It is normal for footballers to make friends in the locker room, and those friendships are maintained over time. Something that happens in all professions, but that in football can often become news because it can even end up triggering signings. So when he saw Luis Suarez Y Messi eating together in Madrid, all the alarms were raised. Well, what few people know that one of the greatest supporters of Saúl Ñíguez in the world of football is in Valladolid.
Is about Nacho Martinez. The Madrid left-back was trained in the lower categories of the Atlético de Madrid. Although after passing youth he had to leave to try his luck at Alcobendas Sport, and then go through the subsidiaries of Osasuna Y Getafe, before first succeeding in the subsidiary of the Lightning and later in his first team. Until in 2017 he made the leap to Valladolid.
Well, both players forged a great friendship in the season that Saúl Ñíguez was in the Vallecano Ray. There Nacho became one of his cicerones in the staff at the request of technicians with whom he was related to his training in the Atlético de Madrid.
This has led them to have a friendship that lasts to this day. Even in recent months, Nacho has been one of the great supports off the field for one of the captains of the Atlético de Madrid. He has not had good times, it has even become normal to see him as a substitute. Although in recent weeks his performance has risen a lot and surely he will start at José Zorrilla.
That if, this time it seems difficult that the complicated carom that would end with both friends celebrating that their teams meet the objectives can be given. That would be a victory for Valladolid, defeats for Huesca Y Elche so that the blanquivioletas can be maintained. And a defeat or draw of the Real Madrid against Villarreal … Surely if it could be signed both would.
Another acquaintance …
A match in which an old acquaintance of the mattress fans will not be able to be, as it is Roberto Jimenez. The goalkeeper trained in the quarry of the Atlético de Madrid and that he has come to play and be part of the first team for several seasons. Four games played. He debuted in 2005-06 against Osasuna and then he played three games in 2009-10 which was the second mattress goal until the winter market when he went to Saragossa.
Yes indeed RobertHe will not be able to be on the field or on the bench because he saw the red one in the stands for his protests to the referee of the contest. So it will be sanctioned.