The Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin will not be with his teammates in the match League the Real Madrid on Vallecas before him Lightning on Saturday afternoon, emotionally affected by the situation in his country and his compatriots after three days of attacks by the Russian army, for which he asked the Spanish for help with medical supplies and food.
“Dear Spaniards and all the people who want to help Ukraine now in these difficult times. At Calle Méndez Álvaro 8, Ucramarket, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. you need: canned food, cotton, elastic band, bandages, hemostatic drugs , painkillers. Clothes: warm socks. Thank you very much for your collaboration,” Lunin wrote on Saturday morning in a post on his stories on his official Instagram account.
The appeal of the Ukrainian goalkeeper, who has family and friends in an area near Kiev, was a request for help for his compatriots who are suffering the ravages of war and called for a peaceful demonstration to be held in Madrid on Sunday. , from 12:00 noon, from Plaza de Colón to Plaza de la Cibeles.
Since the invasion of Russia a Ukraine last Thursday, Lunin has received the support of Real Madrid, the president Florentino Perez, the coaching staff headed by Carlo Ancelottand all his companions.
The club briefly reported through its website that the goalkeeper “will not be available for today’s match between Real Madrid and the Lightning in the stadium Vallecas“, being the first discard of those that had to be carried out Ancelotti and leaving the position of second goalkeeper to the youth squad Luis Lopez.
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