Luxury replacement with Real Madrid, Brahim Diaz is like a fish in water with the selection of the Atlas Lions.
Finally some good news for Carlo Ancelotti ahead of the big matches which will soon arrive after the international break. Brahim Diaz is on cloud nine with the Moroccan national team. Last Friday, he had already scored a double against Gabon (5-1 victory) in just three minutes.
And yesterday, Brahim struck again, this time with a hat-trick against Lesotho (7-0 victory), as part of the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations which will also take place in Morocco. The Atlas Lions finished first in their group with a perfect run: 6 victories in 6 matches (18 points).
Brahim, who was replaced in the 62nd minute of play by El Kaabi, now has 7 goals and 2 assists in 8 selections (six official matches and two friendly matches), which makes him the top scorer in the CAN qualifiers. 2025. Since his big debut with Morocco on March 22, 2024, Brahim Diaz has impressed.
The number 10 of the Moroccan national team has shown that he is in excellent physical and mental shape and that he is a safe bet to compensate for the absence of the injured Rodrygo. There is a good chance that he will start for the La Liga match against Leganés this Sunday, November 24 at 6:30 p.m. alongside Vinicius and Mbappé in attack, in a classic 4-4-3.
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