Disgraceful scenes during the La Liga showdown between Valencia and Real Madrid ultimately culminated in the latter’s Vinicius Jr. being given his marching orders.
Carlo Ancelotti’s Real made the trip to the Mestalla a short time ago.
Fresh off seeing the defence of their Champions League crown brought to an end at the hands of Manchester City in midweek, Los Blancos turned their attentions back towards matters on the domestic front, eyeing a bounce-back result up against relegation-battling Valencia.
When all was said and done, however, the evening’s visitors, once more, were condemned to defeat.
This came as a solitary first-half finish on the part of Diego Lopez ultimately culminated in Valencia emerging on the right side of a 1-0 result.
Valencia take the lead against Madrid! 🦇
Diego López taps in after a nice move and scores his first goal for the club!
That could be huge in their battle against relegation 📊 pic.twitter.com/VNb2K2Eqw5
— Viaplay Sports UK (@ViaplaySportsUK) May 21, 2023
As alluded to above, though, post-match, it is not the result at the Mestalla which has since taken its place centre stage in the headlines.
This comes after the Brazilian, for what feels like the umpteenth time this season alone, was subjected to a disgusting round of racial abuse.
After having monkey noises and jibes aimed in his direction by the home crowd, Vinicius, understandably, took it into his own hands to inform the referee, bringing a halt to proceedings as he singled out one guilty party in particular:
Vinicius Jr showing the referee the fan who has been racially abusing him all game 🤬
Any thoughts @LaLiga? 🤷♂️https://t.co/zP11EaSuCT
— ًَ (@ViniXtra_) May 21, 2023
Evidently riled up by the disgraceful developments inside the Mestalla, it should therefore come as little surprise to hear that the 22-year-old was then at the heart of an injury-time melee.
After an intense altercation broke out, Valencia shot-stopper Giorgi Mamardashvili made a beeline for Vinicius, before the winger was grabbed from behind by Hugo Duro.
This, in turn, culminated in Vinicius lashing out, actions which resulted in referee Ricardo De Burgos, on the back of a VAR check, brandishing a red card in the direction of the South American.
On the other hand, Duro, despite his role in the brawl, escaped without even a booking.
Vinicius red:
-Valencia keeper Mamardashvili goes mental and charges towards Vinicius
-Valencia player Hugo Duro proceeds to put Vinicius in a headlock
-A melee breaks out w/ Vinicius striking Duro after, it results in him the ONLY player to get sent offhttps://t.co/DGBZ54egv5— 🇨🇩🇸🇱 (@8Flavs) May 21, 2023
As he made his way off the pitch, Vinicius was then understandably keen to rile up the home crowd further, highlighting Valencia’s ongoing struggles by way of a ‘going down’ gesture:
Vinicius telling the racists they are going down to the second division after being sent off. Honestly, I don’t blame him. pic.twitter.com/0hziGgzuGC
— WolfRMFC (@WolfRMFC) May 21, 2023
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