After receiving a red card during Real Madrid’s 2-1 victory over Valencia on Friday night, Vinicius Junior issued an apology. His team was behind 1-0 and suffering from Jude Bellingham’s missed penalty earlier in the second half when the Brazil forward was sent off with 11 minutes remaining for pushing Valencia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski.
When it appeared like Madrid was out of the game, Luka Modric tied the score in the 85th minute. Bellingham then made amends for his mistake by winning in the 95th minute to advance Los Blancos to the Super Cup final. “Sorry and thanks, team!” Vinicius wrote on social media after he was allowed to celebrate the win. The manager of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, expressed his displeasure with the punishment and announced after the match that the team would file an appeal, claiming Dimitrievski had provoked Vinicius.
Vini Jr. apologizes to Real Madrid for the red card. Thanks, teammates.
Vini Jr. was agitated and retaliated in kind before being fired. The audience cheered each time the winger made a tackle, and he was jeered each time he touched the ball. He responded by making a finger sign that alluded to Valencia’s fight to avoid relegation. A difficult episode involving Vini Jr. was hosted by Mestalla once more. He was dubbed “monkey” during a La Liga game in May 2023, and he was the target of racist taunts from Valencia supporters.
Vini Jr. was also sent off on that occasion when he was red-carded for a disagreement with goalkeeper Mamardashvili. Although it was another case of bigotry against Brazilians in Spain, the 2023 event was the most notable. Three Valencia fans received eight-month prison sentences and two-year bans from all football grounds.
