Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published Monday, June 23, 2025, 09:06 / Updated Monday, June 23, 2025 09:07
The Asentio river saw the red card at the beginning of the match and left Real Madrid in ten. He had also jerked in the match with Al Hilal (1-1).
Real Madrid defeated Pachuca 3-1 on Sunday night, but it was necessary to use seriously to bring his victory, after his defender, Raul Asencio, saw “red” even at the beginning of the match (min. 7).
The Asencio river: “I apologize to everyone. I was not at the height of expectations”
As for Asencio, he was the second proportions of the club World Cup, after, against Al Hilal (1-1), he caused the penalty from which Ruben Neves equalized.
In the end, he apologized to the teammates, with tears in his eyes. “I did not realize how hard I kept him (no-on the opponent) … It is my mistake and I apologize to everyone. I was not at the height of expectations,” said Asentio, in the locker room, in connection with the fault committed in the last defender.
The colleagues consoled him, but Thibaut Courtois and coach Xabi Alonso “checked” him publicly. “There are two matches and we make the same mistake twice. We have to be careful and not repeat it. We will fight for Raúl. He knows this and not a problem. We will win without him, and when he returns, we will win together,” the Belgian goalkeeper had said during the match, in a live discussion with the DAZN reporters.
Xabi Alonso: “Yes! The red card could be avoided”
At the press conference, Xabi Alonso was asked if Așencio's “red” could be avoided, and the coach of Real replied simply, as when he was questioned about the penalty caused by him: “Yes!”
The central defender is automatically suspended, at least, and will not play in the last match of the group, when Real Madrid will meet RB Salzburg. In his place, most likely, Antonio Rudiger will be titled, returned after an injury that held two months on the tummy.
