Vinícius Jr. says he is being persecuted by arbitration
Brazilian received fifth yellow card (fourth in consecutive matches) after laughing at the referee’s decision in the duel with Osasuna and missed the game with Athletic, only returning for the duel with Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the Champions League
Brazilian international Vinícius Júnior is in great form at Real Madrid and was once again decisive in this La Liga round, scoring twice in the 4-2 victory that the Merengues achieved on Saturday afternoon at Osasuna.
But it wasn’t just the goals and the performance that shone the spotlight on Vinícius Junior. Still in the first half, the Brazilian received a yellow card after laughing at referee Martínez Munuera’s decision. And as he was the fifth, he will miss the game against Athletic Bilbao, so, with the international break, he will not play for Real Madrid in the next 24 days, only returning for the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League with Manchester City , on April 9.
Despite the justified yellow, Vinícius took the referee’s decision to heart and when he blew the whistle for half-time, the Brazilian, on the way to the changing rooms, stopped in front of the television camera and said: «In every game the referee shows me yellow. . In every game.”
Vinícius felt persecuted, as it was the fourth consecutive game in which he was booked, but he is the target of some criticism, as the card that ruled him out of the Merengues’ next game was perfectly avoidable.
