Julián Álvarez continues to fill Argentina with pride. The striker does not seem to have a ceiling and this Friday he added a new title to his enviable record of achievements at just 23 years old. Manchester City beat Fluminense 4-0 in the Club World Cup final and the River Plate player not only started, but was also the absolute star with a double and an assist.
The '19' served as center forward in place of the injured Erling Haaland, but that responsibility was far from weighing on him. Before the minute, Julián brought out his scoring nose and caught a rebound off the post to make it 1-0 with his chest and thus end a personal drought of five games without celebrating.
However, in the 72nd minute he assisted Phil Foden with a left-footed cross and, in the 88th minute, he declared the final 4-0 after a great individual play that ended with a right-footed cross shot.
There was no doubt that Álvarez was the best player in the final and many believed that he would receive at least one of the three awards for most outstanding footballers in the Club World Cup. However, to everyone's surprise, FIFA disparaged him and did not give him any awards. On the contrary, the Bronze Ball went to John Arias (Fluminense), the Silver Ball to Kyle Walker and the Gold Ball to Rodri. As expected, this generated controversy and on social networks several of his fans spoke out indignantly.
