Mario de Luis is ready

Mario deLouis It was undoubtedly one of the big news of the season at Real Madrid Castilla (which, yes, has not ended yet). The Madrid goalkeeper did not start as a starter, but as soon as he didn’t take the goal anymore and clearly became Raúl’s starting goalkeeper, who has shown his confidence all season.

Has left 13 clean sheets and conceded 30 goals in 34 games, less than one goal per game. The numbers are good but not outstanding, but anyone who has seen Castilla week after week knows that in this case statistics do not fully reflect reality. There hasn’t been a game where Mario hasn’t made one or more valuable saves that were essential for Castilla to score points.

Now Mario watches from the stands as his teammates fight for the goal they’ve been fighting for all year his fibula injury. He won’t be playing in these play-offs, but his season has earned him the confidence of the club, which has strengthened him and congratulated him on a great campaign. In fact, he extended until 2025 in March and he wants to be Castilla’s starting goalkeeper again next season at least.

You also have to take it into account the future of Andriy Lunin. If the Ukrainian goalkeeper ultimately chooses to leave Real Madrid, Thibaut Courtois’ replacement goalkeeper’s place will remain vacant. The feeling is that the club would go to the market to make up for this loss, but Mario has shown at the age of 21 that he is ready to take on this challenge.

In addition, It is possible that Mario de Luis will travel to the United States this summer to do the pre-season with the first team. First he has to recover and be on time for the date (Real Madrid starts the pre-season on July 10) and then it is Ancelotti who decides which goalkeepers will travel to the tour. Lunin’s future and Ancelotti’s opinion will depend on his injury, but with the season he’s had, he has ballots. And he would deserve it.