While his Real Madrid is launched in the final sprint for the title in Liga, Carlo Ancelotti decided to trust his young third goalkeeper, Fran Gonzalez. Taking advantage of the combined absences of Thibaut Courtois, still embarrassed at the knee, and Andriy Lunin, victim of a micro-downhill in the calf, the 19-year-old goalkeeper will know his first minutes in professional at Bernabéu this Saturday. And its performance may be scrutinized on the magnifying glass on the Spanish capital.
With an impressive template (1m99) and renowned for its solidity in the air, Fran Gonzalez does not arrive in the unknown in the eyes of his coach. Ancelotti even compared him to Gianluigi Buffon at the start of the season, a compliment as prestigious as it is heavy to wear for such a young player. That the Merengues fans reassured, the Italian coach declared on Friday at a press conference that he was confident about the return of Thibaut Courtois to face Arsenal on Tuesday.
