Vinicius Junior was largely spared in Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Valencia in La Liga on Thursday.
The Brazilian ahead was sidelined with a critical damage scare after a vicious foul by Gabriel Paulista within the second half that ignited a brawl and earned the Valencia defender a straight crimson card.
In the 72nd minute, the Brazilian ahead kicked Vinicius exhausting on his legs, sending Brazil forwards to the bottom.
However, Vinicius rapidly bought up and went to confront Paulista, pushing him from behind as different gamers arrived to hitch the melee.
Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois expressed his displeasure on the problem, saying, “It was a hit without the ball for no reason.”
The extra I take a look at it, the extra clear it’s that Vinicius deserves a yellow card for getting up and attacking Paulista so early.
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Kyrgios to contest Australian assault allegation
Nick Kyrgios was as a result of seem in an Australian court docket on Friday to have an assault cost arising out of occasions two years in the past dismissed on psychological well being grounds.
His lawyer Michael Kukulis-Smith appeared in a court docket in Kyrgios’ hometown of Canberra in October and sought an adjournment so a forensic psychological well being report may very well be ready.
Kyrgios is about to seem in court docket in individual for the primary time since being charged by police by summons in July final yr. The cost is reportedly associated to an incident involving his ex-girlfriend.
Juventus beat Lazio within the cup
The Italian Cup is giving Juventus a respite from their Serie A woes.
Bremner’s first-half objective was sufficient to propel Juventus into the semi-finals of the competitors with a 1-0 win over Lazio on Thursday, organising a gathering with Inter Milan in a rematch of final yr’s ultimate.
Juventus broke the impasse on the stroke of half-time when Bremner took benefit of poor goalkeeping to go in Filip Kostic’s cross from Luis Maximiano.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
