Ronald Araújo will go back to confront this Sunday to the Real Madrid of his mate and fellow in the Uruguayan selection, Federico Valverde. This relation between the two footballers charrúas comes from the debut of the midfield player in the first team of Peñarol in the 2015, in where curiously the defender culé was in the terracing in that party of the first Uruguayan division.
This weekend, by the day 11 of LaLiga and in Montjuïc, Araújo and Valverde will play against by ninth time in his career, standing out that every time that the Barcelona head office played a Classical in front of the Madrid confronted to his compatriot, having for now a positive balance of five victories and three defeats. Besides, in his 12 parties with the selection of his country always shared minutes also, something that has done that the madridista was absolutely loved with his compatriot.
Valverde Wanted to share changing room with Araújo at all times
Already during each interview that has coincided have left in clear that they are big friends and now the own Fede Valverde has wanted to carry it a bit further, encouraging even to 'ask' his signing. The midfield player was consulted on the possibility of fichar a player of the Barça, to what did not doubt in explaining that "the people knows to who will carry me", stood out between laughs, referring to Ronald Araújo.
A friendship that has known to grow in the rivalry and distance
"For me it is one of the best defences of the world, no only of the Barça. In addition to being a big player, is a big person. Although we are competitors to this level, always wish him the best", mentioned the footballer merengue. It is worthwhile to remember equally that both players did not coincide in juvenile selections for being of different generations (Valverde was born in the 1998 and the defender culé in 1999), although this has not prevented that his personal relation consolidated inside and out of the field.