The three youth teams begin preseason
Álvaro López will continue leading Juvenil A, Alfonso Berenguer will manage Juvenil B, and Santiago Palacios will be the coach of Juvenil C.
The three youth teams of the Real Madrid academy are already preparing for the 2026-27 season. Manu Fernández welcomed all the players and coaching staff, wishing them the best of luck before they started their first training session of the season. Álvaro López will continue leading Juvenil A, while Alfonso Berenguer will be the coach of Juvenil B and Santiago Palacios will manage Juvenil C.
Juvenil A completed its first session on field 5 of the Ciudad Real Madrid. The coaching staff of Álvaro López will include Luis Ayllón as assistant coach, Alberto Baldominos as fitness coach, and Nacho Triguero, who will oversee goalkeeper training. The first youth team will kick off the official season at home against Rayo Majadahonda on the weekend of September 5-6 and, prior to that, on August 27, the reigning champion will learn its opponents for the League Phase of the UEFA Youth League. Additionally, on September 19, they will face Chile's Santiago Wanderers in the final of the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup.
Start of preseason for Juvenil B and Juvenil C
The first training session for Juvenil B took place on field 10 of the Ciudad Real Madrid. Alongside Alfonso Berenguer will be Jorge de Dios as assistant coach, Sergio Sánchez as fitness coach, and Sergio Gómez as goalkeeper coach. The team will begin its journey in Group 12 of the National Youth Category on the weekend of September 12-13, visiting Rayo Vallecano B.
Meanwhile, Juvenil C held its first training session on field 8, led by Santiago Palacios, who will have Javier Rubio as assistant coach, Sergio Salazar as fitness coach, and Alberto Díez responsible for goalkeeper training.
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