Real Madrid beat Osasuna in La Liga in ‘injury game’

Rodrygo and Éder Militão leave the pitch in the first half; the Merengue team also loses Lucas Vázquez due to injury

SUMMARY

With a hat-trick from Vini Jr., Real Madrid beat Osasuna 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabéu this Saturday, in the 13th round of the Spanish Championship. In addition to the goals from the Brazilian, Bellingham also scored. During the match, the Merengue team suffered from injuries. Brazilians Rodrygo and Éder Militão left the field in the first half. Real also lost Lucas Vázquez to injury.

BRAZILIANS INJURED

Real Madrid suffered injuries in the first half. In the 19th minute, Rodrygo put his hand on his thigh and fell to the ground at the Santiago Bernabéu. The Brazilian left the field in tears after being replaced by Brahim Díaz.

Another player who was injured was defender Éder Militão. The player collapsed on the pitch after an aerial play, feeling severe pain in his knee. He had to leave the pitch on a stretcher and, like Rodrygo, left in tears. Youngster Raúl Asencio came on to make his debut for Real.

VINI JR HAT-TRICK

Vini scored three of the four goals in Real Madrid’s victory over Osasuna. The first goal came in the first half. Bellingham passed the ball to Vini, who took off and, face to face with the goalkeeper, shot at goal. In the second half, Lunin passed the ball to the number seven at speed, and the Real Madrid forward dribbled past goalkeeper Herrera and scored. Vini’s third goal came from a ball recovered by Brahim Díaz, who passed it to him to score the third.

With three goals scored, the Brazilian left the match to a standing ovation from the fans present at the Santiago Bernabéu. Vini Jr. reached five goals in 11 La Liga games. In addition to having provided six assists in the competition. The striker is the player with the most goals and assists in the competition since the 2021/22 season. He has 50 goals and 28 assists in 106 games during the period.