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Rodrygo
scored the winning goal against
Inter
at the
San Siro
, repeated
Vinicius
' brace in the 5-0 win over
Shakhtar
in
Kiev
,
Vinicius
scored in the
Super Cup
semi-final against
Barcelona
,
Rodrygo
scored against
Chelsea
in the quarterfinals and at the
Pizjuán
, in a decisive match for the
League
,
Vinicius
in the
Etihad
first leg against
Manchester City
and
Rodrygo
, again, in the return leg at the
Bernabéu
.
His goals, together with those of
Benzema
, have carried Madrid flying towards the possibility of a historic treble, with
the League
, the
Champions
League and
the Spanish Super Cup
.
Three titles that would bring the Brazilian signature in their goals and in the defensive solidity that
Carlo Ancelotti
's team has shown for much of the season.
Militao and Casemiro
have shone there
.
And at his side, managing the locker room, a
Marcelo
who has known how to be a father, teacher and best friend of a new capital generation for Madrid.
The quintet of Brazilians from Valdebebas is the present and future of Chamartín, key in the
sporting field
with its goals and good performances and "
vital
" in the good atmosphere that has reigned in the
locker room
this season.
Two of them are already legends,
Marcelo and Casemiro
, another,
Militao
, is indisputable in defense despite a more irregular year, and the two youngest, Vinicius and Rodrygo, appear as the main emergency rafts for Madrid's hope after the «
no» by Mbappé
.
"Having two legends in the dressing room like Marcelo and Casemiro, compatriots, has helped them
adapt faster to Madrid
.
To understand what it means to play here and to take the first steps in the club well”, they say from the close circle of the young stars of Chamartín.
Music, dinners and futvoley
In the locker room, "and whenever Lucas Vázquez
leaves them
, who is the one who rules with the music",
Thiaguinho
or
Léo Santana
sound , the favorite singers of Vinicius and Rodrygo.
Always samba, between laughs and dances.
"
Vini da ambientazo
", they joke from Valdebebas.
If his relationship with Marcelo and Casemiro is more professional, more like older and younger brothers, advisers, the connection of the former
Flamengo
player with Rodrygo and Militao goes beyond the sports city.
They go out to dinner, stay to play the console or play footvolley at Vinicius' house, and share more similar interests than those sought by Marcelo and Casemiro,
34 and 30 years old
, married and with children.
"They are fathers to the young."
The closest future of Madrid bears the name of the Brazilians.
Militao, Casemiro and Vinicius will start against Liverpool, while Rodrygo is the great boost for Ancelotti along with
Camavinga
.
Marcelo, in what could be his last game, will have to see him from the bench and will hope to raise his orejona after ninety minutes.
With the
renewals of Militao and Vinicius
well underway and the
contracts of Rodrygo and Casemiro
settled until
2025
, the only question is Marcelo's next step.
In the distance, the interest in the new pearl of Brazilian football,
Endrick
, who at 15 has already agreed his first professional contract with
Palmeiras
until
2025
.
Madrid will wait for him there, obsessed and convinced that '
Vinicius-type
' signings are the best solution against club-states.
He could be the future of a clan that mixes veteran and youth, experience (Marcelo and Casemiro have already won four Champions) and the hunger of Militao, Vinicius and Rodrygo, who are looking to win their
first Champions League
.
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