Real Madrid will face today Atletico Madrid for a new edition of the Classic Spanish Metropolitan Derby in order to begin the sixth week of La Liga’s tournament schedule, as the Blanco’s will try to secure another victory for their undefeated streak and displace Girona for the second position, who outmatched 5-2 Mallorca on Saturday 23th.
Real Madrid has suffered many injuries throughout the week, and since the beginning of the Spanish tournament, Thibaut Cuortois and Eder Militao with a torn ACL who are now recovering from a successful surgery; Dani Carvajal is now in the injury reserve list for a back problem.
The good news is that now Vinicius Jr. is now clear from the injury he suffered against Celta Vigo, and will see action for next week vs Las Palmas UD for Wednesday 27th; Arda Güller, the Turkish midfielder will be active for today’s Spanish Derby. Nevertheless, Real Madrid is in urgent need for more reinforcements and they think they have found their new addition.
Real Madrid has been up to Girona great results against Mallorca and specifically for one player, Savinho, left lateral who shone in yesterday’s win put heads up for Juni Calafat and his talent hunter team, nevertheless, Madrid isn’t the only team interested in the young Brazilian promise as Manchester City is also behind his steps.
Who is Savinho?
Savio Moreira de Oliveira, more known as Savinho, is a young Brazilian promise who is shining at La Liga, made his professional debut at the age of 16 in Atletico Mineiro in 2020, where he had a sky rocket progression and then was drafted by Manchester City in 2022, however, he was conceded as a lend to Troyes club who plays at Ligue 2.
He has already played in the Eredivisie with PSV Eindhoven, and now he plays for Girona until the 2023/2024 season. Savinho’s performance throughout the actual campaign hasn’t been the greatest as he only has a scored goal and two assists in five games, he has demonstrated he can be a great player if they develop him well.
