In the 56th minute of Real Madrid's difficult victory over Villarreal in the King's Cup final price, the Italian Carlo Acelotti replaced the Brazilian Rodrigo, but the cameras caught a strange matter between the coach and his player.
The result indicated that the "yellow submarines" advanced by two goals without a response when the veteran coach decided to involve Asensio in the place of Rodrigo and Danny Ceballos in the place of the German Toni Kroos;
To turn the two alternatives upside down.
And when Vinicius scored the goal to reduce the deficit after an assist, Ancelotti looked at Rodrygo, scolded him and raised his finger in his face.
In a press interview, Ancelotti revealed what happened between him and Rodrigo - who is an important player in the Italian coach's squad - and said, "Rodigo's removal was because he felt a muscle injury and I preferred not to risk it, and after leaving he did not greet me because he might have forgotten."
And he continued, "I told him, do not forget to say hello to me when you are replaced!"
According to the circulating video, Ancelotti said - as he raised his finger in the face of Rodrigo, who was sitting on the bench - "You must salute me."
In the end, the "Royal" was able to turn the tables and drown the "Yellow Submarines" by winning 3-2, and qualifying for the quarter-finals of the King's Cup.
🎬 What happened between Ancelotti and Rodrygo
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- Mahmoud Majeed ¹⁴ (@MMajeedSX) January 19, 2023
"¿Rodrygo? Se ha olvidado…".
Ancelotti.
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