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Xavi confirms the presence of Vitor Roque against The Palms
Published:3/01/2024 - 14:52h
Updated:3/01/2024 - 22:05h
Good news for the FC Barcelona, as the own Xavi Hernández has confirmed the presence of Vitor Roque in the duel of this Thursday in front of the UD The Palms, as well as it has explained how 'Tigrinho' and Robert Lewandowski could complement in the front of attack
The FC Barcelona will face his first commitment of the 2024 in LaLiga measuring to the UD The Palms in Big Canarian. It will be a clash in which the combined Catalan will measure to a very managed group by a 'old' known of the house, Francisco García Pepper. Further to look for initiate the year with a victory, in this meeting there is some expectation around the thrilling debut of Vitor Roque with the T-shirt of the club culé.
East was one of the subjects tackled in the press conference of Xavi Hernández before the party against the 'pío-pío', where the technician egarense showed had to clear some doubts on the presence of 'Tigrinho' in this crossing. In addition to the sportive debut of the ex of the Athletico Paranaense, also there is expectation in that the Barça attain to complete to time his registration for the duel of morning.
'Tigrinho' Would be available in front of The Palms
In this sense, the technician of Terrassa showed optimist on the option to explain prompt with the one of Timóteo, trusting that it can be in the announcement against the UD The Palms. "It is missing the process of registration. It will be in the list of summoned. We expect to have it available", puntualizó.
Equally, Hernández also shared his perspective on Vitor Roque after having observed his exert in some previous trainings, expressing his good impressions on the player. "It is very young, but see it prepared. It is in good fitness and has taken care . It is very professional and has many win, but will go with caution. It has adapted well to the group", emphasized.
Likewise, Xavi mentioned to several key players that are acting as 'mentors' to ensure that the start of the adventure of 'Vitinho' like Barcelona player was the easiest possible. "Have to Bojan, that can help him perfectly with the adaptation. To Raphinha, that has been his guide in the team. To Araujo, that speaks Portuguese. It is very young, but go it to help", added.
They could complement very 'Vitinho' and Robert Lewandowski?
Finally, regarding the possibility that Vitor Roque and Robert Lewandowski can play together in the front of attack, question by which recently arose a debate on if it could have some rivalry or even incompatibility, since both are leading and reference in the area. The egarense resolved any controversial in this regard: "Yes, Vitor and Lewy can adapt and play together. There will be problem". Nevertheless, also it signalled that 'Tigrinho' will be a direct competition for the Polish forward and the other members of the front of attack.