The coach of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, appeared at a press conference this Friday before facing Valencia (Saturday, 9:00 p.m.), in which he spoke about Vinícius’ return to Mestalla. A very attractive duel that no one wants to miss, since Rubén Baraja’s men are coming off a great season and are six points away from qualifying for Europe. The whites, for their part, are confident of continuing to consolidate their leadership and take another step in the fight for the title. “Tomorrow is one of the most important outings for the remainder of the season,” acknowledged the white coach.
The match will be marked, among other things, by the return of the Brazilian to Mestalla one year after a group of fans of the ‘che’ team uttered all kinds of racist insults against the striker. From “monkey” to “shitty black”, which led the Real Madrid winger to stop the match and denounce these practices. Regarding whether he has considered not calling up the Brazilian because of what happened a year ago, Carletto is clear: “Not calling him? The idea is to go out and play a great game of football, which is what the fans want. We do not forget what happened last year, when there are racist acts we have to identify and condemn them and Valencia did very well by identifying whoever committed this crime“.
Ancelotti condemns racist acts
How will the Valencian fans receive the Real Madrid player? There have been many voices that have spoken out on this issue and Ancelotti was not going to be any less. “We will limit ourselves to playing football. I’m not going to talk to Vinicius before the game. He does what he can to be as good as possible and I have nothing more to add. Valencia is a good team and has very talented young people,” he clarified.
Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid player, protests during the match against Valencia at Mestalla last season. / EFE
The Italian has been full of praise for ‘Vini’ in all the questions in which the Brazilian has appeared at a press conference, which have been quite a few. “He has had an important progression since the last three seasons. Because of the humility he has, I don’t see a ceiling in him, his best quality is that he enjoys football a lot,” he pointed out.
Furthermore, the Italian has shown solidarity with the city of Valencia, after the fire that claimed the lives of 10 people: “We play in a city that has suffered a tragedy, We are with the families and we want to play the best possible game to make them happyon our part and from Valencia.”
The return of Bellingham and Joselu
The big news of the session was the presence of Jude Bellingham and Joselu in training. The Englishman was injured against Girona, and Joselu, against Rayo Vallecano. However, both will be included in the squad and will have minutes in view of the next match of the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Leipzig: “Carvajal, Camavinga, Joselu and Bellingham are back, the squad will be more complete.” Furthermore, Ancelotti has confirmed that Bellingham not only returns to the squad, but will start: “He is one hundred percent, in good physical condition and with his ankle in good condition. Tomorrow he will play“.
The white coach has also had time to speak about the rest of the casualties, who eagerly awaits the return of Militao and Courtois: “The squad has never given up despite the difficulties. We know that the most important thing comes in March and April. We also see the return of Militao and Courtois getting closer and closer, if we continue like this it could be a great season“.
Finally, Carletto wanted to settle the controversy of recent days, which suggested that Mendy would be the main loser due to the possible arrival of Davies: “We have two very trustworthy full-backs. One is Fran García and the other Mendy, trustworthy and experienced. At the moment we are very good like this“.
2024-03-01 14:16:35
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