Diego Simeone pulled Julian Alvarez Lof after he scored twice in the 3-0 victory of Atletico Madrid in Valencia, and said he always knew that the Argentinian shared the club's DNA.
Alvarez-Die for this season An acquisition of € 75 million was from Manchester City-Sloeg twice in the first half hour before Angel Correa added a late third.
The victory briefly took Athleti Top from Laliga, although Barcelona replaced them at the top with a 2-0 triumph in Las Palmas later on Saturday.
Alvarez has played a key role in the bid of Los Colchoneros on a third title under Simeone, where the Brace takes him from Saturday to nine league goals despite a slow start of his debut season.
No Atleti player has improved that count, with Alexander Sorloth and Antoine Griezmann corresponding to nine goals.
Thinking about Atleti's decision to sign Alvarez, Simeone said: “Although he still couldn't think with facts we were looking for when we signed him, I said I was sure he had Atleti's DNA.
“That is why we were so excited at the time and we are still. Especially because of the way he does things.
“He won everything at the age of 25 – the World Cup with Argentina, the Champions League and the Premier League with Manchester City, and he continues in the spirit of humility that makes him different from everyone else.”
Leaders Barcelona are one point free of Atletico on top, with Real Madrid two points further back in third place prior to organizing Girona on Sunday.
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