In the final act of a week full of controversies – and racist attitudes – in anticipation of the derby in the Spanish capital, Real Madrid beat Atlético de Madrid 2-1 away from home, maintaining their 100% record in the Spanish Championship and isolated leadership in the competition. Vinícius Júnior did not score, but he had a decisive performance and danced with another Brazilian, Rodrygo, author of the first goal. Real have 18 points in six rounds, while Atlético are seventh with ten.
FINAL #AtletiRealMadrid 1-2
?? @real Madrid takes #ElDerbiDeMadrid! #LaLigaSantander pic.twitter.com/Rnb4OsMasU
— LaLiga (@LaLiga) September 18, 2022
During the week, Atletico midfielder Koke said in an interview that there would be confusion if Vini Jr celebrated a goal by dancing, his trademark. Reflecting on the theme, a player’s manager, Pedro Bravo, said on a Spanish TV station that the Brazilian striker should stop doing “monkeys”. The campaign #bailavinijr then began to be publicized on social media, in support of the athlete. This Sunday (18), another racist act was caught in a video, posted on social media minutes before the start of the classic, with Atlético de Madrid fans calling Vini a “monkey” outside the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, home of the team. and departure location.
In the warm-up, Vini Jr was the most booed Real player to have his name announced by the sound system. On the field, the atmosphere was of nervousness, as usual in confrontations of great rivalry. Vinicius, who played the entire match, was involved in some small confusions, but he drew more attention for football.
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⚽@RodrygoGoes opened the road from victoria to @real Madrid in #ElDerbiDeMadrid! #LaLigaSantander #AtletiRealMadrid pic.twitter.com/JpQtyVdeE6
— LaLiga (@LaLiga) September 18, 2022
Pressured playing away from home, Real were surgical in the chances they had. In the first half, he opened the scoring at 20, when Tchouaméni raised in the area, the Brazilian defender Felipe couldn’t cut and Rodrygo completed the first for the nets. It wasn’t Vini who scored, but another black Brazilian. The two sambaed on the lawn in celebration and the opposing fans threw some objects, which did not hit them.
Still in the first stage, Vinicius Junior was launched from the left and hit the post. On the rebound, the Uruguayan Valverde widened for Real.
In the second half, Mario Hermoso decreased for the hosts in an involuntary bid and, minutes later, he was sent off for two yellow cards, one of them for hitting the face of an opposing player.
Victorious on the field, Vini Jr took to social media after the match and posted a photo of the celebration of the first goal with Rodrygo, with the caption: “Dance wherever you want”.
Dance where you want… @RodrygoGoes pic.twitter.com/2fu372LEdr
— Vinny Jr. (@vinijr) September 18, 2022
