the dream celebration with Lionel Messi in a pure embrace.

It is Julián’s third goal so far in Qatar 2022. The former River player had already scored against Poland in the group stage and Australia in the round of 16.

Previously, in the 10th minute for Argentina, in the 34th minute of the first half, he had opened the scoring with a penalty against Julián. Messi hit the corner and remained the national team’s top scorer at the World Cup, with 11.

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