The premiere of Real Madrid 2025/26 also meant the official debut with the white shirt of two of the four signings that have arrived in this summer market: Álvaro Carreras and Franco Mastantuono. The Spaniard departed as headline from the left side and played the 90 minutes against Osasuna. The young Argentine player, on the other hand, waited for his moment from the bench and stepped on the grass of Santiago Bernabéu for the first time in the minutes 68. Mastantuono left samples of your quality In the little more than 20 minutes that was on the green.
THE INTERNATIONAL WITH THE ALBICELESTE the god pause To a Real Madrid who sent on the scoreboard at that time, but that began to notice the usual fatigue in August. Even He dared with a pipe to Abel Bretones. Although the defense read its intentions, the Madrid fans He applauded the self -confidence of mastantuono. The '30' merengue also showed his ability to left -handed with a release that stopped Sergio Herrera.
On his arrival in European football, Mastantuono has found in his new coach one of its main courage. Xabi Alonso He has not stopped praising the former River Plate. After the player's presentation, Tolosarra highlighted his Personality and maturityas well as the quality it possesses and its «Argentine competitive spirit ». With few training behind him, since he had to Wait on August 14 To join the work in Valdebebas, Alonso already trusted him for the league debut against Osasuna. Its premiere as a holder is a matter of time.
🎙️ Mastantuono: “Putting on this shirt is an incredible dream.”
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Mastantuono's maturity to his 18 years Age is one of the qualities that have most attracted attention to the world of football. Santi Cañasesremembered Spanish goalkeeper, he said in COPE's great game The Argentine's attitude and his experience in River Plate: «He has already shown to have a unusual personality at this age And now it has a greater challenge ». His youth, according to the former goalkeeper of Valencia and Real Madrid, among others; It can help you in your first steps in the White House. «I don't think it's going to be the focus from Madrid how to play pressed. With young people criticism does not come so fast, ”Cañizares argued.
The former goalkeeper was very optimistic with the present and future of Franco Mastantuono In the white team: «It has All conditions to go far. It is in a Very good environment». The Argentine has an opportunity to get a hole in eleven before the absence of Bellingham and the situation of a Rodrygo that did not have minutes in his debut. Another of Mastantuono's 'advantages', according to Cañizares, is Xabi Alonso's taste for the player. «To the coach He has entered the eye. He clearly liked him, because As soon as you get And when the press conference ends, ”concluded the former goalkeeper in his speech at COPE.
