The reason for Rodrygo’s hug to Ancelotti: “I had to thank him”

The winger was the figure in Real Madrid's victory against Braga in the Champions League and celebrated his goal with an effusive hug for the coach.

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2023-11-10 12:58:04

Before the match against Braga in the Champions League, Rodrygo’s season was low. But in the duel at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium he returned to the goal, in addition to giving an assist, which earned him being chosen as the best player of the match. For this reason, after scoring his goal, he gave a hug to coach Carlo Ancelotti, who always showed him his confidence.

“The hug is to thank you. We have to value people when we are not in a good moment. I was not in a good moment and the coach was always with me, encouraging me and telling me good things. I had the obligation to score and thank Ancelotti,” he remarked.

“We have a lot of quality”

“We have a lot of quality. If we are good, on a good day, it is difficult for us to score goals. We weren’t in such a good moment, but today went very well,” said the winger after the game, who last week signed an extension of his contract with the merengue for five seasons until 2028.

🏆 ¡El MVP lo tiene claro!
💬 “Ha sido un partido perfecto”.#UCL pic.twitter.com/W7mJa3fUiX

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) November 8, 2023

Ancelotti never let go of Rodrygo’s hand, nor did he let go of Vinícius, who also scored a goal and provided an assist in the match against Braga. The Italian predicted that the Brazilian duo “will score more” goals than Jude Bellingham and Joselu this season.

There is still a lot of work to be done, but Real Madrid is fighting, true to its history, on all fronts: in the Champions League it maintains an ideal score and secured a place in the round of 16, while in La Liga they are second, two points behind the surprising Girona.