Copa América 2024: Julián Álvarez achieved an unprecedented record with Lautaro Martínez in the Argentine National Team

The victory against Canada was fundamental for the Argentine National Team to start the 2024 Copa América on the right foot and take the first step in defending the title. But it was also a breaking point for Julián Álvarez, who overcame a negative streak in Lionel Scaloni’s team, and from yapa achieved a new mark with Lautaro Martínez.

The 24-year-old forward, who had not played for the National Team in 895 minutes, took advantage of Scaloni’s confidence in making him a starter and opened the scoring in the first minutes of the second half. Then, at 30′ of ST he was replaced by the Inter Milan footballer, who also scored in the result and shaped a unprecedented achievement.

The brand that Julián Álvarez achieved with Lautaro Martínez

The Spider and the Bull usually alternate in the position since before the World Cup in Qatar. Each one had their good moments and their moments of not finding the net. They have even played before in the Argentine attack on occasions, either from the start or in a circumstance of the match. But against Canada was the first time in which both scored in the same match.

Julian Alvarez carry eight goals in 32 games since he debuted in the Argentine National Team on June 3, 2021 when he was still playing for River. The average is one goal every four games, despite the fact that the Córdoba player did not complete all the minutes, but the incentive is that four of Those were at the World Cup in Qatar.

For its part, Lautaro Martínez addition 25 screams in 59 presentationsis the eighth top scorer in history for the National Team and the second, behind Lionel Messi, in the Scaloni cycle.

The goals of Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez against Canada