There were six minutes left until the final whistle when the fourth official lifted the scoreboard and on it shone green the number 16. Its holder, the young Endrickthe footballer who signed for the real Madrid Before he came of age and two months after blowing out his 18 candles, he had already seen a door in League, Champions and even got married.
He entered the field in a match blocked at the beginning, but resolved in the final stretch with the goals of Rodrygo And Vinicius. Ancelotti He had warned in advance that he would have minutes. “He will be a starter in many Real Madrid games. Given his quality, it is obvious that he will have minutes. He is a humble boy, he speaks little and works hard. I like that a lot,” he said.
Ten were enough for him to get back on the table in the form of a forced penalty. The fourth goal that closed Real Madrid’s victory was born from his boots. From a wild burst of faith. He saved a ball beyond the corner flag line and, after going over Carlos Romerohe advanced one meter with the player of the Spanish hung on to his back until he stepped on the area and fell.
The penalty claimed by Endrick that Mbappé converted (4-1).#LALIGAEASPORTS #LaCasaDelFutbol pic.twitter.com/gviRP7JTXF
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Munuera Montero it was clear. Whistle in mouth and finger pointing towards the penalty spot. transformed it Mbappebut the cause was Endrick, who took oil where there was nothing. Ancelotti congratulated him and asked for calm. “On the one hand I am unfair because he trains very well, he has many qualities… But on the other hand, he has Rodrygo, Vinicius, Mbappé in front of him… He must be patient.”
The young pearl will not add many starts between now and the end of the season, but she opposes being an important player for her team. Every time the disorder breaks out. He was still able to complete his express performance with a goal after a one-two with Mbappé, but his left-footed shot went high. He had had more precision and determination a few days before in the same scenario, although in the context of the Champions League.
Endrick celebrates his goal against Real Valladolid.
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Before him Stuttgart He scored his team’s third goal after having sufficiently defined a counterattack in which he had unmarked Mbappé and Vinicius on the wings. “Endrick has balls, he had the courage to shoot like that on the counterattack,” Ancelotti said after the match. Endrick is ahead of his time. He burns the scenes at a dizzying speed both off the pitch – he is already married – and on it.
Before him ValladolidOn his debut with the white shirt at the Bernabéu, at 18 years and 35 days, he became the youngest foreign player to score in La Liga with Real Madrid. And it is the second youngest in the entire history of the white team. Only surpassed by Alberto Riverawho scored at the age of 17 years and 3 months against Celta. As if that wasn’t enough, he is also the third youngest foreigner to make his debut, behind Odegaard and Eto’o and the fifth Brazilian, with Evaristo, Roberto Carlos, Rodrygo And Ronaldo which marks its debut.
He is already a Real Madrid historic figure
“I am very happy, it is a dream come true. I had already played here at the Bernabéu with the Brazilian team, I was able to score a goal… but it was not with Real Madrid. Today was my debut with Real Madrid, I am speechless, I can only thank God for everything that is happening to me. I have always tried to win for the Brazilian people but now also for the Spanish people and I always want to put on a show for them. so that they can enjoy it,” he said after the match.
The Brazilian waits crouched for his opportunity while he kicks the ball along the way. He is in no hurry, he is aware that he has strong competition ahead of him and that opportunities will come to him drop by drop. For the moment, he gives a blow at every moment, he dresses in shorts. Ancelotti knows it, although it is a blessed problem. Rock and roll that defines the Italian.
