Vázquez Won’t Play against Salzburg, Ancelotti Has Already Chosen His Replacement

Lucas Vázquez’s accumulation of yellow cards is what has led to him having to serve a suspension. He won’t play tomorrow against Salzburg in an important match for Madrid, which wants to finish as high as possible in the standings. Ancelotti has already chosen the best player to take his place.

“Fede Valverde is the main candidate to play tomorrow as right wing, with Raúl Asencio also being an option,” they assure from the AS newspaper. The Uruguayan midfielder has already played as a right winger on more than one occasion and has done a great job. He’s a very complete player, with qualities to be a right winger.

This is Real Madrid’s plan until the end of the season. Lucas Vázquez will be the starting right winger in most games, but it’s likely that in some tough games, Fede will take his place. The Uruguayan is a player with more speed and power than Lucas, and that helps him correct his mistakes.

Full confidence

Carlo Ancelotti believes it’s necessary to transfer a right winger to strengthen the team. However, Real Madrid already has Alexander-Arnold secured and can’t bring forward his arrival to January. Liverpool doesn’t consider the possibility of selling him in winter, and that forces the club to wait until summer.

There’s no choice but to trust his players. He misses Dani Carvajal at right-back because, besides joining the attack well, he was very solid at the back. However, Lucas has also had very good matches as a right-back and has shown to be a committed player.

Going for all the titles

That’s Real Madrid’s goal for the current season. They’ve lost the Spanish Super Cup, but they’re still alive in the rest of the competitions. They see themselves as favorites to lift the League title and with many chances to also win the Copa del Rey and the Champions.

They have a lot of work ahead, but if anyone can do it, it’s Real Madrid. The players are very motivated and want to show all their potential.