Oct 16, 2026 1:20 AM

Young Endrick enjoyed a great night. From the moment he came on in the second half, he became Real Madrid's most potent attacking weapon, using his explosiveness to break through defensive lines and even scoring the equalizer, followed by Antonio Rudiger's goal to complete the comeback.

Endrick was the MVP of Wednesday's match between Real Madrid and Roma, providing a spark in attack from the moment he entered the Stadio Olimpico in the 59th minute. From the first ball he touched, you could see the power that will make him one of football's great figures. His explosiveness helped the Merengue, who were down 3-1 at the time.

After Arda Guler took a corner, who was key in the last three goals, the Brazilian jumped over the entire Roma defensive line, headed it into the back of the net, and scored the 3-3 that fired up the white players. At the end of the match, Endrick was interviewed during the presentation of the aforementioned recognition and spoke about the great match he had just finished.

"I still have the emotion of the match; it is a little difficult. I was on the bench talking with God, and when I turned around, they were calling me, and then I kept talking with God. I didn't think I'd be going in so early. I want to help my team, the coach, too, and the most important thing is that Madrid wins. If I don't do that, I will be the first to leave. Being at Madrid is difficult, and I am going to fight for it every day," he began.

Later, he was asked how he felt when he entered the field. "It is difficult because I was with Mou. I lowered my head, and when I raised it, Malen had scored another goal, but we are Madrid; we fight in every match, no matter what. That is what we have done; we'll keep fighting. We have the Champions League, the Copa, the Liga, and all the competitions, and we want to win them," he responded.

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Finally, he addressed two complicated topics: first, whether he believes Mourinho will use him more from now on thanks to his performance, as well as his opinion on the suspension his compatriot Vinicius Jr. received just a couple of hours before this match began, which was a four-match suspension for the hair pull on Nathan Saliba of Villarreal last Saturday.

"I do not know; coaches do not do what is best for a player; they do what is best for the team. I am going to fight and work every day to help the team; that is what I'll do my whole career. In the end, we knew it had to be two matches, but in our hearts, we knew it wouldn't be two.

What they do to Vini is crazy, and it is not going to change. We knew it would be like this, that they would go after Vini. He is a strong kid who always fights against everything, and when he returns, he is going to return very well," the young forward concluded.

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