Barring a surprise, Rodrygo will be indispensable for Real Madrid in his first final, playing against the rival against whom he made his debut and scored his first goal
He RealMadrid This Saturday will be played to win their third title this season (European Super Cup and Club World Cup). Copa del Rey final against Osasuna. In that final, one name stands out above the rest: that of Rodrygo goes. One of the most current and future players of the white team and of world football wants to play his first final as an essential player with the merengue team. Undoubtedly a very special moment. Especially against Osasuna, the team against which debuted and scored his first goal with the white t-shirt.
His environment recognizes GOAL the huge illusion with which Rodrygo faces this final and everything to come. “Arrives very connected for this last part of the season. The King’s Cup is the only trophy Real Madrid are playing for that they haven’t won and they are highly motivated for the game against Osasuna and for everything to come in these weeks. You know it’s time to make a difference”.
Since the first leg of the semi-finals of the same competition against Fútbol Club Barcelona, Rodrygo has become indispensable for Ancelotti. In fact, since the international break, the former Santos player has been starter in nine of ten games that the white team has played, having only come on as a substitute against Celta due to half-time (he admitted in London that his right knee was bothering him). Only Militao started in the ten games, although the central defender was substituted against Villarreal at half-time so as not to cost him any minutes.
Rodrygo came up this season, something similar, numbers aside, to what Vinicius did last season. Despite not being indisputable until this final stretch, the Brazilian has scored 25 goals for Real Madrid 14 goals and 11 assistsimproving the data of last season (9 and 10) despite the fact that the current one has not yet ended.
He has earned to be unquestionable in the field perform at times of greatest need and pressure, something that a club like Real Madrid attaches great importance to. Key goal against Atlético in the quarter-finals of the cup, huge fame in the second leg of the semi-finals at Camp Nou (starting the game 0-1 and throwing a vital elimination in the 0-2) and double authority on Stamford Bridge to seal the passage to the semi-finals of the Champions League.
To date, Rodrygo had only had a chance to start in the Spanish Super Cup 2022 against Athletic Club Bilbao. In that final, Rodrygo gave the pass for the first goal of the match, the work of Modric, but at the time he was in and out of eleven quite often. The Brazilian, with his play, his sacrifice and his goals, has earned the feeling that he is the starter for Real Madrid and on Saturday he will finally play a final that will be important for the team. The first of many.
Source: Goal