Militao shot himself in the foot and missed another opportunity to claim his role against Levante. With Real Madrid in a hurry due to absences in defense (Ramos, Nacho, Carvajal and Lucas), Zidane and Bettoni had no other option than to form in the center of the defense with the Brazilian and Varane, but the plan flew through the air in the minute 8, when Militao knocked down Sergio León on the edge of the area, when the striker went straight for Courtois.
Yellow in the first instance, red after the VAR has notified the referee. “Knock down an opponent thereby preventing a clear scoring chance”, Medié Jiménez was explained in the minutes to justify leaving Madrid with one less than 80 minutes. On another occasion to demonstrate, Militao again punctured the bone and, as a gift, left the whites at a disadvantage for almost a full game, against a block like Levante that proved to be pure energy.
An increasingly common situation for the central defender, who only in the visit to San Mamés last year gave the expected level of a signing like his, 50 million euros paid to Porto (the most expensive defender in white history). In the long year and a half he has been at Madrid, Militao has started 21 times, with a balance of 11 wins, two draws and eight losses.. This season, without going any further, he was already a starter in Shakhtar's visit to Valdebebas (2-3) and in the elimination cup against Alcoyano (2-1).
Militao, equal to prick
There are 10 punctures in 21 games, almost half, and with a worrying balance of goals conceded: 27 points: 1.3 per game. Last year Zidane described Militao as the third center-back, a position that he had already lost this year in favor of Nacho: 807 minutes for the Alcalaíno, 443 ’for the Brazilian. And while, the doubts within the club about his signing grow and grow, despite the fact that Ramos continues without renewing and with the interest in Alaba just around the corner.