Vinicius Jr encountered a threat during the Spanish Super Cup final against Barcelona while actively participating in the game.
The Brazilian prodigy emerged as the protagonist for Real Madrid at the Al Awwal Stadium on Sunday, achieving a remarkable first hat-trick in a decisive 4-1 victory in El Clasico.
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In the seventh minute, he initiated the scoring, followed by two more goals in the subsequent three minutes, concluding his trio with a successful penalty kick in the 39th minute.
Jude Bellingham, who had previously assisted Vinicius, facilitated the 23-year-old in taking the penalty, resulting in a 3-1 lead.
Notably, Vinicius stirred emotions in one Barcelona player during the match. Footage from the game, provided by Movistar, captured Ferran Torres delivering a vehement and explicit rant directed at the former Flamengo winger.
Unhappy with some of Vinicius’s actions, the Spanish player, while seated on the bench, conveyed to teammate Pedri what actions he would take if Vinicius insulted him.
“I’ll mess this guy up if he says anything, I swear,” Torres said.
“If the asshole tells me something I’ll f*** him up, I’ll and I’ll break him lad.”
???? Ferran Torres, sobre Vinicius en la final de la Supercopa
???????? “Yo a este le meto una h*st** como me diga algo, te lo juro”
❌ “Como me diga algo el g*l*p*ll*s le meto una h*st** que lo reviento, chaval”
???? @MovistarFutbol
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— El Partidazo de COPE (@partidazocope) January 15, 2024
In the course of the match, Vinicius, replicating Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘Siuu’ celebration, openly chuckled in the presence of opposing players and went as far as signaling to the bench to communicate the current score.
Following the game, Real Madrid’s No.7 acknowledged that he tends to be overly vocal on the field and conceded the need for improvement in that aspect.
Speaking afterwards, he said: “It makes me sad. Everyone wants to fight with me, because they know it will be ‘Vini did this, Vini did that’ in the press.
“I try to stay calm and focused on doing as well as possible. It’s not all about me.
“Of course, I’m no saint. Sometimes I talk too much, sometimes I dribble when I shouldn’t. But I’m here to improve, and to be a role model to kids. I want to improve.”
