Luka Jovic's departure for Eintracht Frankfurt until the end of the season leaves a wider gap up front. A forward in which, yes, Karim Benzema has the position more than fixed. Even so, without a doubt the one who comes out reinforced from all this is Mariano Díaz, who rises in the ranks and is already, without any discussion, the second striker in the squad.
From now on, it will be the first and only option that Zidane has to give another air to the team in attack by introducing another '9' from the bench. He is the one who best knows the job of scoring and, with his claw and sacrifice, what is clear is that he will win every minute he has.
In fact, last November when Benzema and Jovic himself were injured, it was the Spanish-Brazilian who led the Whites attack, even scoring a goal in the game against Villarreal that ended with a 1-1 at La Cerámica.
Thus, Mariano ends up getting away with it and after several seasons working in the shadows, rejecting offers from other clubs to continue in the white team, he rises through the ranks in the Madrid squad.