After being linked with Benfica, Carlos Álvarez faces tough times: to harm | OneFootball

Carlos Álvarez is not going through a very happy phase at Levante, as he is constantly being 'targeted' by opponents. The Spanish player, who could have joined Benfica in the last transfer window, saw his coach, Julián Calero, demand that refereeing teams do not allow this kind of behavior.

“I saw players going after Carlos Álvarez aggressively, really aggressively. In these situations, referees need to show a card to signal that not everything is allowed,” said Julián Calero, demanding that refereeing teams do not allow constant aggression towards Carlos Álvarez.

“Referees need to carefully assess who is benefiting football and who is harming it. And the latter need to see cards. I told the referee this politely and we had a very interesting conversation,” concluded Julián Calero, coming to the defense of Carlos Álvarez, the talented Levante player.

It is worth remembering that, in the last transfer window, Carlos Álvarez was very close to joining Benfica. However, Levante’s demands, as they wanted more than 20 million euros, made the Eagles turn their attention to Dodi Lukebakio, the Belgian international who arrived from Sevilla.

This season, playing for Levante, Carlos Álvarez – valued at 15 million euros – has played nine matches, all of them in La Liga. In total, during the 567 minutes he spent on the pitch, the Spanish U21 international scored two goals (against Girona and Oviedo) and provided one assist (against Real Betis).

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