Unstoppable. Ask Araujo for confirmation. In the 13th Spanish Super Cup won in the history of Real Madrid, there is the signature, the mark and the absolute talent of Vinicius Jrthe absolute protagonist of the final match against Barcelona. Ready, go and cut the defense in two blaugrana (sensationally high on the occasion), appears in front of Peña, jumps him cleanly and scores the 1-0. A few minutes later, Xavi’s men were guilty of arrogance, insisting with a rearguard that was too high – literally deployed on the midfield line – leaving the field open for Rodrygo who set out a chocolate for his Brazilian colleague. The number 7 discards and puts his brace into the net. That’s enough? No, Vinicius doesn’t miss anything. A few minutes after Lewandowski’s goal, the green and gold international obtained and scored a penalty kick, with which he scored the hat-trick that allowed him to bring the ball home. A total phenomenon match.
REAL WINS ITS 13TH SPAIN SUPERCUP
DECISIVE – A decisive hat-trick that enriched the palmares of the Blancos, now -1 behind Barcelona in the total number of Super Cup triumphs. And to think that the Brazilian, throughout his career in Madrid, had only scored 3 goals against the Catalans before tonight’s match. A performance that frames his name in the annals of the Clasico and in the history of Real Madrid. Vinicius, in fact, is only the fifth player to score a hat-trick in the first half of a Real-Barcelona match (behind Samitier – the only one from Barça – in 1926, Barinaga in 1943, Narro in 1951 and Ivan Zamorano in 1995) and became the third fastest player in history to score three goals in a Clasico in such a short time: in fact, 39 minutes were enough to score on three occasions. Only Narro in ’51 with 29′ and Pruden in ’43 with 35′ achieved a hat-trick faster than Vinicius. And just so as not to miss anything, he had been a Real Madrid player since 1953 (Roque Olsen back in the day) he couldn’t score two goals against Barcelona in the space of 3 minutes – 178 seconds, to be exact -.
THE 7 OF THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE – All data that have revealed, if ever needed, how fundamental the contribution of the South American offensive winger was to his team’s success. A guide, a lighthouse, an essential talent for You meringues and for Ancelottialways ready to pamper him, to defend him from any vile attack from the media, from opposing fans (read the many racist insults he suffered during the season and beyond). But today’s challenge brought to light not only Vinicius’ crystalline class – which is not discovered today – but also his strong personality. The reference is clearly to his illustrious predecessor, Cristiano Ronaldo whose shirt number he inherited. On the 7th, in the 7th minute, in his stadium (that of Al-Nassr) and with his celebration. An almost due tribute, to celebrate a past that was actually so alive in Vinicius’ behavior. On the other hand, the Brazilian is not only the disinterested footballer who allows himself to be kicked, to cause Araujo’s expulsion, but he is also that type of person with character, capable of responding to the bench blaugrana and to indicate the result up to that point. Silence and 4-1. And silence, in all likelihood, would have been the most suitable choice. Today Real Madrid won, today Vinicius won. For manifest superiority.
VINICIUS AND THE GESTURE AGAINST THE BARCELONA BENCH: ‘4-1 AND SILENCE’
Vinicius’ Cristiano Ronaldo celebration #superSupercopa pic.twitter.com/93P5jNFrHJ
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