Vinicius Juniorstar of Real Madrid apologized to his teammates after being sent off in the 2-1 La Liga win against Valencia. The Brazilian received a red card in the 79th minute for a push on opposing goalkeeper Dimitrievski, with his team trailing 1-0. THE Blancos However, they turned everything around in the finale thrillerfull of twists and controversies: “I’m sorry and thanks to the team” were the words of Vinicius on X, after the success achieved by Real thanks to goals from Modric and Bellingham.
Sorry and thank you team!!!!!
— Vini Jr. (@vinijr) January 3, 2025
Vinicius’ disqualification
Many saw the Brazilian ace’s apology as ironic, as he accompanied his tweet with a barrage of victory emojis. Two fingers that could also be interpreted as one he teased Valenciacurrently at risk of relegation in Second Division. For what happened on the pitch, meanwhile, Vinicius could now be punished with a long disqualification. Carlo Ancelotti However, he announced an appeal. “I don’t know if they will accept it. We believe it wasn’t a red card,” the Madrid manager explained, adding that Dimitrievski had previously provoked the Brazilian. “Two yellow cards would have resolved the issue. I don’t want to say that he fell into the trap. But Vini Junior suffered from this attitude.”