Vinicius' red card against Valencia marked a change in attitude for the Real Madrid star

Real Madrid will be without Vinicius Junior during the Spanish Supercup, unless the Blancos are successful in their appeal, after receiving a third red card of his career. After Valencia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski leaned over him and told him to get up, Vinicius did so and pushed him in the face.

The Brazilian was also sent off before in Mestalla, two seasons ago after a detestable racial abuse from the stands. Vinicius received no shortage of insults on Friday night, report Marcoalthough none of them have a race, and the crowd chanted “idiot” and “beach ball” at him several times, leading to Vinicius holding up two fingers to the crowd – not to flip the bird, but rather to tell the Valencia fans that they were on their way to Segunda.

However, during the second half, his protests against the referee grew, and Vinicius' shot became shorter and shorter until he was sent off. After the red card was shown, he was restrained by Antonio Rudiger and a member of the staff, who were quickly on the scene to prevent him from going to the referee. The reason is that they knew it could happen – Vinicius had said at half-time “I'm overwhelmed, there's a lot of tension”.

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After the match, manager Carlo Ancelotti defended him, noting that he believed it was a yellow card rather than a red. Then he said Sunday that it was difficult to be in the position of Viniciusand that he tries and has improved his behavior, which is what the wardrobe also believes. Marca notes that the only major change in Vinicius is that, for the first time, Vinicius has shown signs of fatigue with the climate in which he plays, rather than a desire to fight.

This is a change of tune from previous reports in the local press, which have previously noted that Vinicius, in some cases, even looks to tackle himself to launch, then uses it as fuel for motivation . It doesn't seem necessary that every major outlet in the Spanish football press has published stories over the past seven months that the “atmosphere” surrounding him in La Liga could lead to him leaving to play in Arabia Saudi Arabia, with the regime here. willing to break the bank to bring the player who for many is the best in the world.