According to reports, tonight he will likely start the final from the bench, as Kylian Mbappe is the primary option for Real Madrid’s attack, and if he is unavailable, Rodrygo will take his place. However, there is an encouraging point for Endrick: he has played at least 30 minutes in the last three matches and was fixed in the match against Getafe, although he did not score.

Carlo Ancelotti has gradually given opportunities to this 18-year-old striker, who joined Real Madrid last summer for €35 million from Palmeiras, but in this final stretch of the season, he seems to have more confidence in him.

Endrick’s first season at Real Madrid has not been easy, but he has been impactful: with just 700 minutes played, he has scored seven goals, averaging a goal every 100 minutes. If there is one competition where Endrick has shone, it is undoubtedly the Copa del Rey. The Brazilian has scored five goals in this Spanish knockout tournament and has scored in all matches except the first round against Deportivo Minera from the second division.

Tonight, Endrick can win his third trophy with Real Madrid after the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup. If we add this to the five trophies he won with Palmeiras in Brazil before joining Real, he has seven trophies at the age of 18. No other player under 20 comes close to this number: Arda Güler has six trophies, and Lamine Yamal, for example, has three. Even legends like Pelé, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Zico, and Neymar had not won more than four trophies by the age of 20.