Julián Álvarez confirmed that he will play against Vélez for Copa Libertadores: “I don’t know afterwards”

River Plate will clash against Vélez Sarsfield in a duel between Argentine teams for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores 2022. And for those matches they will have their main figure, Julián Álvarez, who confirmed his participation against ‘Fortín’ before joining Manchester City.

Gastón Recondo, a journalist from TyC Sports, managed to communicate with the attacker this Friday during his arrival in Bilbao, where he will join the Argentine team. In a brief dialogue, he informed the player about the upcoming ‘Millionaire’ crossing and then asked about his availability, getting a response.

“Can you play against Vélez?”, they consulted the River scorer, who nodded and released several “Yes”. “After I do not know”, added Álvarez, who was already bought by the ‘citizens’ and will soon be placed under the command of Pep Guardiola.

The revelation striker of Argentine football also chose his favorite goal among the six he scored against Alianza Lima at the end of the Copa Libertadores group stage. “the last one was so cute”, he valued.

In his feast at the Monumental stadium, Julián Álvarez scored at 15, 18, 41, 54, 57 and 83 minutes, and became the top scorer in a game in the history of the Libertadores together with the Bolivian nationalized Argentine Juan Sánchez, with six goals in the 8-0 of the Bolivian Blooming against the Venezuelan Deportivo Italia in 1985.

The 21-year-old striker is playing in style his last games in the ‘Millionaire’ before joining the powerful City

With the 8-1 rout of Alianza, River became the second best ranked team in the Libertadores group stage with 16 points, behind two-time champion Palmeiras, with a perfect score of 18 points, which gives both teams the advantage to define at home in eighths, quarters and semis.