Abraham P. Romero Madrid
Madrid
Updated Friday, January 19, 2024-00:13
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Vinicius Júnior
said
in
Saudi Arabia
that he was not "a saint", that he spoke "too much" during games and that he had to "improve and set an example for the children."
Whether the lesson was learned or not, the Brazilian returned this Thursday to the
Metropolitano
, perhaps the place where he generates the most rejection.
Already at the gates of the stadium, dozens of
Atlético de Madrid
fans chanted that shameful "
Vinicius, you are a monkey
!", a regrettable chant that already sounded in the September derby.
After the
doll hanging over the M-30
, the red-and-white stands have not stopped their violent hatred against the Madrid striker and in the run-up to the derby even a
Spanish Television
cameraman was attacked .
As the screams grew on the way to the opening whistle, Vinicius jumped onto the grass, aware that he was in enemy territory.
In a heated atmosphere, the only moment of truce was the applause of
Carvajal
and
Modric for Griezmann
during the tribute that the club gave to the Frenchman after surpassing
Luis Aragonés
as the top scorer in its history.
The whites attacked the Frente Atlético
goal in the first half
and Vinicius was met with boos from the stands again and again, from the first ball he touched.
Far from ignoring him, he responded by looking forward and
making a gesture
from time to time.
The first 45 minutes were pure intensity.
At one point, the Brazilian protested to
Cuadra Fernández
, pointing towards a place in the stands, and the referee responded to his insistence with a yellow card for protesting, one of those that Ancelotti doesn't like so much.
Oblak
, on his own, tied Lino's initial goal and Vinicius vented his anger by celebrating the goal towards the Front, with a general whistle in response.
A situation that was too intense even for a derby, so
Nacho and Modric
, captains, took advantage of the goal break to approach him and give him a couple of tips.
In the second half, away from the Front, the atmosphere against the Brazilian relaxed at times, although it had its moments.
Simeone celebrated Morata's 2-1, in an error by
Lunin
that opened the goal debate again, facing Vinicius, although the forward remained motionless and did not react.
With Atlético winning, reacting as revenge to the defeat in the semifinals of the Super Cup, the capital derby entered the terrain of mud, even more so.
A hookup between
Brahim and Hermoso
, a clash between
Carvajal and De Paul
... Everything was broken, in a second, by some timid applause for Vinicius after returning a ball to Atlético.
Simeone faces the Brazilian
The final stretch did not slow down and Cuadra Fernández warned the field delegate that the ball boys were throwing balls onto the grass at the wrong time.
Joselu
's equalizer
warmed Vinicius even more, who
celebrated the goal in front of a red and white background
, looking for the Madrid fans, and returned to his field looking towards
Simeone
and pointing to his number.
The Argentine coach confronted and ended up being cautioned, returning for Vinicius at the break before extra time, the eighth of the derbies since Simeone has been there.
In this one, Atlético triumphed, with a great goal from Griezmann, and Madrid said goodbye to the Cup, as confused as it was imprecise.