Rodri Hernández will wear a special captain’s armband in the Spain-Brazil match, the one for the fight against racism with the colors of the two teams and the motto ‘One Skin’, which he gave him in a gesture of affection from Álvaro Morata, after losing the midfielder to his grandfather in recent days.
Rodri returns to the starting lineup and will take charge of the team’s game, after not playing any minutes against Colombia in London last Friday. Since the return of the Spanish team to Madrid on Saturday, he traveled to Salamanca to be with his family in the last moments of his grandfather’s life.
Despite not training with the group and completing a single training session alone, Luis de la Fuente gives ownership to one of his key players. Morata, first captain by number of games, did a great job with his teammate by giving her the captaincy in a special game.
In the 12th minute of the match, Brazil committed a penalty on Lamine Yamal. The person in charge of launching it was Dani Olmo, although the Leipzig player had another great gesture with Rodri. He let him take the maximum penalty. The Manchester City midfielder did not fail, and, visibly moved, dedicated the goal to his grandfather. All of his colleagues went to celebrate with him.
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Near the end of the match, Rodri completed his double, also with a penalty. In this case, as in the first, the Manchester City midfielder dedicated it to his grandfather.
Some difficult days for Rodri, who was able to dedicate a goal to his grandfather in this Spain – Brazil, and has shown the unity that exists in the national team.
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