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During Real Madrid’s first La Liga match of the new season, which took place Friday night, the tensions were palpable as the team faced Mallorca.
As a result of their remarkable victory against Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup, Los Blancos were keen to get off to a strong start in the La Liga season. Mallorca, on the other hand, put up a vigorous fight and managed to hold them to a 1-1 draw match.
During the match at Estadi de Son Moix, the confrontation between Vinicius Jr. and Pablo Maffeo was one of the most fierce clashes that took place.
The tenacious resistance shown by the Mallorca full-back against the brilliance displayed by the Brazilian has been a recurrent element in recent matches between these two La Liga rivals, and yesterday night was not an exception to this pattern to be found.
In his discussion of Vinicius, Maffeo
Early on in the match, the superstar player for Real Madrid made a shove that was completely needless, which led to the altercation that ensued between the two players. Maffeo’s reckless attack on the Brazilian player, which may have resulted in the Brazilian being sent off, was the culmination of the escalating tensions that occurred during the first half.
In his post-match interview with the media, the Mallorca defender said that he had a conversation with Vinicius during a hydration break in order to diffuse the tension that had arisen.
Before the match, I expressed to Vinicius that he should stop wasting his time and that there was no use in carrying on with that kind of behavior. We had a good time.”
In addition, the full-back acknowledged that he had apologized to Vinicius for the reckless tackle, adding, “I apologized to Vinicius for the foul.” The color was yellow, and I decided to embrace it. It lacked any kind of strength. There are no issues that I have with Vinicius.
Last but not least, Maffeo concluded the interview on a good note by declaring his readiness to set the competition aside when it comes to off-campus activities.”I have heard that Vinicius is a good guy, and I believe what they say about him.”
In a fortunate turn of events for Real Madrid, the Brazilian superstar did not sustain a major injury and played 88 minutes during the match yesterday. At this point, it is anticipated that Vinicius will start for Los Blancos when they play Real Valladolid later on this week.
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