Brazilian reacted with gestures and even thrown his bottle; When Rodrygo entered his place, 32 minutes into the second half, Vini went straight to the locker room
The striker showed dissatisfaction on Saturday (20) when replaced during the victory of the 2-0 over Espanyol for the Spanish Championship. Warned by Xabi Alonso during the hydration break that he would leave the field, the Brazilian reacted with gestures and even thrown his bottle. When Rodrygo entered his place, 32 minutes into the second half, Vini went straight to the locker room, returning later to the reserve bench.
Shirt 7 lives a season of ups and downs under the command of Alonso. So far, he has not completed any entire match and was barred at the Champions League debut when he entered the second half and suffered the penalty that secured the victory over the Olympique of Marseille.
Against Espanyol, Vinícius had a discreet performance in the first half, but grew up in the final stage: assisted Mbappé to mark, hit the post and forced the opposing goalkeeper to make a good save. The attacker was unhappy for leaving the field precisely at his best moment in the game – perception shared by the coach. “The only thing that missed Vinicius was the goal. It’s true that I replaced it when it was better, I could have expected some more, but I thought we needed new players to keep control,” Alonso said after the match.
The coach also pointed out that not only Vinicius was frustrated: “He wanted to continue because he felt good. Mastantuono wanted to. An angry? It was not happy, but this happens to everyone. I’m pleased with his performance. The calendar is demanding and we need to run the cast.”
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Sarah Paula
