Our striker again partnered Lionel Messi, the duo that fired La Albiceleste to World Cup glory last winter, in this 2-0 win over Peru in Lima.
It was Messi who made the difference on this occasion, scoring both goals while Alvarez provided the perfect foil.
The result means Argentina top the 10-team group with four wins from four matches and are yet to concede since December’s World Cup final.
Alvarez completed 26 passes and had two shots before, with the game seemingly sealed, he was replaced in the 78th minute by Inter’s Lautaro Martinez.
Meanwhile, it was a less successful night for Ederson.
Our goalkeeper played the full match but could have done nothing more to prevent Darwin Nunez and Nicolas de la Cruz from earning the win for the hosts in Montevideo.
Our man has now played every minute of Brazil’s qualification campaign so far, with Liverpool’s Alisson and Botafogo’s Lucas Perri on the bench.
The result leaves Brazil with seven points from their opening four games in qualifying, sitting third behind Argentina and Uruguay.
The matches bring an end to this international break, with the next one scheduled for November - after our trip to Chelsea.
Both players are now on their way back to Manchester to prepare for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Brighton at the Etihad Stadium.
