Carlo Ancelotti praised Vinicius Junior as “unstoppable” and Rodrygo Goes as “spectacular” after the two Brazilian forwards combined to give Real Madrid a 2-1 Copa del Rey final win over Osasuna on Saturday.
Rodrygo scored after just two minutes at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville — Vinicius providing the assist — and again in the second half following another Vinicius run, after Lucas Torro had levelled for Osasuna with an hour played.
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The Copa del Rey was the only trophy that Ancelotti had failed to win in his two years back in charge of Madrid after winning LaLiga, the Spanish Supercopa and the Champions League in 2021-22, and the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup earlier this season.
“We played well for 30 minutes, Vinicius was unstoppable,” Ancelotti said in his post-match news conference. “After that we lost our nerve a bit. The team wasn’t calm. I calmed them down a bit [at half-time].”
