Rodrigo is the hidden card in Ancelotti’s deck

Real Madrid has traditionally been a team that invests in talent from Latin America and in particular the USA Brazilincluding Casemiro, Vinicus Junior and Edric in recent years.

However, the footballer was acquired with the least amount of fanfare and fanfare Rodrigo in the summer of 2019, for which the Merengues took the sum of 40 million euros from the coffers to acquire him from Santos.

The then 18-year-old striker’s arrival was overshadowed by his purchase a year ago Vinisus Jr from Flamengo, with Rodrigo, despite arriving in Madrid with less fanfare, proving just as crucial.

The 22-year-old appears freer after Karim Benzema’s departure to Al Ittihad in the summer of 2023 and now – now – represents the tip of the Queen’s spear.

The Brazilian star appears to have fallen into the twilight zone with his performance on the pitch, having scored in his last five appearances for Real Madrid 7 goals And 4 assists.

At the same time, in a total of 20 games this season, he has scored 9 goals while distributing 5 more to his teammates.

THE Rodrigo Therefore, in addition to a training phase, he is also going through a career season, since his best season, in terms of points, was last year (2022/2023) with 19.

He uses statistics to prove that he can “get it done”. Carlo Ancelottiboth on a creative level, makes 4.63 shots for him and his teammates per game in La Liga, as well as in terms of execution.

The 22-year-old striker is the solution to this year’s ongoing injury problem real MadridThis allowed his dioscuro on offense, Vinicius Jr., to gain valuable time and return fully recovered from the injury he was battling.