Abraham P. Romero Madrid

Madrid

Updated Wednesday, March 27, 2024-00:32

  • Chronicle Lamine Yamal eclipses Vinicius in the exciting tie between Spain and Brazil at the Bernabéu

25 years later, the Spanish public welcomed back the almost always iconic Brazilian team. The South American team had not played against Spain on Iberian soil since 1999, when the

Cafú, Roberto Carlos or Rivaldo

, without

Ronaldo Nazario

that day, visited the

Balaídos Stadium in Vigo

to draw 0-0 against the national team led by

Camacho

. There they already had four

World Cups

and were the most feared team on the planet. But yesterday, in the new Bernabéu, in the "

Party against Racism

", named after the insults to

Vinicius

and after

22 years

without winning a World Cup, it came close to the

third defeat

in its history against Spain. Paquetá saved her from a penalty.

The

preview

revolved, as expected, around Vinicius and his tears on Monday in the

Valdebebas

press room . The Real Madrid footballer felt the affection of his fans when the public address system announced his name, as did

Rodrygo and Endrick

, the three Real Madrid players, the latter starting in July, who are part of the canarinha. One more than in the Spanish squad, where

Carvajal and Joselu

were .

The friendly, promoted by the Spanish Federation after the insults to the player last year in Mestalla, had the Madrid striker as captain of Brazil, a symbolic detail to further round out

Vinicius' role

in the match.

Spain's two victories against Brazil

In an

almost full Bernabéu

, with 70,000 people in a maximum capacity of 73,000, the Spanish fans mixed with the Brazilian fans, very numerous in the stands, to enjoy the team's 50th match in Chamartín, the first since 2019 (3-0 against Sweden).

On the pitch, Spain headed towards a historic victory in the first half.

They beat Brazil in the round of 16 of the 1934 World Cup

, 90 years ago, and repeated the victory in a

friendly in 1990

, with Zubizarreta, Sanchís, Butragueño and Míchel as stars against a canarinha without the players who had played in the World Cup in Italy 90. Those They had been the only two matches that Spain had managed to win in

9 duels against Brazil

. The rest were draws, like the 0-0 in Vigo, or defeats, like the 3-0 in the 2013 Confederations final, the last time they met.

Rodri

's goal

from eleven meters came quickly, his second with Spain, and

Olmo

's 2-0 , his 8th goal with the national team, confirmed the superiority of De la Fuente's team while Yamal, Barça star, raised the olés of the Bernabéu. Opposite, Brazil moved away from victory on a bad night for Vinicius and with Rodrygo as the scorer at 2-1 after an error by Unai Simón.

Another Endrick appearance

The defeat at half-time forced Dorival Júnior to bet on

Endrick, scorer at Wembley

against England at 17 years old. And he did not disappoint. The future Madrid attacker tied the duel in the 50th minute, just at the same moment in which

Jude Bellingham

scored with England 2-2 against Belgium. A Madrid omen.

The young Palmeiras striker has two goals in four games with the

seleçao

, both during this international break, both at 17 years old. One at Wembley against England, another at the Bernabéu against Spain. Big words for a footballer called to mark an era.

Chamartín

, meanwhile, applauded him thinking about future goals, titles and celebrations.

"It's funny, but when I was playing on the console I also scored a goal at Wembley and that came to mind today," he explained in London after his goal against the British. That's how much of a child he is, a

boy from 2006

who wasn't even born when Zidane headed into Materazzi's chest and Italy won the World Cup on German soil. To the reader it may seem like "yesterday", but the new star of world football is insultingly young.

His first goal for Brazil, moreover, came on the same day as Ronaldo's debut

in 1994

. Both on March 23rd. Another premonition. "I dream of the Bernabéu, but I think day by day...", he said.

Whistles to Morata

In the final stretch of the duel, Chamartín chanted Joselu

's name

and repeated the olés with

Yamal

, but the duel ended in a draw after penalties from

Rodri and Paquetá

. And furthermore, he left the sad whistle on

Álvaro Morata

when

De la Fuente

removed him from the field, something that was highly criticized by the coach in the press room. «

It hurts my soul that in my country they whistle at a national team player

, the captain, a reference, an example. "When I hear those whistles I feel ashamed," he declared, angrily.

Questioned again by the captain's whistles, De la Fuente asked that "

we all educate ourselves in a national feeling

." «We should all do an exercise in self-criticism, to educate in a national feeling and support for the team. That it is everyone's national team, that the colors of the clubs must be left behind. Let's see if we educate people.

In the last minutes the match got a little heated with some fouls, two penalties and several arguments on the benches. «

The atmosphere was very hot

, the whole match was very vibrant, exciting. When one team scores a goal the other concedes, those circumstances occur, but it is football. Almost everyone knew each other and tomorrow they are going to train together," he expressed, along the same lines as Cucurella and Olmo, who took the edge off the controversy. "

A match against Brazil is never a friendly

," said the Leipzig midfielder.