Another pandemonium with Vinicius: Mestalla calls him stupid, he sends them to Second and Soto Grado messes with the record

It all started in the 30th minute of the first half, when Vinicius was poisoned by a push from Barrenechea inside the area that Soto Grado It was not awarded as a penalty. Until then, the ‘7’ seemed calm, oblivious to the chants of “Vinicius, Beach Ball” and the usual insults in one of the stadiums he is most excited about. They were not racist, like two years ago, but once the insults to Vini for the color of her skin were put to an end (or so it finally seems), it would not be bad if people began to become aware of what to call “stupid”, or to remember mothers, It does not have to be accepted by any player, no matter how normalized it is.

A reprehensible attitude from Mestalla, as is the behavior of the footballer. After that controversial action midway through the first half, he entered into his usual loop of protests against the referee. Vinicius He cannot spend half the game asking for yellow cards for his rivals, even if he has received good kicks. Not even arguing with them, even if they throw themselves on the ground in a delayed manner, simulating an attack, by tapping them on the side of the face with open hands. Not even pointing your finger in the referee’s face when he sends you off and going after him, even though that red card is unfair.

Just a year ago, when Madrid beat Barça in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, with a Vini stellar, the Brazilian said after the game that he was not a saint and that he had a lot to improve in his attitude. Twelve months later, he has not kept his word and has taken steps backwards. Making the two-finger gesture again to send Second to Mestalla, like two years ago in that same stadium, or like in Vallecas three weeks ago, is very far from the values ​​of the shirt you wear.

T-shirt that can be worn tomorrow, if Ancelotti considers it, in the Cup match against Deportiva Minera. The Competition Committee meets on Tuesday afternoon to study Madrid’s allegations regarding the red card seen at Mestalla, but it is most likely that Vinicius will not wear white for the next two League games.

The drafting of the Soto Grado report has raised dust, but it clarifies the punishment. The referee, once he had reviewed the play on the monitor, told Muñiz Ruiz, the VAR referee, that he was going to send off Vinicius and asked him if the ball was stopped. The response of Muñiz Ruiz is “effectively.” He asks this because in the live, Soto Grado has his back turned to the mishap between the Brazilian and Dimitrievski, following the game that, at that moment, is being settled on Valencia’s right wing. That’s when he receives the assistant’s indication through his earpiece that Vinicius’ play, which precedes the scuffle with the Macedonian goalkeeper, must be invalidated for offside.

Soto Grado whistles just half a second after Vini’s tap on Dimitrievski, so technically the ball was not stopped and, therefore, it is not reflected as such in the minutes and only talks about the fact that the ball was not in dispute between both protagonists : «In the 79th minute the player (7) De Oliveira Do Nascimento, Vinicius José was sent off for the following reason: For hitting an opponent on the head deliberately, without the ball being in dispute, using not insignificant force. Once expelled, said player had to be restrained by members of his club and taken to the locker room while his protests continued.

If the ball had been stopped, Vinicius He could have received a sanction of four to twelve games for aggression, but if not, he is exposed to a punishment of two to three games for violent conduct. In this case, he would be available for next week’s Super Cup in Arabia, in which Madrid faces Mallorca on Thursday in the second semifinal.