Julián Álvarez said that he received a message from Gallardo in the middle of the World Cup in Qatar

Julián Álvarez was one of the biggest surprises of the Argentine National Team during the World Cup in Qatar. The former River began as a substitute until he earned a position and scored four goals in the tournament. A month after the conquest, he revealed that he spoke with Marcelo Gallardo, who empowered him in River before making the leap to Europe.

“Marcelo sent me a message during the World Cup. He told me that he was proud, that he congratulated me for what he had been doing and to continue in that way.. As time goes by we are going to take on more dimension and transmit more value to what it meant to live that moment”, detailed the attacker of the manchester city.

“I see images all the time, it was an incomparable moment. When I see it now I can’t believe it. It’s hard to fall, the value it really has. At the time it was joy, the happiness of having achieved it, personally, it is the maximum dream and that of all that we are passionate about this sport”, added Álvarez is ESPN.

Julián Álvarez’s goals in the World Cup in Qatar