Due to its low playing time since the arrival of Xabi Alonso on the Real Madrid bench, Rodrygo was expected to leave the White House this summer. Finally, the Spanish coach had declared a few days ago that he counted on the Brazilian international (33 selections, 7 goals) for this new season. Sunday evening, the Brazilian was even aligned in the starting eleven against Real Oviedo in Liga, in place of Vinicius on the left wing.
Replaced in the 63rd minute by his compatriot, Rodrygo did not hide his frustration of being the first player to go out, at the same time as the young Franco Mastanuono. Sitting between Éder Militão and David Alaba, the 24 -year -old threw his ground training jersey, while uthing a few inaudible words. A lot of frustration for the one who had stayed on the bench in the first official match of the Merengues season, against Osasuna in Liga (1-0 victory). On the ground, Rodrygo has signed some dangerous accelerations and weighed on the defense of Oviedo, even if he has too often favored the individual solution. There is no doubt that Xabi Alonso will continue to call on him.
