He is Messi's favorite, now he receives an unexpected praise a day before the semifinal

The Argentine team is already among the four best teams in the World Cup in Qatar and one of the main figures in the team led by Lionel Scaloni is Julián Álvarez. The 'Spider' won the title from Lautaro Martínez and has been key since the group stage. In the midst of his great moment, Manchester City took the opportunity to congratulate him.

Despite the fact that the former River Plate forward was not given so many minutes in the initial planning, since he joined the Albiceleste squad he has not ceased to surprise the coaching staff and his teammates. Now, he is the starter along with Lionel Messi and already has two goals so far in the tournament against Poland and Australia.

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Although he failed to score against the Netherlands, the young striker, Julian Álvarez managed Lionel Scaloni's goal. The 'Spider' got into the high centrals of the European national team and opened the spaces for the top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7) to do his magic.

Now, the Manchester City striker is already thinking about the semifinals, where the Copa América champion will face Croatia. Argentina have now an unmatchable situation of getting into the final, just as they did on 2014 against Germany, with a sad ending for Lionel Messi.

What did Manchester City say about Julián Álvarez?

The 'citizen' team is attentive to Álvarez's performance and stressed that he is the only celestial player who remains in competition. The 'Spider' arrived in the Premier League this season and managed to immediately win the affection of the fans. Prior to the World Cup, the striker racked up seven goals between the Premier League, Champions League, Community Shield and League Cup.