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Journalist
Passionate about football since a young age, becoming a sports journalist quickly became obvious to Hugo. He would later discover a love for the NBA, before exploring other horizons such as Formula 1 and the NFL.
While he was announced as the big favorite, Vinicius Jr finally saw Rodri win the 2024 Ballon d'Or. The Brazilian international responded this Saturday by scoring a hat-trick in Real Madrid's victory against Osasuna (4- 0), but Carlo Ancelotti assures that this is just a detail and that he was not affected by this disillusionment.
« I will do ten times more if necessary. They are not ready. » Second and ahead of Rodri in the ranking of Ballon d’Or 2024, Vinicius Jr had warned. The attacker of Real Madrid had announced that he would come back stronger and showed it this Saturday during the reception ofhealth (4-0).
Vinicius Jr responds with a hat-trick against Osasuna
After having two consecutive defeats, against the FC Barcelona (0-4) and theAC Milan (1-3), the Real Madrid regained victory this Saturday, led by a great Vinicius Jr. The Brazilian international scored a hat-trick to allow the Merengue to impose oneself.
“The Ballon d’Or is a small detail, it didn’t affect him”
A performance praised by Carlo Ancelotti at a press conference, returning in particular to the episode of Ballon d’Or : « For us, he is the one who makes the difference. The Ballon d'Or is a small detail, it didn't affect it compared to what we saw today “, declared the coach of Real Madrid.