Endrick misses Real Madrid's last four games

After impressing the Spanish by scoring goals in matches against Alavés and Stuttgart, Endrick started playing in Champions League games played for Real Madrid. But now, the Brazilian striker has been losing space in the Madrid team and was left out of the club's last four duels. Carlos Ancelotti's decision to stop using the number 16 shirt has gained repercussions in the European country.

Adaptation from Brazilian

Endrick has only been part of the Merengue squad for three months, however, he has gone through ups and downs during that time. The athlete began his journey in Madrid with lackluster performances in the pre-season and memes comparing the Brazilian to Bobby Charlton, but it was when he gained minutes in LaLiga and the Champions League that Endrick began to show his ability.

The promise of the Palmeiras academy made good use of his few minutes, scoring goals and winning starts in matches played by the Brazilian team and with Real Madrid itself, however, he did not leave the bench in the last four duels played by the European team.

_{Endrick on the Real Madrid bench (Photo: reproduction/Instagram/@endrick)}

“Invisible”

This Saturday, the Brazilian striker will complete a month without taking the field for the Spanish club. Endrick's last game was the 1-0 defeat to Lille in the Champions League. Since then, the striker has not entered the field in the team's next four matches — against Villarreal, Celta, Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona —, not playing for even a minute in those games.

The Spanish newspaper As highlighted the Brazilian's loss of space in its headline saying that “Endrick has become invisible”. Despite this, it is believed that the “bench tea” in the number 16 is due to a complicated phase for the Merengues, who lost or had difficulties to win in all the matches played over the last month. In this way, Carlo Ancelotti would be giving preference to more experienced players.

Endrick has already played nine games for Real Madrid, scoring two goals. The team was due to face Valencia next Saturday, but the game will likely be postponed due to the floods hitting the region of Spain. If the postponement is made official, the next opportunity for the young Brazilian striker to play will be on Tuesday, against Milan, in a clash valid for the Champions League.

Featured photo: Endrick on the field for Real Madrid (Reproduction/Instagram/@endrick)