Marcos Evangelista de Moraes ‘Cafú’ assured EFE who sees Vinícius winner of the Golden Ball and that the young man Endrickwhich will end up in the real Madrid after the summer, “it is a diamond that you have to know how to cut” and he has no doubt that the Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will know how to do it.
In conversation with the EFE Agency from Rio de Janeiro, on the occasion of the launch of Makakoothe sportswear brand created with the purpose of fighting against racism, of which he is an ambassador, Cafú praises Vinícius’ season, whom he considers the new leader of the Brazilian team.
“I not only see him as an applicant, but also as a winner of the Ballon d’Or. For everything he has done in previous seasons and, above all, for what he has done this season, in the Champions League Final, also by winning LaLiga with Real Madrid scoring many goals. Vinícius’ numbers are very attractive, so I think he deserves it,” he said.
The arrival of the young man Endrick Next season does not cause uncertainty for the white team either, despite the fact that the forward will have to compete with players like Vinícius, Rodrygo either Mbappe.
“(In Brazil) we say that we have a diamond in our hand and that is Endrick, right? But you have to know how to cut a diamond and Ancelotti knows it very well, he knows how to ‘cut’ young people who in the future can become The best players in the world.
“He is a promising player, he is already a reality in Brazilian football and he is capable of being one of the best players in the world, but he is a young man who must be prepared, he has to go little by little. With the expectation of being accompanying the best in the world,” he highlighted EFE.
Furthermore, Cafú is admired, but not surprised, by the season that, at 32 years old, the Madrid full-back has completed. Dani Carvajal.
Captain of the Brazilian team that won the World Cup in 2002, Cafú talks about the experience that came from occupying that position during 142 games with the Canarinha, until becoming a legendary full-back, the right defender of the Ball Dream Team. Gold that the magazine chose in 2020 France Football.
“Honestly, it has not surprised me, because I have known Carvajal’s potential for a long time. Although he is Brazilian, I have been saying for a long time that he is one of the best in the world. Today, he has a very important role in Real Madrid, he is the leader of Real Madrid. He is a winger who goes up, a winger who centers, a winger who scores, a winger with drive and who scores goals and likes it. Now, he is scoring goals,” he added.
The former Roma player considers that the three great full-backs of the moment are the Manchester City player Kyle Walkerthe one from Liverpool Trent Alexander-Arnold and Carvajal, but places the Madrid player ahead of the other two. “Among the best in the world are Walker and Alex Arnold, but for me Carvajal is number 1,” he said.
