Fede Valverde vows to do the same iconic derby move that won hearts of Real Madrid fans for all the wrong reasons
Fede Valverde might be one of the world’s best midfielders, but his most iconic career moment is undoubtedly a red card.
The Uruguayan went from a written-off academy player to assisting the winning goal in the 2022 Champions League final, and he continues to be one of the most important players for Los Blancos.
Graduating from the youth team in 2018, Valverde has won nine professional trophies with Madrid, and is looking for his tenth in the Spanish Super Cup.
Already a champion in 2020 and 2022, Valverde’s Real are facing city rivals Atletico Madrid in the SuperCopa de Espana for the first time in four years, when he etched himself into derby history.
Facing Atleti this time in the semis, in 2020 they met Diego Simeone’s team in the final, and came out on top in the shootout.
The match was scoreless after 120 minutes before Real won 4-1 on penalties, but it could have been very different if it wasn’t for Valverde.
Alvaro Morata was put clean through one-on-one with Thibaut Courtois with five minutes to go in extra time, and had the game on his boot.
Chasing him was Valverde, and realising he had no chance of stopping the striker, he went all-in, bringing Morata down, earning the most blatant red card you’ll ever see.
The moment, which ended up being decisive in their win, has never been forgotten by Madrid fans, with Valverde even squaring up to Angel Correa in the aftermath to make it even more iconic.
Asked about it before their face-off on Wednesday, Valverde confidently replied: «Of course I would do it again.
The moment Federico Valverde won the hearts of all Madridistas, of course he'd do it again
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