Young Uruguayan Alvaro Rodriguez did not miss the opportunity to make his debut with Real Madrid and quickly left his mark with the "royal" team.
The Italian, Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid coach, pushed Brodriguez in the 88th minute of the "Meringue" match against Osasuna, to replace his Brazilian colleague Rodrigo Goes.
Rodriguez contributed directly and influential to Real Madrid's return from the "El Sadar" stadium, defeating Osasuna 2-0 in the match that took place last Saturday in the 22nd round of the Spanish League.
Despite his late entry, Rodriguez set up a goal for his colleague Vinicius Junior, which was canceled by the video referee (VAR) technique, but the 18-year-old did not give up and returned again a minute later and gave his other colleague Marco Asensio a pass, with which the second secured the victory of “Al-Meringue” in the second minute. of overtime.
Summary of the Real Madrid double against Osasuna 📺 #OsasunaRealMadrid 0-2 pic.twitter.com/JTLz7RArop
- LaLiga (@LaLigaArab) February 18, 2023
The Spanish newspaper "Marca" praised what Rodriguez presented in two minutes, in addition to 4 minutes of stoppage time, and confirmed that it is difficult to benefit from these minutes in a better way than what the Uruguayan youth did.
The Spanish newspaper went further, when it confirmed that Rodriguez's contributions in the six minutes he played outweighed what the Belgian Eden Hazard and Spain's Mariano Diaz made throughout the current season.
She explained that Rodriguez made a goal in the minutes he played, while failure was an ally of the duo Hazard and Diaz, scoring and making in the "La Liga".
Mariano appeared in 6 matches in the Spanish League, during which he played 51 minutes, in which he did not leave any mark, while Hazard participated in 98 minutes with 3 meetings in which his condition was similar to his colleague Diaz.
🇺🇾 Alvaro Rodriguez 🤩
✅ A first match in LaLiga @LaLigaArab
✅ An assist #LaFábrica pic.twitter.com/4tO4uQIEo9
- Real Madrid (@realmadridarab) February 19, 2023
Marca indicated that Hazard had a single goal and an assist against Celtic in the first round of the Champions League group stage.
It is noteworthy that Alvaro Rodriguez played 17 matches this season, one in the "La Liga" and the same in the King's Cup, and 15 with Real Madrid Castilla, during which he scored 5 goals.
By defeating Osasuna, Real Madrid strengthened its place in second place with 51 points, temporarily reducing the difference to 5 points with its rivals Barcelona, who receives its guest Cadiz on Sunday evening at the “Spotify Camp Nou” stadium, within the same round.