In the early morning of January 13, Beijing time, in the 19th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid defeated Osasuna 1-0 at home, and Alvarez, the new signing and La Liga champion this season, scored the winning goal. This also allowed Alvarez to surpass Antoine Griezmann as Atletico's top scorer with 13 goals in 28 games. After Atletico Madrid won three points, they won 14 consecutive games in all competitions and led the La Liga standings by one point over Real Madrid. Manchester City, who lost Alvarez this season, will have a hard time fighting for four places in the Premier League, while Atletico Madrid, who have won the little spider, will compete for the title in La Liga.
Alvarez had a showdown with Pep Guardiola in the summer window last year, because Manchester City's preferred striker is Haaland, Alvarez can only be a rotation player, which makes the main striker Alvarez of the World Cup + Copa America insist on leaving the team and transfer to Atletico Madrid coached by compatriot Simeone for a transfer fee of 75 million euros. That made Alvarez the standard of last year's summer window, and the Spider's journey to Atletico had a rough start under pressure, and he was unable to find his shooting boots. But with Alvarez integrated into Atletico, goals came naturally.
The 24-year-old Alvarez, 1.70 meters tall, right-footed player, can play multiple positions in the forward line, has shooting skills, has long shots, and also has the ability to advance with the ball, and has a contract with Atletico Madrid until 2030 and is worth 80 million euros. Alvarez has made 28 appearances for Atletico in all competitions this season, contributing 13 goals and two assists, playing a total of 1,759 minutes, and the little spider is also the most attended player at Atletico.