Vinícius returned to face Ruibal and Sabaly whenever he could, the ones in charge of marking him in the duel between Betis and Real Madrid this past Sunday that ended in a goalless draw. But beyond displaying his footballing virtues, the Brazilian also lost concentration with fruitless discussions, as has happened on other occasions this season.
“He gets into the game a lot with the fans. Today I have seen him up close, he is talking to them all the time. It is normal for them to insult him. I go to the fields of other teams and they spend 95 minutes insulting. People try destabilize you. Sometimes they succeed and sometimes they don’t,” Ruibal said after the game.
The Betis players had to stop several individual plays by Vinícius with fouls, a last resort that according to Ruibal is normal due to the white striker’s ability one on one, his main virtue. “It’s his game. He has to assume that they kick him because he tries to dribble a lot,” said the Verdiblanco.
Vinícius saw the yellow card for protesting in the 86th minute and risked the red one by continuing with his complaints to the referee of the match, Soto Grado. The Brazilian got involved again in the discount with the goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, with whom he had a heated conversation. The referee also did not consider that the Real Madrid winger should receive a second warning.
Before his scuffles at Villamarín, the Brazilian had other similar chapters this season with rivals. He had his ups and downs with Reina in the match at La Cerámica against Villarreal, he was also in the news for non-sporting reasons against Osasuna at El Sadar and his clashes with Raíllo and Maffeo in Mallorca were especially striking.
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