Real Madrid‘s Zinedine Zidane has insisted that underneath the manager’s suit is a father that is proud of son Enzo Fernandez after the youngster scored on his debut for the Spanish side.
Enzo came off the bench in the Copa del Rey fixture against Cultural Leonesa and scored his side’s fourth goal of the contest as Real ran out comfortable 6-1 victors.
It remains to be seen whether Enzo will manage to live up to the astounding achievements of his father, who won one LaLiga title and the Champions League during his five years as a player at Madrid.
But the 21-year-old made an impressive start at the Santiago Bernabeu, scoring with his first shot less than 18 minutes into his first appearance in Madrid colours.
The 21-year-old has been working with the first team for the last month and had earned the chance to play for the senior side, following in the footsteps of his legendary dad.
Having witnessed his son score for Real in his first appearance for the club Zidane has indicated that the father in him is delighted to see Enzo net for the historic side.
But Zidane also reiterated that, as the manager of the club, he was delighted with the efforts of all of the players and couldn’t focus on just the midfielder.
Forward Mariano scored a hat-trick on his first start as Madrid secured a place in the last 16 courtesy of a 13-2 aggregate victory.
Martin Odegaard and Alvaro Tejero also made their full debuts, and Zidane conceded it was a possibility some of the younger players may be moved on to experience regular first-team football.
“I am proud as a father and manager for Enzo’s goal,” Zidane said. “Not for just that but for the entire team and how they played tonight.
“We achieved what we wanted and played very strongly while also giving the youngsters minutes and some their debuts.
“If I was to take my manager’s suit off I’d say I am very happy for my son. As a coach I am very happy for all the players. Mariano’s goals were great. Tonight has been a great night for all the fans.
“The idea was to give Mariano minutes. I told him in pre-season to stay with us and we’ll see what happens in the winter market. As for now, Mariano is our player and he seized his minutes very well.
“I do not know what will happen to Odegaard, we will see later. At 17 he has character and personality. He’s done very well.”
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