The author of Real Madrid’s goal in the 2-1 loss to Valencia on Saturday (5) at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, striker Vinicius Junior reached 104 marks by the club and the Ronaldo brand tied as the greatest Brazilian scorer in the club’s history.
One of the main names of Real Madrid and The best in the world was elected for the last seasonViny Junior reaches the mark in 24 years. He arrived in Real Madrid in 2018, at the age of 18, after standing in Flamengo.
In his career in the Spanish capital, he broke names like Roberto Carlos (69 goals), Marcelo (38 goals) and Kaka (29 goals). His teammate, Rodrigo, 68, is two goals to finish third in the list.
In seven seasons in Spain, the striker played 305 games for the club and also distributed 69 assists to his comrades. This season, Vini Junior has already 20 goals and is close to reaching the 24 that was scored in the previous campaign, which is his best brand in Madrid.
Viny Junior was criticized by the press
Despite reaching a historical mark, Vinicius Junior has received criticism from the Spanish press penalty It is still in the first half and You may lose the team’s official beater function.
Three weeks ago, he had already wasted another charge in the match with Atletico Madrid, for the 16th round of the Champions League.
Ancelotti defends Viny
“We have lost several: Pelingham, Mbappe and Viny. I tried to give him confidence, but he lost. Let’s see if we had moved,” commented Carlo Ancelotti after the defeat of Valencia at a press conference.
The Italian sought to defend the attacker. “It always gives you everything, whether it is playing well or not.”
See the 10 largest Brazilian scorers at Real Madrid
- 1st – Vinicius Júnior – 104 goals
- 1st – Ronaldo phenomenon – 104 goals
- 3 – Roberto Carlos – 69 goals
- 4 – Rodrigo – 68 goals
- 5 – Marcelo – 38 goals
- 6 – Robinho – 35 goals
- 7 – Casemiro – 31 goals
- 8 – sávio – 30 goals
- 9 – Kaka – 29 goals
- 10 – Júlio BAptista – 13 goals