The Real Madrid-Real Valladolid match saw the reunion of Florentino Pérez and Ronaldo Nazario, both captains of the two teams that faced each other at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Real Madrid went through their second match of the 2024/25 La Liga season, although not without difficulties as Carlo Ancelotti’s men left the scoring for the second half and with the changes planned by the Italian coach, the match was decided in just 20 minutes. However, one of the most prominent substitutes made a comment that Florentino Pérez will take some time to forget.
According to information from the Spanish newspaper Defensa Central a few years ago, the Real Madrid president made several players his personal favorites: he was interested in making their arrival at Real Madrid possible, seeking to ensure their sporting success.
The last player to fall to his feet on the Madrid pitch thanks to this was Endrick, who “made his debut” as a goalscorer in front of the Real Madrid fans.
Carlo Ancelotti decided to give him the final minutes of the match against Real Valladolid and the player showed that he has everything it takes to be a starter and with an individual effort, he scored the third goal in a wonderful creative way, which made Ronaldo Nazario tell Florentino Perez: “This boy, if things go well, will win the Ballon d’Or one day, I’m sure of it.”
The appreciation of the phenomenon will not go unnoticed as Perez is proud of Ronaldo’s praise for the player Real Madrid went to great lengths to sign.
Especially compared to his regular teammates in the attacking line, Vinicius, Mbappé and Rodrygo did not have a good day in front of goal but Endrick only needed one individual move, almost at the end of the match, to make his mark and surprise the Real Madrid fans.