“Vinícius Jr could have scored 4 goals today without a problem, he played a spectacular game. I congratulated him because he played an extraordinary game. He moved very well without the ball and scoring is being spectacular,” said Carlo Ancelotti after his team’s victory. team against Osasuna in El Sadar (2-4) with two goals from the Brazilian.
Even so, the Brazilian has already added a streak of four matches scoring that joined another of which he should feel less proud. That of four games in a row seeing a yellow card, which will prevent him from playing Real Madrid’s next match against Athletic Club, on March 31. Sanction that, together with the international break and the fact that there is no League on the first weekend of April due to the Copa del Rey final, means that ‘Vini’ will not play with Real Madrid again until next April 9 against Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, a competition in which he faces sanctions. “The pressure he has in the environment must be controlled a little more,” Ancelotti acknowledged.
Ancelotti pointed out that the victory against Osasuna translated into “three very important points” for Real Madrid to move ahead in the table with respect to their closest pursuers. “We won by playing well. Three very important points to get ahead in the table and reach the break better than ever,” analyzed the Italian coach.
He also referred to the role of goalkeeper Lunin. “We have discovered a goalkeeper who gives us confidence, very confident. When Courtois returns we will see that he has had a very serious injury and we have to be careful with him, just like with Militão,” he stated.
