‘Must play’: Vitor Roque and Andrey are examples for Endrick in the national team

Star of the last match of the Brazilian national team in London, in March last year, striker Endrick has not been called up for eight months. However, if he looks at the group that will face Senegal on Saturday at the Emirates, he will have good examples to keep the dream of being remembered alive. Vitor Roque and Andrey Santos are from the same generation as the Real Madrid forward and also faced difficulties when they arrived in Europe. In their own way, they reshaped their careers – something the Madrid team’s number 9 is trying to do; he will be loaned to Lyon in January. Roque left Brazil at 19; ‘it was too early,’ as he said in an interview in the English capital. With no chances at Barcelona, he had a loan spell with ups and downs at Betis. He then joined Palmeiras and, with the support of Abel Ferreira, overcame a rough start to become a key player for the team.