Real Madrid's Serbian striker Luka Jovic turns from an outcast to a hero in about 80 minutes, which he played in Saturday's victory over Real Sociedad, means that he provided what the fans expected of him when he came two years ago.

In the 17th minute, the hearts of the “Royal” fans stopped when the French striker Karim Benzema fell and left injured, and their concern increased when the Italian coach (Carlo Ancelotti) chose Jovic to replace Benzema.

However, the Serbian international - who paid "Merengue" 60 million euros to Etracht Frankfurt in 2019 to join him - gave an exceptional performance and made the first goal for his Brazilian colleague Vinicius, and scored the second goal to lead his team to an important victory and to the top.

In the 2018-2019 season in the German League, Jovic scored 27 goals and established himself as one of the best promising players in Europe.

But upon his arrival in Madrid, the player - who celebrates his 24th birthday this month - needed some time to settle in and acclimatise, and frequent injuries added "make things worse" to the player's imperfect start in the Spanish capital.

After the injury, the “Covid-19” epidemic came, as the attacker was seen in Serbia visiting his girlfriend, and he was around the corner from entering prison due to violating the state’s precautions to confront Corona, which increased the tension in relations with his club.

injury setbacks

Aside from his strange behavior outside the field, his injuries, along with his general ill health, affected his level, and he did not show the potential for which the team contracted with him.

The striker suffered from “Covid-19” disease, gastroenteritis, and a number of problems that made him miss his team a lot.

Because of all the above, Jovic returned to his previous team last season, scoring 4 times in 18 matches.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti put his faith in Jovic in his match against Real Sociedad, as Real Madrid need a win to maintain their momentum in their quest to win the La Liga title.

After Benzema's injury, it seems that Jovic will not leave next month, and he has a wonderful opportunity to provide the required level to make a name and history for himself at Real Madrid after such a disappointing start.