In the 30th minute, silence. But not just any one, but that silence of a football field that reveals a serious situation. Militao had stayed in the Osasuna area, after a second play after a corner in favor of the Madrid. The Brazilian, located on the edge of the small area, went to finish a cross from Vinicius, but just before jumping, he felt something on the support of his right leg and went to the ground. Quickly, hands to the knee of that leg and screams of pain. Again the same scene as fifteen months ago, in San Mamés, when on the first day of the last League he broke, in another unfortunate support, the cruciate of his right leg.
«It hurts me to see a colleague cry because my heart breaks. “You come from a long injury and it’s your turn again…”, he said. Brahma after the game, without delving into the subject, waiting for what the medical tests say. The same thing that Ancelotti did, who also did not want to assess Militao’s injury. His gestural language after falling to the ground and his removal on a stretcher does not bode well for good news, but on this occasion Carletto wanted to be cautious and not advance any diagnosis, as he did a month ago with Carvajal’s serious injury: “They are evaluating them,” he simply said, also referring to Lucas and Rodrygo.
Ancelotti was not up for many explanations. He got rid of the press conference without going into details, something he usually does after games. It was a bitter 4-0. The injuries accumulate and there is not a single day of complete happiness so far this season. At least, the team responded to his requests after the defeat against Milan: «It was a good game. We have seen a good version of the team, attitude and commitment. I think the key has been a better defensive attitude, a better organized team and a good collective commitment. We have not suffered and this has made the difference,” he analyzed. Carletto.
Vinicius was the great protagonist of the match, just the day in which all the votes for the Ballon d’Or were known. Of the 99 journalists who voted (the representative of Syria did not do so and left his scores empty), there were three who did not like him. They gave the Brazilian not a single point. They were the representatives of El Salvador, Namibia and Finland. The latter announced on his “It makes a difference and will continue to make it.”
The many injuries in defense caused the debut of Asencio, who from now on will have a relevant role in the first team. He did it with a good game, and an assist in the 2-0 lead. Fifty meter brilliant pass so that Bellingham will premiere this season: «Asencio has personality. He is a player that we are going to need right now. “We must be grateful for the work they have done with him in the quarry,” Ancelotti commented.
The player was happy, of course. First call and first opportunity. And with a note: «Since he was little, it has been the dream of any child. Being able to watch them on TV all my life and today fulfill this dream… I can’t find the words to be able to define it,” said the Canarian, who received a nice congratulation after his pass in the 2-0. «I went out onto the field, it didn’t take me long to assimilate the situation and I saw Jude’s movement. It is very easy to play alongside them, they are the best in the world. The hug they gave me? At that moment few words come out, but it is a demonstration of what the team is, a family, and when I train with them I notice it. “I keep this gesture in my heart and in my head for life.”
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