Julián Álvarez: Hunting Cholo's Goalscoring Challenge
Julián Álvarez is shining brightly at Atlético. Cholo Simeone, always a motivator, has launched a challenge to the striker: to reach 20 goals in LaLiga, a figure that the Argentine coach considers key for his ‘Pichichi’.
Simeone joked after Álvarez’s last double, recognizing his importance in the team. The coach closely follows Julián’s goalscoring progress, who already has 15 goals after his goal against Rayo. The challenge is served. Simeone insists that goals in LaLiga are fundamental.
Last season, Morata exceeded expectations in all competitions, but Cholo emphasized the importance of consistency in the league tournament. In recent seasons, neither Morata, nor Griezmann, nor Correa managed to reach the 20-goal mark.
Only Luis Suárez, with 21 goals in the 20-21 season, met the challenge. Reaching this figure is no easy task. Suárez is the exception in the last eight campaigns. In the early years of the Simeone era, Falcao, Diego Costa and Griezmann exceeded this mark. Now, Julián Álvarez has five games ahead of him to join this list of red and white legends and prove his worth as the ‘Pichichi’ that Cholo needs.
