Camel: "If Vinicius had left the field I would be with him"

There was a time when his father thought maybe ice hockey was a good sport for his twin sons to do.. But, when he found himself putting “all the hulks” on two kids who wouldn't stop sitting still, he turned them around and into what, from the start, seemed obvious to them.. “My father thought it was easier to put our boots on and leave us running around. Also, when I was little I didn't let go of the ball,” says Sergio Camello (Madrid, 2001), striker for Rayo Vallecano. Team that, perhaps, has fallen asleep again in this second round, as it happened last year and it barely has any reaction left. All year with Europe within reach and, the last defeat against Espanyol, has ended up taking that dream away from the club and from Camello himself.

Three defeats in the last five games take you away from Europe. Yes, you look back and see games like Elche or Betis and it hurts. You have Europe next to you, but it is escaping from you and those who are there do not fail. But hey, until it's a mathematician, we're going to keep fighting to achieve the dream. Espanyol conquered Vallecas, something complicated this year. Is it difficult to play against the teams below?Very difficult. For them too because it's not easy to play with that pressure, but in the end they go to the death with every ball and that sometimes makes it seem impossible to beat them. Now Real Madrid arrives and in their field, even though you beat them in the first leg. It's always It is very exciting to play in a field like the Bernabéu with the history it has. Although this year we have shown that the greats are good at competing with them, even outside of Vallecas. We have to make a perfect match, almost perfect is not worth it. Nothing is at stake but, after two defeats, I think they want to finish well against their people. As an Atlético player, I imagine it will make you score. As an Atlético player, you always want to play at the Bernabéu, but if you score, it's already a dream. It won't happen Vinicius's duel with IsiciusI like the nickname [laughs]. Isi is showing that he is at the national team level as they already sing to him in Vallecas. He is pulling the team at times when we need him and if the next day he throws the team behind him and scores a goal, great. What about Vinicius? I don't know. There are people that certain insults affect them more than others. I don't think it's nice that in each field they are insulting you and more so with racist themes. I don't think Spain is racist either.. It is true that for two madmen you can dirty the image of both Valencia and the country or the League a bit. Vinicius's words on Sunday are hot. And I understand that everything around him affects him more. Although I don't think it helps with his provocations either. I don't think the gestures he has when he is expelled will help this change. But already at the entrance to the stadium there are hundreds of people calling them “monkey”. I will never be able to put myself in his shoes, logically. It's got to be pretty complicated, pretty hard. I haven't seen the images, but I don't know at what point one of those hundred people can say: 'What the hell are we saying? Are we insulting a person because of the color of their skin?'. I don't know what education we are giving these children who see their father yell “monkey” at a 23-year-old boy. It seems to me a nonsense and it must be changed. I believe LaLiga, UEFA, everyone tries to change it. We have evolved a lot in that, but there will always be zealots who, instead of going forward, go backwards. Have you had problems with your black teammates? There is always an episode that you experience. It is not pretty and more when it is a partner that you know him, that you live day to day with him. Maybe Vinicius will have a thousand more problems and if so many people start insulting you, then in the end you can have a bad day and react badly. Courtois said that if Vinicius said the game was over, he would go with him. I see it as a good thing, that’s how you change things.have you seen racism in your youth years? yes, even when I was a kid. That is to say, in categories cadet or alevin. There is always racism. They are rednecks, people who do not evolve. Besides, it is an insult that they do it because they know it hurts. It is to have zero education, zero empathy and I have seen it with children next to me, which is what hurts me the most. This is how we will never evolve.Also in the reserve team you experienced your teammate’s bite on Vinicius.It’s different. He bit Vinicius as he could have bitten someone else.. Tachi, I know him, he’s a very competitive guy, one of those soccer nuts in a good way. It was a derby and they were hot. Vinicius is very good, right now he would be in the top five players, and he makes you desperate because he goes one way, the other way, he makes a filigree move and goes over the top and makes you desperate. I don’t see it well, but it’s not the same.You as a striker, you will also receive a lotI think we are very protected right now, the strikers and all the players. Before, when there was no VAR, either the assistants saw it or you got kicked a lot. Now, at the minimum that you lose your foot a little bit, you’re out on the street.The arrival of RDT has changed your role in the team?I’m doing well. In the end, I’m in the First Division. I would have signed everything I have played this year and what I have contributed. Raúl is a player of a very high level who has struggled to get into the rhythm because his situation was very difficult, but now he is doing very well. I keep working and try to keep contributing.. And, if Raúl has to play and help the team with goals, then I am more than happy. What is it like to share a team with RDT and Falcao? Well, the truth is that it's nice. For me, having two references like that, because you see them train and you drool and you learn. They are two forwards, one of whom has been a legend and the other is on his way to becoming one. You have scored seven goals, more than double the two. I also think I have spent more than twice as many minutes [laughs].. I'm doing well and I'm also providing assists, work…. Me, delighted to add. Where do you see yourself next year? I don't know. The safest thing is that he will do the preseason with Atleti and it will be decided. I don't know what the club will want. If they want me to come out again and there is the option of Rayo, and the structure is also maintained, I would be willing to go back and I would be the happiest in the world. nine years. He has made me very happy and he has given me everything. I'm playing in the First Division thanks to Atleti. Have you always been a footballer? You didn't let go of the ball when you were little, but when you're already involved in this and I leave training, all I want then is to disconnect. I watch the games I have to watch, but I don’t force myself because it’s not something I like very much. I prefer to watch movies or go out with my friends and distract my mind, which is also good.Flash questions