Fede Valverde puts rivalry aside and 'surrenders' to Ronald Araújo

The Classical between the FC Barcelona and the Real Madrid is used to to open the door to individual duels between footballers of the same country. This is the case of Fede Valverde and Ronald Araújo, those who have had to confront in the last three seasons, without seeing affected the affection that feel mutually. Consulted by who is the best and the worst player of the Barça, the mediocentro 'merengue' left clear his respect to his compatriot and the staff blaugrana in a recent interview.

"The best is Ronald Araujo. I want it. It is my fellow also, is Uruguayan... The worst? It would not say it, I think that each one deserves his place and respect. They work very hard, so I give them respect", said the player of the Madrid, one of the 'fixed' in the eleven of Carlo Ancelotti in spite of the arrival of Jude Bellingham. In fact the one of Montevideo is, for the time being, the only 'intocable' for the Italian technician in the centre of the field, beside the 'crack' English.

Araújo Also has showed his affection to Valverde

Before the World-wide, the central culé also had praises for his mate in the 'celestial'. "Confront it in LaLiga is hard, all know the quality that has Fede. And afterwards have it in the selection is tremendo, because it is an exceptional player and gives us a jump of quality very high to our selection", commented Ronald in an interview for the chain 'ESPN'.

The past season, only Valverde gave the taste of 'wet' in the Classical. It was in the triumph 'merengue' by 3-1 in the first duel between both in League. Previously, the central culé had followed suit, also by League and in Chamartín, in the remembered 0-4 of the Barça to the Madrid in April of 2022. In the 2022/23, the group blaugrana finish the season with positive balance in the Classical, with three consecutive victories that allowed to the ones of Xavi Hernández remain with LaLiga and the Supercopa Spanish, while the 'White House' had to conform with the Glass of Rey.

Araújo And Valverde will go back to confront in October

The next clash between Fede and Ronald will be on 29 October in the Classical in Montjuïc by the day 11 of LaLiga. With luck, both will be available to play if they do not suffer some physical setback. In fact, the defender of 24 years will be drop with his selection for the beginning of the eliminatory sudamericanas to the World-wide 2026. Fede yes will be available for the parties in front of Chile and Ecuador.