Class acts: the maths teacher who taught Argentina’s Álvarez and Fernández
Luciana Alvarengue, a mathematics teacher at the River Plate school in Buenos Aires, reflects on teaching World Cup stars Enzo Fernández and Julián Álvarez. The piece highlights the unique bond between teachers and student-athletes in a professional football club environment.
Why it matters
It offers a human-interest perspective on the lives of elite athletes and the role of education in their development.
Enzo Fernández and Julián Álvarez playing for River Plate in Buenos Aires. Composite: Guardian Design, Getty Images View image in fullscreen Enzo Fernández and Julián Álvarez playing for River Plate in Buenos Aires. Composite: Guardian Design, Getty Images World Cup 2026 Interview Class acts: the maths teacher who taught Argentina’s Álvarez and Fernández Jonathan Wilson in Monterrey Luciana Alvarengue likes to think she had the smallest of influences on two of her old pupils as they take aim at another World Cup
The article is a human-interest feature story with no political or controversial framing.
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