Mariano is the great novelty of Zinedine Zidane in the list of 23 footballers that the Real Madrid coach has included in the call for tomorrow's game against Real Sociedad. (22:00, Movistar LaLiga). The striker, who had only had minutes in the league in the two games before the break (scored 2-0 in the Clásico against Barcelona at the Bernabéu), missed the first two games of the league restart due to physical problems that have prevented them from training regularly.
The rest of the list of players called up by the French coach remains stable. Nacho, Isco, Lucas Vázquez and Jovic are out due to injury and Altube and Javi Hernández complete one more game on the list of 23.
Mariano has only been present in the squad in three league games this season. He started at 89 'in the Clásico and played another 21 minutes against Betis in the last game Real Madrid played before the competition was suspended due to the pandemic. Until those two games, he had only been called in the league for the Mallorca game. In January, with Jovic injured, he participated in both games of the Spanish Super Cup: 7 minutes against Valencia and 37 '(overtime included) in the final against Atlético.
LaLiga Santander
* Data updated as of June 20, 2020
Call of Zinedine Zidane for Real Sociedad-Real Madrid
Goalkeepers: Courtois, Areola and Altube.
Defenses: Carvajal, Militao, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo, Mendy and Javi Hernández.
Midfielders: Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde and James.
Forwards: Hazard, Benzema, Bale, Asensio, Brahim, Mariano, Vinicius and Rodrygo.