Real Madrid defeat Alcorcon in Mourinho’s first preseason outing

Real Madrid defeat Alcorcon in Mourinho’s first preseason outing Jose Mourinho started training his Real Madrid players a little less than two weeks ago, holding his first preseason session on 13 July. During this time, he has been unable to work with most of his first team players, as they are still on their vacation after having participated in the World Cup. Meanwhile, the first milestone of the preseason training came yesterday, on Friday , as the Merengues hosted another Madrid club, Alcorcon, for training, and also played a training match against them. As MARCA has reported, Mourinho was able to win this first game after his return to Real Madrid, as Los Blancos emerged victorious by a 1-0 scoreline in this game. Despite the absence of several first team players, the Portuguese coach was still able to field quite a strong starting eleven for this match. Andriy Lunin started in goal, while the defensive line was formed by Trent Alexander-Arnold, Raul Asencio, Dean Huijsen, and Alvaro Carreras. Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Guler, and the youngster Cestero formed the team’s midfield, while Franco Mastantuono, Gonzalo Garcia, and another academy graduate, Valero, formed the forward line. Although he returned to training a few days ago, Federico Valverde did not play in this game, but watched it from the stands, along with Rodrygo Goes and Eder Militao, who continue to recover from their injuries. Los Blancos started the game in very strong fashion, and only a few seconds after kick-off, Mastantuono was able to win a penalty for his team. However, Guler missed from the penalty spot. The match became more evenly contested going forward, but Alcorcon were not able to test Lunin much. Mastantuono remained the standout player, mainly with his energy, movement and connection with his teammates, in this first half, which lasted for 25 minutes. At the 70-minute mark, there were no first team players left on the pitch, and the youngsters completed the match. The game ended in a 1-0 win for Real Madrid, with Yanez scoring the only goal, from the penalty spot.