WHAT HAPPENED?
Vinicius was part of the Madrid side which beat Mallorca in Jeddah on Thursday, though he didn’t have everything his own way. In typical fashion for the Argentine, Maffeo was able to get under the skin of Vinicius, who allegedly told the Mallorca defender that he was ‘terrible’
WHAT VINICIUS SAID
Speaking to Maffeo on the field when Madrid led by one goal, Vinicius said, as spotted by Movistar: “You’re terrible; you’re going home.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Vinicius was then spotted in a physical confrontation with Manu Morlanes after full-time as the players headed down the tunnel and had to be held back by Madrid staff. The Brazilian was sent off in Madrid’s previous La Liga clash after slapping Valencia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski.
WHAT NEXT FOR VINICIUS?
The Brazilian will be back in action in the Super Cup final against Barcelona on Sunday, January 12 and will then miss two La Liga clashes due to a suspension.