Cue and subtlety: Alexis Mac Allister shone with a brace in Brighton’s FA Cup win

Alexis MacAllister He was one of the figures in the consecration of the Argentine national team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. After spending the New Year in his country, the midfielder arrived at Brighton and was greeted as a hero. And in his first game after the Middle East adventure, he made his mark again. He scored a brace in his side’s 5-1 win over Middlesbrough for the round of 32 of the FA Cup. And it wasn’t just a brace: the first one was a piece of taco art It has already gone viral on the networks.

And that Mac Allister started as a substitute. Yup, It took just over 45 minutes to show that he lives a moment full of football. The world champion came in for Adam Lallana and ended up being one of the best of the afternoon.

13 minutes into the plug-in, it caused an impact with that hit which is already looped. It was to put the partial 3-1, after a quickie by Ecuadorian Pervis Estupiñán, against a Middlesbrough that could no longer find answers to cope with its rival’s hierarchy.

With ten minutes to go, Mac Allister increased the gap to 4-1. This time Germany’s Pascal Grob scored a low cross from the right wing so much so that the Argentinian, almost on the spot, equalized first leaving the American goalkeeper Zack Steffen without reaction. It was like the goal against Poland, for the group stage of Qatar 2022, but this time he hit the ball deeper, which went into the opponent’s net with less suspense.

The other goals of Roberto Zerbi’s team? Grob opened the score eight minutes into the first half, but Chuba Akpon equalized for Martín Payero’s former club Boro. Lallana, aged 29, put Brighton back in front. Already in the complement came the goals of Mac Allister. Germany’s Deniz Undav put the final figures at 43.

The Argentine arrived in Brighton last Monday. And he has just entered the structures of the club that plays in the Premier League and there he met all his teammates and employees who gave him a huge ovation. The midfielder entered with the champion’s medal on his chest, but the story didn’t end there. After an uncountable amount of hugs, a World Cup replica resting on an Argentine flag awaited the former Argentines and Boca. It was then that Mac Allister disguised himself as captain Lionel Messi and raised the trophy that everyone would like to raise and a shower of yellow, blue and white confetti exploded to complete a memorable scene.

Mac Allister, who caught the attention of big European clubs after his great performance in Qatar, has played 16 games this season. That’s 15 for the Premier League and one for the FA Cup. And he adds seven whoops. It is an interesting sum, considering that in the English club he works as a central midfielder. However, as he demonstrated this Saturday against Boro, it costs him nothing to reach the definition zone.

The big question is how long he will continue in Brighton. The management has already warned that it does not want to know anything about a possible transfer. However, the power of money can do it all. Especially with the likes of Mac Allister, who is 23 and seems to have no roof for now.