Nottingham Forest defender Renan Lodi has revealed he spoke to manager Steve Cooper about two of his countrymen.

Lodi, who is on loan from Atletico Madrid for the entire season, wanted to see his fellow Brazilians play more.

Cooper did not appear to have any issue with his bluntness, as he chose to explain his reasoning to Lodi instead.

"I went to talk to the coach about that too. I asked why Danilo and Scarpa weren't getting opportunities, and it was more a matter of adaptation," Lodi told ESPN Brasil.

"What he gave me, I passed on to them too. But Scarpa is training well, he has a good head. It's more a matter of adaptation.

"The pair arrived in January and had little time to work and show their football.

“It was all crazy. It was the same for me too. It's about having a good head, because soon they will be helping us here."