Vinicius Jr Feud With Mallorca Defender Pablo Maffeo Leads To On-Field Altercation
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr made sure Mallorca defender Pablo Maffeo heard what he had to say during the 3-0 Super Cup semi-final win.
The Brazilian was caught by the cameras telling the right-back he was "rubbish" and "to go home" in Spanish after Los Blancos knocked Mallorca out of the Spanish Super Cup.
"Eres malísimo, te vas a casa".
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El pique entre Vinicius y Maffeo. #superSupercopa #DeportePlus pic.twitter.com/9UfasvuNpi
The players feuded with each other in the past incident during the 2021-22 season when Maffeo was adjudged to have used too much force on Vinicius in a tackle.
The feud was rekindled days before the semi-final when Maffeo appeared on a podcast. He was asked about the outcome if he and the Real Madrid winger shared a boxing ring, and the answer was interesting.
"It would be a spectacle of its own, but I think I'd knock him out in ten seconds."
- Pablo Maffeo
Tempers Flare After The Final Whistle In Semi-Final
Despite Vinicius Jr being on the sidelines after being replaced by Brahim Diaz, it didn't stop Pablo Maffeo from instigating further altercations, this time with young Real Madrid center-back Raul Asencio. The 21-year-old held his own and was seen blowing a kiss to the Mallorca player.
🤯 Más imágenes de la tángana que hubo entre jugadores del Real Madrid y Mallorca al término del partido: todos a por Asencio
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📹 @JLAllegue92 #SuperSupercopa pic.twitter.com/Zhf5HgueFx
Vinicius Jr was then seen at the full-time whistle trying to get involved further, but Real Madrid staff held him back. The two teams will meet again in La Liga in May at the Bernabeu.
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