Total scandal at Real Madrid: bust-ups and tensions over Mastantuono | OneFootball

Real Madrid heads into Sunday’s Clásico against Barcelona surrounded by an atmosphere of internal war. What should have been preparation for the biggest match of the year turned into a scandal involving punches in training, a lack of communication with the coach, and young Argentine Franco Mastantuono at the center of criticism from the team’s leaders.

In recent hours, Fede Valverde and Tchouaméni were involved in a violent clash at Valdebebas that ended in shoving, adding to other recent incidents such as the one involving Rüdiger and Carreras. The locker room is split into factions and, according to reports, at least six players have stopped speaking to coach Álvaro Arbeloa, leaving the team adrift in a season in which it is no longer competing for anything.

Amid this powder keg, a generational clash involving Mastantuono came to light. Apparently, the veterans reproach the former River player for not respecting the locker room “hierarchies,” such as the use of the physiotherapy tables, a detail the youngster reportedly questioned in front of Xabi Alonso. Journalist Miguel Serrano was extremely harsh on the leaders, accusing Carvajal of being a “bad captain” and Valverde of being more concerned with measuring strength against the coach than with guiding the younger players.

With Mbappé under fire for his off-field trips while recovering from an injury, Los Blancos will visit Camp Nou at the worst possible moment. Barcelona holds an 11-point lead and, with just a draw, will be crowned La Liga champion right in the face of a Madrid side that arrives broken, eliminated from everything, and with the locker room on fire.

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