Tested in different roles, Vitor Roque could get a second chance as a starter at Barcelona | spanish football

Starting just once since arriving at Barcelona in January, Vitor Roque could win the chance to start another match in the next round of the Spanish Championship. With Robert Lewandowski suspended for the clash against Cádiz, on the 13th, the young Brazilian is tipped to play, and not necessarily as a center forward, as he has been tested in other attacking roles, according to the newspaper “Mundo Deportivo “.

The daily points out that coach Xavi Hernández has been using the 19-year-old player in different positions throughout training and “is convinced that the striker can play in all offensive positions”. According to the newspaper, Vitor Roque’s performance in training has been “very positive” in different roles, including playing behind the forward line.

Vitor Roque has 12 appearances and two goals for Barcelona, ​​where he arrived in January, after leaving Athletico-PR. However, he only received one chance as a starter with Xavi, on February 17, against Celta de Vigo. On that occasion, he played alongside Lewandowski in attack, playing for 58 minutes.

Since then, the Brazilian has only been used by the coach in four more games, always coming on in the second half – and totaling just 63 minutes on the field in total. In the two clashes against Napoli, in the Champions League, and against Athletic Bilbao, in LaLiga, Vitor Roque didn’t even leave the bench.

Robert Lewandowski was suspended after receiving his fifth yellow card in LaLiga against Las Palmas and will not be able to face Cádiz, on the 13th – leaving him guaranteed presence for the classic against Real Madrid, in the following round. This week, focused on the Copa del Rey, Barça will have no commitments, returning to play only next Wednesday, against PSG, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.