In a dismal start to the season for Real Madrid, Vinicius is one of the rare lights who gives the Merengue club hope for the future.
Although he only played two matches in La Liga during the month of November, Vini splashed his talent on the Spanish championship with a hat-trick against Osasuna (4-0 victory) and an offering to Kylian Mbappé against Leganés (victory 3-0). As a result, he has just received the trophy for best player of the month for November in La Liga, ahead of Dani Olmo (FC Barcelona), Take Kubo (Real Sociedad), Arnau Martínez (Girona) and Giuliano Simeone (Atlético de Madrid).
Since the start of the season, the Brazilian striker, who could have had the 2024 Ballon d’Or in his hands, has been one of the rare satisfactions of Real Madrid with Thibaut Courtois and Fede Valverde in particular who have shown consistency in their performances. Vini has simply been decisive 18 times (12 goals and 6 assists) in 18 matches, which makes him the club’s top scorer and best passer.
In La Liga, he scored 8 goals and provided 5 assists in 13 matches. He is the second top scorer in the Spanish championship, tied with Raphinha (FC Barcelona) and Budimir (Osasuna) but still far behind the current top scorer, Barça striker Robert Lewandowski and his 15 goals.
During the trip to Leganés, Vinicius injured the biceps femoris of his left leg, which prevented him from playing the match at Anfield against Liverpool (2-0 defeat). The Brazilian’s goal is to be back in time for the Intercontinental Cup final on December 18, which would see him miss no less than 5 matches: Getafe, Bilbao, Girona, Bergamo and Rayo Vallecano…
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