Julian Alvarez returned to the pitch for Atletico Madrid against Mallorca on Sunday after recovering from knee issues that had forced him off at halftime against Villarreal and kept him out at Anfield versus Liverpool, but the match didn't go as he might have hoped.
The 25-year-old has quickly established himself as Atletico Madrid's star despite joining from Manchester City last season, contributing both offensively and defensively. Substituted in the 61st minute as reported by Softfootball , but the Argentine striker looked visibly frustrated as he went to the bench.
His frustration was understandable since he had the clearest chance of the match from the penalty spot but was denied by Leo Roman's gloves in the 14th minute, leaving the first half scoreless.