Real Madrid striker Vinicius Junior had an argument with capital Atlético Madrid’s coach Diego Simeone during the Spanish Cup 1/8 finals. This was reported by “Championship.com”.
As the match progressed, player and coach emotionally expressed their grievances towards each other. Representatives of both clubs on the bench prevented the conflict from developing further.
The match ended with Atlético winning 4:2 in extra time.
Atletico scored in the 39th minute of the match, Samuel Lino scored the goal. Real equalized at halftime, 45+1. In the minute goalkeeper Jan Oblak sent the ball into his own goal. In the second half, the teams scored again with goals from Alvaro Morata and Joselu. The outcome of the match was decided in extra time: Antoine Griezmann scored in the 100th minute, and the final score was determined by Rodrigo Riquelme nine minutes later.
Atletico Madrid became the last quarter-finalists of the Copa del Rey. The draw to determine the couples who will compete to advance to the semi-finals of the tournament will be held on January 19.
In the Spanish Championship standings, Real is in second place with 48 points, just one point behind leaders Girona. Meanwhile, the team still has one game in hand. Atletico is in the top 5 by collecting 38 points from 19 matches.
Previously Atletico Madrid fans insult Real Madrid’s leader calls him a monkey.