Rodrygo 2 Goals Strike Delivers Real Madrid 20th Copa Del Rey Victory
Two goals from Rodrygo saw Real Madrid scrape past a plucky Osasuna side to collect their 20th Copa del Rey trophy.
Real Madrid 2 : 1 Osasuna
Scorers: Rodyrgo 2′, 70′ ; Torró 58′
Real Madrid were quick to shut down any notion of a famous upset for Osasuna, as Rodyrgo fired home from inside of the box just two minutes into the game.
After the rocky start, Osasuna clawed their way back into the proceedings and almost drew level thanks to Abde Ezzalzouli, but the on-loan Barcelona man saw his chipped effort cleared off the line at the last second.
After the break it was much of the same, as Osasuna looked for a way to carve out a chance for an equaliser, but Los Blancos remained threatening on the break.
Finally, Los Rojillos found their way back into the game thanks to a superb half-volleyed effort from the edge of the box by former Real Madrid man Lucas Torró, speaking wild scenes of jubilation inside the ground.
The celebrations from the Osasuna faithful were cut short however, as a lucky deflection in the box fell right to the feet of Rodrygo, who tapped home reclaim the lead for Los Blancos just 12 minutes later.
drygo’s strike appeared to be the final nail in the Osasuna coffin, as the Pamplona outfit were unable to recover from the emotional swings.
The ever-professional Madrid side found no trouble in putting their foot on top of the ball to see out the dying minutes and collect their 20th Copa del Rey trophy.
