Real Madrid makes its debut in the 2022-23 Endesa League against Girona. It will be on Wednesday, September 28 at 9:00 p.m. in a rival field, against the recently promoted team from the LEB Oro with Marc Gasol on the track and Aíto García Reneses on the bench, two “legends” of the national scene, as Chus Mateo has defined them in the preview of the meeting. The whites arrive with a trophy under their arms, the Spanish Super Cup conquered against Barcelonaand with a fortified squad in which there has been a change of coach (Chus Mateo for Pablo Laso) and several signings (Sergio Rodríguez, Dzanan Musa, Mario Hezonja, Petr Cornelie) that make the Whites favorites for everything.
However, the season is very long, the ups and downs are very common and there are always things that cannot be controlled, head injuries. And it is precisely with many casualties that Madrid arrives at its debut in the ACB: Rudy Fernández and Adam Hanga will not be present due to a muscle injury in the biceps femoris of the left leg, while Nigel Williams-Goss is in the final stages of his recovery. They are joined by the players who have suffered injuries from last season: Carlos Alocén, Alberto Abalde and the usual absence of Anthony Randolph. Players who will enter as the campaign progresses and who will reinforce an already long rotation full of resources and talent.
At the moment, yes, the casualties allow the calls to vary and there are certain novelties. The one in this call will be that of Hugo González, 16, a member of the white quarry and the first premiere that there could be in Chus Mateo’s mandate as head coach. González, a promising shooting guard, was trained in San Agustín de Guadalix and this summer he was runner-up in the world with the sub-17, in one of the countless medals won by the national men’s and women’s teams. What remains to be seen is whether the young player will make his debut with the Real Madrid first team or will have to wait. With the first team, and that is a certainty, he will travel to Girona. The rest, we’ll see.