When he saw his No 7 come up on the fourth official’s board, Vinicius Jr asked five times, “Me?!”, even calling out, “Coach, coach!” to Alonso as he made his way to the bench. The tension did not finish there. While Alonso did not approach him, cameras from broadcaster DAZN captured him looking annoyed and saying, “Come on Vini, damn it…”
After shaking hands with his team-mate and friend Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr’s protests increased.
“Always me,” he said, lifting his arms and directing himself to Sebas Parrilla, Alonso’s assistant coach. “I’m leaving the team, it’s better if I leave, I’m leaving,” he continued, going straight to the dressing room.
A few minutes later, there was another murmur at the Bernabeu as cameras captured Vinicius Jr back on the bench.