Real Madrid midfield starlet to feature for Castilla in promotion playoffs | OneFootball

One of the positives for Real Madrid from what has been a largely underwhelming season has been the emergence of Thiago Pitarch.

The La Fabrica midfielder, 18, had been working with the first-team squad since early in the season under Xabi Alonso, but had to wait until Alvaro Arbeloa’s arrival as manager to make his senior debut.

Since then, the Spanish prospect gained a lot of prominence in the team, even starring in the final game of the season against Athletic Club with two assists to his name.

Back to Castilla for Thiago

Now, with the season over for the Real Madrid first team, AS reports that Thiago is set to return to the Castilla squad to to strengthen them for the promotion playoffs.

Set to play for Castilla. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

He already did so for the Premier League International Cup semifinal not so long ago and now could once again become an important addition for the reserve team.

Having finished fifth in the RFEF Primera Division, Castilla managed to qualify for the promotion playoffs, where they are set to face Sabadell in a two-legged encounter.

They will play the first match at home on May 30-31 and the return leg away a week later. And Thiago is expected to make himself available for selection for both teams.

Thiago Pitarch has been a big positive for Real Madrid. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

An important reinforcement

As mentioned earlier, Thiago had already returned to the reserve side at the end of April as reinforcement for the penultimate round of the PLIC against Dinamo Zagreb.

This time, however, he returns carrying a much heavier backpack of experience. After all, the teenager has made 16 appearances with the Real Madrid first team, 11 of which were starts, with a total of 817 minutes played.

Castilla coach Lopez de Lerma, therefore, will be looking forward to have Thiago back available at his disposal as he looks to guide the team to promotion to the Spanish second division.