People who worked closely with the Eagles’ reinforcement expressed their qualities and what their time in Spain was like
América reinforcements Álvaro Fidalgo has been cataloged by his former coach Antonio Iriondo as the new Andrés IniestaHowever, he did not reach the level expected of the Real Madrid youth team, who did not make his debut in the First Division, but the closest he lived to the maximum circuit he lived with Santiago Solari in the Copa del Rey 2018/2019, a coach . who he now took him out of Spain’s Second Division to sign him with the Eagles.
“I’ve always said it, he was our Iniesta,” said Iriondo Brand diary In a July 2019 interview, technical director who brought Fidalgo to Rayo Majadahonda, after his time in the lower ranks of the merengues.
“He is an excellent, intelligent player, with very good ball handling. And eager to learn. We knew about its quality, as well as things we needed to correct. He was always open to growth and learning. He had a bad time, because Second B is tough, with very experienced players. He worked, he listened, he strained. I saw him a lot in Castilla and he told me ‘we didn’t waste time with him’. We have won both sides ”.
Fidalgo played 33 games with Iriondo on the Rayo Majadahonda bench, in which America’s new player He added 2,108 minutes of playing time, but he had no goals or assists, but his former coach, in addition to his off-field behavior, emphasized Álvaro’s mental agility on the field.
“If he’s good with the ball, he’s better with the mind. He knows full well it’s about the collective, associating and making costumes. Do you have wood for Madrid? We’ll see, but what I would like?” , is a chance to prove it, it depends on whether the others are better than him, ”he stated a year and a half ago.
“If my daughter wasn’t older, I would tell you she’s the boyfriend a dad dreams of. Álvaro is an extraordinary person, simple, with worries, who cultivates himself ”.
Sources consulted by ESPN, linked to Iberian football, assured that Fidalgo has been regarded as one of the most important promises of Spanish footballNot only were they considered the “new Iniesta”, but also indicated that its playing style is similar to that of Luka Modric.
Solari took him to Real Madrid’s first team
Santiago Solari, América coach, he directed Fidalgo during his time with Real Madrid as a quarterback in the lower categories of the meringues where the Spanish footballer was forged.
Together they were in a UEFA Youth League, where the player played four games, in addition to the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 seasons in the Second Division of Spain, in which the attacker scored six goals and provided two assists.
Solari, who sat on the Real Madrid bench between October 2018 and March 2019, decided to bring Fidalgo to the squad to play the round of 32 match against Melilla, a match held on December 6 in which the Merengues won 6 -1. , a game in which Álvaro played the last 12 minutes after replacing Vinícius Júnior, in what was the closest América reinforcement to the First Division.