More motivated than ever, André Carrillo showed himself this Saturday after being chosen as a starter for the match between Al Hilal and Real Madrid in the Club World Cup final. Through social media, the Peruvian forward made his excitement and gratitude clear with the phrase immortalized by 'Cuto' Guadalupe: "Faith is the most beautiful thing in life".
◉ Real Madrid - Al Hilal live; Club World Cup final today
The member of the Peruvian national team was selected by Ramón Díaz to start in the decisive match held at the Moulay Abdellah stadium in Rabat (Morocco).
The Al-Hilal lineup consisted of: Almayouf; Saud, Jang, AL Bulayhi, Khalifah; Cuéllar, Carrillo, Mohamed Kanno; Salem, Marega, and Vietto.
Real Madrid, the European champion, started the final with: Lunin; Carvajal, Rüdiger, Alaba, Camavinga; Tchouaméni, Kroos, Modric; Fede Valverde, Vinícius, and Benzema.
The presence of Karim Benzema, recently recovered from a muscular injury, and Carlo Ancelotti's choice of Luka Modric ahead of Dani Ceballos in the Real Madrid starting lineup, left Nacho Fernández and Rodrygo on the bench at the beginning.