Real Madrid is experiencing a tense situation. After the dramatic defeat in Lisbon, he managed to stop a new crisis with the agonizing victory against Rayo Vallecano in stoppage time. The arrival of Arbeloa had calmed the waters, but the match against Mourinho’s Benfica caused them to become somewhat unruly again and The whistles reappeared at the Bernabéu. Two of those named were the same as against Levante: Vinicius and Bellingham.
There was also another player who received whistles personally when he was substituted: Franco Mastantuono. The Argentine has once again recovered his status from the beginning of the season andHe is having more opportunities under Arbeloa’s command, but against Rayo Vallecano he once again left a lot to be desired. His 89.5% passing rate did not translate into danger since he finished zero times and did not generate any dangerous chances. during the meeting. His last performances caused the warning of his compatriot Mario Kempes, former Valencia player and world champion with Argentina, on Rodrigo Rea’s channel.
Kempes’ notice to Mastantuono
The former footballer analyzed the current situation of the young Real Madrid footballer: “It’s not easy, it’s not River, it’s not Boca… it’s Madrid. In Madrid you have to win even in training. Mastantouno sand he has to encourage a little more, he has to be more courageous“. It is an expression that is equivalent to brave and demands that it be that way since it warns that otherwise his time at Real Madrid may be short: “With the figures he plays he has to give it to him, but if they have taken him from River to Madrid it is because they have seen waysand today those forms do not work in their favor, If you don’t use those ways it won’t last long.”
Mastantuono has scored three goals and has not provided any assists so far this season. He is standing out more for his mentality and serenity, but he warns that it is not enough: “You have to prove it on the field, not because you have a good roof terrace will people love youYes, he values your effort, your will, but you have to be a protagonist, not only in some things. “Believing that you can be a figure, but without getting worked up.”
Kempes asks him to follow the example of Lamine Yamal
The 1978 world champion was very clear about what he needed: “He has to cheer up, do what he did in Riverhit him from outside the area, face him.” He points out that he should follow the example of another of the great young promises: “Look, Lamine Yamal, more or less something like that, look, he loses it, not much, but he loses it, and he keeps asking for it. And face, and hit and play”. He also emphasizes the effort on the field: “That’s what Mastantuono has to do, sacrifice himself 20 times more than Mbappé, or Vini, or anyone. Until Rodrygo“.
Argentina and the World Cup
The former Argentine soccer player also He valued his country’s team ahead of the 2026 World Cupin which Mastantuono will presumably be: “I am hopeful because the Argentine team’s game is still very similar to that of Qatar and one sees that they are still hungry and wanting to be protagonists. “We have to take into account that the players are also going to have two and a half more years of experience.”
He pointed out the situation of some young people like Mastantuono in the Albiceleste, without naming him directly: “I don’t know if Scaloni will call many people who haven’t been there because they are all relatively young, but you always have to carry some spare parts, some will be incorporated. In ’82, for example, it happened to us that those incorporations did not make themselves felt as much but I hope that is not the case now.” He concluded with Messi: “He arrives more rested than the previous World Cupbecause while it is true that the MLS is important, it does not demand as much as Europe. “As long as he remains enthusiastic, I think it will be important.”
