Rodrigo Mendoza is back. In a Athletic in which he fights for minutes since his arrival at the beginning of February, but also in Elchea place where he burst into the elite like a meteorite, earning the jump (it must be remembered that he is barely 21 years old) to a European great like the Metropolitan team. A beastly jump in which the young average works.
He was in that when he was injured against Real Sociedad just when he had reached the desired consistency (it was his fourth start out of five in LaLiga), a hard blow that stopped him in the middle of the dtake advantage of the fact that the starter, Pablo Barrios, was also injured.
Despite the indisputable slowdown, Mendoza is happy with his adaptation. They are also in an Atlético where they know that the bet is on the future and that the player has shown talent and personality to grow and end up being important for a coaching staff of the demands of Simeone, who has also not haggled praise for the conditions of the former Elche player.
Rodrigo Mendoza talks about his debut with Atlético
special return
It is precisely the return home that makes the next game special. For Rodrigo, it will always be a team that will be in his heart. That is why he renewed last summer despite the interest of several teams, but the appearance of Atlético ended with a historic sale in which everyone (player and club) won.
Now it’s the rojiblancos’ turngraduate to LaLiga after a week that caused the rush of eliminating Barça in the Champions League and the setback of falling on penalties in the Cup final. While the semi-finals against Arsenal arrive, it is time to regain feelings in the regularity tournament.
Rodrigo Mendoza: “Seeing yourself surrounded by the people that, when you were little, you saw on TV. It’s crazy”
Your numbers
Despite this illness that cut off his rhythm, Mendoza’s jumping numbers this season are more than good. 27 games between Elche and Atlético, more than 1,400 minutes, two goals and the indisputable feeling that this is one of the great talents of the future. The nickname of the new Pedri, out there, it is not free for a player who returns to the takeoff phase.