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Scaloni backs Julián Álvarez as Rubén Uría hints at news this week

The Argentina coach believes Julián always bounces back and that his goal has given Simeone a helping hand

From the live showDE VUELTA | PENDIENTES GRIMALDO, SORLOTH Y BARRIOS | OPCIÓN BELTRÁN | SILENCIO BUCERO | #ClubUria942At 16:49Video in Spanish

Rubén Uría predicts news on Julián Álvarez in the coming days

Scaloni is not worried about Julián Álvarez: "they're so good that they always come back." Rubén Uría picks up the thread and predicts there will be news in the coming days about the striker's future with Atlético.

The show revisits Lionel Scaloni's press conference after Argentina's rout, in which the coach spoke about Julián Álvarez's goal and the spell the striker is going through after his failed move to Barcelona. Scaloni made it clear he is not concerned, comparing him to Lautaro: players who can go through a bad patch but who, given their quality, always come back.

The coach added that, for Atlético de Madrid's sake, Julián needs to be at his best, that he looks happy with Argentina and that if this goal has given Simeone a helping hand, so much the better. For Scaloni, he is a player who never disappoints and gives everything, whether he scores or not.

Rubén Uría then takes the floor and, without wanting to open the new season with coded messages, issues a warning: he has a hunch that there will be plenty of talk this week about Julián Álvarez and his future at Atlético, not about a move to another club. He leaves it there, promising to come back to it.

Julián ÁlvarezScaloniAtlético de MadridArgentina national teamRubén Uría
DE VUELTA | PENDIENTES GRIMALDO, SORLOTH Y BARRIOS | OPCIÓN BELTRÁN | SILENCIO BUCERO | #ClubUria942The full live show this story comes from, aired on 5 Oct 2026.
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Translated from the original Spanish story.