MADRID, 25 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Madrid will face this Tuesday (4:30 am on Wednesday) their second friendly of the preseason against the Mexican Club América, a rival against whom they hope to take a step forward both in the game and in the offensive aspect after what was seen on last Saturday in the Classic.
The Oracle Park Stadium, in San Francisco, will be the scene of this second friendly in just three days for the current European champion, which debuted in the summer with a 1-0 defeat in Las Vegas against FC Barcelona, ??where he still noticed certain lack of competitive rhythm and did not leave his best image.
Thibaut Courtois was surely the best of Carlo Ancelotti’s men in this first round of the American pre-season, where his closest rival beat him, especially in the first half, and where he showed that up front he depends too much on the presence of Karim Benzema, whose debut seems that it will be for this duel against the Mexican team, also with more filming.
The objective is to reach the European Super Cup in good standing against the German Eintracht on August 10 and the Italian coach does not seem given to taking too many risks. The captain, who already joined his teammates in the United States, did not have as much filming and the Reggiolo man reserved him, although he did confirm that, initially, he will have minutes in this second duel.
The presence of their ‘9’, the longer working time and a rival of a theoretically lower level should help Real Madrid improve their performance. Against Barça, he barely generated chances and the return of his striker, who is unknown if he will start from the start, has to alleviate this deficit.
The Clásico was also missed by a Dani Carvajal, ‘touched’ on the ankle and who is still not training with the group so it seems complicated that he could be against America, while Ferland Mendy had to withdraw from the last session and his Participation also seems complicated because of what Antonio Rudiger could repeat as left back.
Vinicius, who left good details, could rest this time after playing more than an hour against Barça, and more participation is also expected from Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Casemiro, who came out in the second half to improve the performance of a team in a match where, in addition to Rudiger, Aurelien Tchouameni made his debut. The Madrid coach will now be able to count on striker Borja Mayoral, who has finally joined the team.
Real Madrid will meet again almost six years later in the 2016 Club World Cup with América, whom they beat in the semi-finals by 0-2, with goals from Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Mexican team, coached by Fernando Ortiz, is at a more competitive pace after having already played four games in their Apertura.
However, his state of mind is not the best since of those official matches, he has only been able to win one, losing last weekend 2-0 against Tijuana. In addition, they have had to alternate the official competition with these friendlies in the United States, where they have already lost to Manchester City and Chelsea, both 2-1.
