All the spotlight is on Lautaro Martinez, but there are those who have recently ended up in his shadow in the world ofArgentina. It’s about Julian AlvarezAtlético Madrid striker who broke the silence by returning to talk about the left wing occupied by Lionel Scaloni’s choice, to be able to make both players coexist on the pitch and without touching Leo Messi from the starting place.
In the post-victory against Peru, La Arana talked about this position being a little far from the penalty area compared to his standards, a very hot topic among the media in Argentina: “If the coach puts me in that position it’s because he thinks I can do well – he replied to the microphones of TNTSports – and help the team, so I’m always available.”
Revealing though how much he worked to adapt to the role of left winger in the attacking trident: “It was an adaptation process. Lots of changes, lots of new things, but I’m much more adapted now. They helped me a lot. There are games in which I play more on the left, sometimes in the centre. Higher up, further back, but as I said I always try to adapt to any position and if the coach puts me in those places it’s because he thinks I can do well.