Overview
- The couple revealed the news with a joint Instagram post showing their newborn’s left hand posed in Álvarez’s signature Spider-Man goal gesture.
- The caption read “Amadeo, 02/01/26,” indicating a January 2 birth, after the pair kept the exact date private during the pregnancy.
- The post quickly went viral, with early reports citing roughly 100,000 likes and about 3,000 comments in the first hour.
- Messages of congratulations arrived from AFA president Chiqui Tapia, Atlético de Madrid, teammates Nahuel Molina and Giuliano Simeone, and River Plate’s official account.
- Álvarez had previously said the name honors River greats Amadeo Carrizo and Ángel Amadeo Labruna, and reports note it was not yet clear whether he would play against Real Sociedad on Sunday in San Sebastián.