Lunin will play against Granada on December 2
Head coach Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti spoke about the goalkeeper’s recovery Arrizabalaga caps and his imminent return to the game.
“The return of Kepa? He is already available and I will talk to him later. Today he trained for the first time and received the green light. Tomorrow we’ll leave [на матч против Гранады] with Lunin, and then he will have a week to prepare for the game with Betis,” said the Italian.
Let us remind you that it became known earlier that Kepa, who missed several Blancos matches due to injury, began training in the general group. Before this, Ancelotti stated that if everything was fine with Kepa, he would play against Granada. Otherwise, Ukrainian Andrey Lunin will take his place in goal.
Kepa suffered a torn abductor muscle in the warm-up before the Champions League match against Braga. In total, the Spaniard played 13 matches this season, in which he conceded 10 goals.
After Kepa’s injury, Lunin played four matches: Braga (3:0), Valencia (5:1), Cadiz (3:0) and Napoli (4:2). In total, the Ukrainian has 6 matches (4 goals conceded) this season.
Apparently, Andrey’s fifth in this series will be the match against Granada, home to Real Madrid, which will take place tomorrow, December 2, at 19:30 Kyiv time. In turn, in the away match on December 9 against Betis, the Italian coach will already count on the Spanish goalkeeper.
Earlier it was reported that Carlo Ancelotti advised the club management to sell the Ukrainian and in his place sign Kepa, who is now in the Blancos camp on loan from Chelsea.
At the beginning of this week, Carlo said that Lunin was going to fight for the position with Kepa after the Spaniard’s return.
On the eve of the match against Napoli in the Champions League, the Italian coach had an individual conversation with the Ukrainian. During the meeting, Ancelotti explained his position to the Ukrainian. According to the coach, the goalkeeper’s position is fundamentally different from other game roles, so the goalkeeper’s confidence and safety are extremely important for a successful game.
At the same time, Ancelotti appreciates the work of the Ukrainian goalkeeper. However, in the hierarchy of Blancos goalkeepers, the Italian does not see Lunin as number one.
Real is leading the Spanish Championship, ahead of Girona Viktor Tsygankov and Artem Dovbik in additional indicators.
Source: Sportarena
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