The rudeness with Vinicius puts Real Madrid on guard

Real Madrid lives days of wine and roses, which does not mean that everything is placid in the Chamartín complex. The victory against Mallorca, which allowed the Whites to leave the League title practically unseen for sentencing, was marred by the physical mishaps suffered by Benzema, Rodrygo and Mendy, to which must be added the growing concern about the rudeness that is Vinicius object, also a victim of racist insults in Palma.

The Brazilian dribbler suffered a terrible tackle from Pablo Maffeo in the first part of the match played in the Balearic fiefdom that could have caused him a major damage from having his foot resting on the ground, but the vermilion footballer did not even see the yellow he did receive, on the other hand, the winger from Rio de Janeiro for confronting Ángel while he did not come out of his amazement at the referee’s decision.

There is astonishment in the white house due to the referee’s laxity when judging untimely actions such as that of Maffeo, who entered with his studs ahead at Vinicius’s knee without the referee Sánchez Martínez admonishing the right-handed side because he didn’t even see lack. Despite the fact that Carlo Ancelotti downplayed what happened at the end of the match, remarking that the Mallorca footballer “had no intention of hurting him”, the truth is that it rains on wet.

Without going any further, a couple of episodes lived in La Cerámica are still recent, where Sánchez Martínez himself did not consider a penalty for an alleged elbow by Albiol on the ’20’ of Real Madrid inside the area, despite warning the central defender of the recklessness of the movement – ​​«Raúl, you have played it a lot», the pigtail would have said, as captured by the cameras of ‘The day after’ -, nor did he sanction minutes later a slap by Parejo on Vinicius.

Vinicius’ game, based on the permanent approach, his dribbling ability and devilish speed at the start, makes him one of the players who receives the most fouls in the League, which is taking its toll on the footballer. The rivals are looking for him and he turns around more and more easily, an issue that also generates uneasiness in the locker room. But the contrast between the intransigence of the arbitration establishment with the protests and the soft hand with which faults are judged that put the integrity of the stars at risk is striking, something that, of course, is far from exclusive to Vinicius or from Real Madrid.

Concern with headgear

Rodrygo also suffered a sudden entry into Palma by Raíllo, who dug his heels into the right foot of the Paulista and left his scaphoid battered. The action scratched the red, although Sánchez Martínez only showed the yellow to the defender, who made things worse with his explanation of what happened. “It was his fault because I touched the ball first and he kicked me, but he wears white and it is a different criterion,” argued the vermillion captain, before folding sails once he calmed down.

Rodrygo limped out of the Visit Mallorca Stadium, but in principle he only suffers a blow whose extent will be evaluated on Wednesday, once the swelling goes down and he is carefully examined. There is more concern with Benzema and Mendy. The striker worked this Tuesday with the physiotherapists in Valdebebas, but he continues to feel pain in his calf and on Wednesday he will undergo an MRI to determine whether or not there is a break, so his presence in Sunday’s classic is in danger. For his part, the left-back has a muscle problem in the adductor and it is difficult for him to be against Barça.

The visit to Mallorca also left another unfortunate chapter of racism that had Vinicius as its target. “Go pick up bananas!”, they yelled at the Real Madrid footballer, according to ‘El Golazo de Gol’. A reprehensible act that adds to the chants that players like Nico Williams have suffered in recent weeks against Betis or Carlos Akapo in the match between Cádiz and Granada at the Nuevo Los Cármenes. An incessant scourge that stains football.