Russia’s war attacks on Ukraine have shocked the world and every Ukrainian citizen who is in his country or in another territory. In the case of Andriy Lunin, Real Madrid goalkeeper, he is one of the players affected by this terrible moment and that is why his coach, Carlo Ancelotti, wanted to show him his full support at the press conference prior to this Saturday’s match against Rayo Vallecano.
“I have spoken with Lunin, also the president to show him our affection, we know that it is a difficult moment for him. War is a horror and the whole club has to be close and show it all our love”, added Ancelotti.
The goalkeeper of 23 years old, was born in Krasnograd, which is one of the cities attacked by the Russian army and the footballer’s main concern is that part of his family, including his mother, are on Ukrainian soil at the moment.
“He does not have the spirit he had before, he is worried because he has people near Kiev, his mother, friends, it is normal that he is very worried ”, commented the coach of the merengue team.
On the other hand, the Italian himself highlighted how professional Lunin has been throughout this process, since he has complied with the training sessions scheduled with Real Madrid. Likewise, he reiterated that being with the club has served him to be able to disconnect completely from the entire situation that his country is going through.
“It is very rare that in 2022 this could happen but unfortunately it is happening. We have to think that our life changes and hopefully it can be solved very soon because it is true that it is very rare to think that this happens in 2022. I experienced it personally before because my grandfather was in the first war, my father in the second and they have told me many things. It really is a horror”, concluded the coach.
In this way, Ancelotti joined the large group of people belonging to the sports world who give their point of view on the terrible situation that both nations are going through and also took the audacity to reject Russia’s actions outright.
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