the comparison with Luis Suárez and who was more decisive in Atlético de Madrid

The impact of Julián Álvarez In his first season in Atlético de Madrid It is formidable, as was Luis Suárez. The Uruguayan scorer was an essential figure in that 2021 championship that left the group led by Diego Simeone To the top of LaLiga, above the Real Madrid and of Barcelona. Lucho scored 21 goals throughout 38 games, 36 as a starter and 2,982 minutes. But the Argentine is not far behind: he generated a true scratch between the mattress fans and Cholo Simeone filled him with praise.

‘The spider’ is now indispensable to keep Atlético strong on all fronts: in LaLiga, in which it depends on itself to be a champion (on Sunday, March 16 faces Barcelona that takes a point in the championship), after having surpassed Real Madrid in the table with 1-0 at Athletic with goal from the Argentine striker; in the Copa del Rey, in the semifinals with a 4-4 against Barcelona in the first leg; And in the Champions League, in the first leg of the round of 16 that appear on Tuesday in front of Real Madrid.

He has already achieved 21 goals in 40 games. He is the only football player who has played everything this season within Diego Simeone’s scheme. That is its importance. It has been holder 31 times, including 18 of the last 21 meetings (With the rotations in the Copa del Rey against the Cácereño and Elche and this Saturday against Athletic, measured their efforts to stop the qualifier of the Champions League with the White Club).

Julian has played 2,593 minutes to mark the 21 goals. There are 389 less than Luis Suarez needed. Julián Alvarez is more effective. One in two auctions to the Argentine goal are goal (21 of 42). Almost the same averaged the Uruguayan, with 21 hits of 45 shots between the three sticks. The distance is greater in total shots (they were a goal or not): 79 by Julián Alvarez for 105 of Luis Suárez to score the same 21 goals before and now.

He has also scored more goals from the expected ‘La Spider’ than the attacker Charrúa in his respective first courses in Atlético. In the current one, the first, which took five clashes to score his first goal with the rojiblanco club, has an XG parameter (expected goals) of 12.16; In 2020-21, the second, who achieved a double in his first minutes under Simeone’s orders in a win Granada, had it slightly higher, with 15.39.

“When we knew that the arrival of Julián Álvarez was already confirmed made us very happy, because we had a different player, as Luis Suarez. They are special players, they have a gift, something different. As when Villa arrived at the time. They are differential players. I am glad their humility, their way of working, their way of being among the headlines, playing on the left, playing waiting in the bank to enter … Julian to overcome Athletic 1-0. He entered the field in the 58th minute and scored in 66 the goal of the triumph.

They are not just names within Simeone’s phrase. Both Luis Suárez and David Villa, both arrived from Barcelona, ​​were champions of LaLiga EA Sports with Atlético in their first year in the club, in 2020-21 and 2013-14. They are the two championships that Atlético de Madrid has won to Barcelona and Real Madrid in the Simeone era. They are also the only two league titles in the last 20 years that did not achieve Catalans or White.

Of the 21 goals of Julián Álvarez, fourte. And seven and from the bench that transforms it into one of the best in Europe in that regard, surpassed only by his partner Alexander Sorloth, with eight goals from the substitution. He has distributed all those goals throughout 17 different games and twelve of them opened the Atlético score, which won eight, tied three and lost one of the duels under that premise.

It is not yet so decisive, however, as Luis Suarez was in the 2020-21 campaign. The Uruguayan, who distributed his 21 goals in 16 different matches, with 19 all as headlines and nothing plus two (those of his debut) after leaving from the bench, It was a key element in eleven victories and two draws in that scoring exercise for history.

Then, the victories against Celta (0-2), Elche (3-1), Getafe (1-0), Alavés (1-2 and 1-0), Eibar (1-2), Valencia (3-1), Cádiz (2-4), Athletic Club (2-1), Osasun Sports, when he saw the lost title) and Valladolid (1-2 at the last appointment, when he made champion to the rojiblanco team) they brought their signature, as well as the draws against Celta (2-2) and Real Madrid (1-1). Everything in LaLiga.

Julián Álvarez, meanwhile, has been an indivisible element of eight wins and three attachments of Atlético this season among all competitions.

Of the triumphs 1-0 against Athletic, 0-3 against Valencia, 2-1 against Bayer Leverkusen, 1-0 against Osasuna, 0-6 to Sparta Prague (he scored the 0-1 that was already definitive and started the win, without response from his adversary later), by 0-1 to Mallorca, by 0-2 to Vic and 0-1 to the Celtic (4-4), La Real Sociedad (1-1) and Real Madrid (1-1) on its previous visit to Santiago Bernabéu, where it returns as the figure of Atlético. An incontestable scorer, as was Luis Suarez also in Atlético.

Played matches: 38 by Luis Suárez and 40 by Julián Álvarez.

Titular matches: 36 by Luis Suarez and Julián Álvarez.

MINUTES disputed: 2,982 by Luis Suárez and 2,593 by Julián Álvarez.

Goals: 21 of Luis Suarez and Julián Álvarez.

Shots: 105 of Luis Suárez and 79 by Julián Álvarez.

Porterus auctions: 45 by Luis Suárez and 42 by Julián Álvarez.

Expected goals: 15,39 by Luis Suárez and 12.16 by Julián Álvarez.

Matches marking: 16 of Luis Suárez and 17 by Julián Álvarez.

First goals: 6 of Luis Suárez and 12 by Julián Álvarez.

Goals from the bank: 2 of Luis Suárez and 7 by Julián Álvarez.

Assistance: 3 of Luis Suárez and 5 by Julián Álvarez.

Results: 23 victories, 8 draws and 7 losses of Luis Suárez and 27 wins, 9 draws and 4 losses of Julián Álvarez.