Julián Álvarez: why they call the striker of the Argentine team “La araña”.

Giuliano Alvarez He is Argentina’s striker at the Qatar 2022 World Cup. With an extraordinary game, he has become the spider which first stings and then warns. But Why do they call it that?

The 22-year-old was about to make his World Cup debut as a substitute for Lautaro Martinez and Angel Di María, but due to injuries or poor performance, the coach, Lionel Scaloni, gave him the opportunity to demonstrate his his talent and become one of the figures of the championship.

At the age of 18, he was crowned Copa Libertadores champion with River Plate at the Santiago Bernabéu. At 21 he won a Copa América for Brazil at the same Maracana. Just a year later, at Wembley, he won the first ‘Finalissima’ in history, beating Italy, the reigning European champions (0-3).

His role was crucial for Argentina to be in the final. He is correct in the game, he doesn’t argue, he manages all the balls and constantly generates risky situations. His moves are pure gold to destabilize opposing defenses and create spaces that benefit the other players on the team. Messi is definitely in good company in attack with his new partner, and is playing with his idol.

Why do they call Julian Álvarez “the spider”?

In football it is known as “the spider” Why When he was a boy and played soccer, he did it as if he had many legs, just like a spider, and nobody took the ball away from him. This continues to happen at the highest level today, and he made that clear with two semi-final goals.

The 10th of the team praised the forward Cordobés at the end of the match against Croatia and said he deserved to be the best player of the date: “He played an extraordinary game, he paved the way for us, he fought, he ran , he impressed everyone, he generated and he was a very important player as he has been during this World Cup and he deserves it.”