Ronaldinho could not hold back his amazement after watching Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez light up the World Cup with a jaw-dropping solo goal against Croatia on Tuesday night.
With a place in the Qatar showpiece at stake, Argentina raced into a 2-0 lead at the Lusail Stadium as seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi (pen) and Alvarez netted. Alvarez also had a hand in the opener when the summer signing was brought down by Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic.
Messi converted from 12 yards and the baton was handed back over to the City forward. His strike was so brilliant that even Brazil favourite Ronaldinho had to ignore his patriotic loyalties to stand up and applaud.
