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Antonio Blanco (Montalbán, Córdoba, 2000) can live next Wednesday against Alcoyano in the Cup (9:00 p.m., Telecinco and DAZN) the most special moment of his sports career: the debut with the first team of Real Madrid. Zidane has in mind to summon this midfielder for the team's cup debut and it is very likely that he will give him minutes, because he is a footballer who has earned his trust in recent months, especially in the preseason, in which he was a regular at French orders.

He is a player who is well known at La Fábrica, because he came to the club in 2013, to reinforce Infantil A from Seneca. He is a positional midfielder (Casemiro's natural replacement), with a great tactical sense and a privileged vision of the game to get the ball out. He is a specialist in overcoming pressure lines with his great judgment in passing. It also has a good shot and precise long displacement. His powerful lower body (he measures only 1.76m.) Allows him to be a very difficult footballer in defense to overcome and he usually accumulates a good handful of recoveries per game because he is always well placed.

Since last year, he has been a permanent fixture with Raúl at Castilla and he was also a fundamental piece for Madrid were proclaimed champions of the UEFA Youth League for the first time in their history last season, also with Raúl as coach (the competition was started by Poyatos but he left for Greece after confinement and Eternal Seven took over the team).

In the Spanish Federation he is also a highly valued player, especially for Santi Denia. With the current U19 coach It has been proclaimed champion of the European Under-17 (2017), Under-19 (2019) and runner-up of the Under-17 world (2017). Its U-21 cycle will begin in September and it is expected that it will also be fixed in that category.

Last summer, Real Madrid received multiple offers from First-Class teams who wanted to have Antonio Blanco in their ranks as a loan, although they decided to reject them. Casemiro's is the only position that is not doubled in the first team and Zidane knows that with the Cordovan in Castilla he has a replacement of guarantees when he needs it. The first time he pulls him is already marked: Wednesday against Alcoyano.