Why did Endrick go down in Real Madrid history?

Real Madrid It started with the right foot his title defense in the Champions League. The Merengue defeated 3-1 Stuttgart as a local team and the one who made history was Endrick.

The Brazilian striker is only 18 years old He came on with ten minutes left in the match and in the sixth minute of added time he led a counterattack, with Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius as passing options.

However, the former Palm trees made a individual play and he took a strong shot from outside the area who managed to overcome the resistance of Alexander Nuebel to put definitive numbers on the match. This was His first cry on the European continental level that transformed him (at 18 years and 58 days) the youngest scorer in the club’s history in international tournaments, by surpassing the record that he held Raul Gonzalez Blanco (he scored at 18 years and 113 days).

After the end of the meeting, Charles Ancelotti He spoke of his jewel and did not skimp on praise. “He has balls. Because it was a counterattack and he had the courage to take it.” I was worried before and during the match. I’m not worried anymore now. Endrick He had courage in that last ball of the match. The best solution was to take advantage of the three against one, but I was convinced. He did it very well. It was the most complicated solution, but it turned out very well.”