Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti hit out at young star Endrick after hooking the Brazilian when he attempted a failed cheeky dink in their 1-0 win against Getafe last night.
Ancelotti was furious when the 18-year-old, making his first La Liga start, tried to chip Getafe’s goalkeeper after being played through by Vinicius Jr.
Endrick’s effort was cleared off the line by defender Djene Dakonam after David Soria got a hand to it.
The teenager, who has only scored a single league goal since arriving from Palmeiras last summer, was immediately replaced by Jude Bellingham with Ancelotti visibily angry.
Following the win, the Italian boss, who has won five Champions League titles, told reporters that Endrick needs to avoid his ‘theatrical stuff’.
He said: ‘Endrick had two good chances. For the first, I think he couldn’t have done much better. The second might have been offside but he has to learn from that.
Carlo Ancelotti was furious when the Endrick tried to chip Getafe goalkeeper David Soria
Endrick’s effort was cleared off the line by Djene Dakonam after David Soria got a hand to it
The 18-year-old Brazilian was immediately replaced by Jude Bellingham after the failed chip
‘Young players need to strike the ball properly, not this theatrical stuff. Theatre in football doesn’t exist.’
Endrick has already made 14 international appearances for Brazil and arrived in the Spanish capital with much fanfare.
But he has only played 213 league minutes this season, including 64 last night against local rivals Getafe.
Despite his league struggles, the striker became the first Madrid player to score five goals in one Copa del Rey campaign since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2013.
Ancelotti, who is the only manager to have won all of Europe’s top five leagues, previously told the Brazilian that he would need to ‘suck it up’ on the bench before earning a starting berth.
Earlier this month, the Madrid boss said: ‘He’s not lacking anything, it’s a case of competition. There are players who are extremely high quality.
‘I think the history of this club shows that many starters have sucked it up on the bench for a long time. Vinicius, for a couple of years, Rodrygo, [Federico] Valverde, [Eduardo] Camavinga.
‘If you want to be at Real Madrid, you have to suck it up on the bench for a bit.’
Real Madrid will face their fierce rivals Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday evening
Arda Guler scored the lone goal as Madrid beat Getafe to reduce Barcelona’s lead at the top of the table to four points.
The match was briefly paused in the second half with the referee speaking to managers and a police officer after midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni approached him.
A message was then played asking fans to avoid using racist language over the public announcement system.
Madrid face fierce rivals Barcelona in the final of the Copa del Rey on Saturday in what is their greatest chance of picking up silverware this season after being dumped out of the Champions League by Arsenal.
