Real Madrid won the city duel in the Spanish Supercopa (2-1) on Thursday and made the dream final against Barcelona perfect. Atlético coach Diego Simeone also made headlines when he clashed with Real star Vinicius Junior. Xabi Alonso reacted with clear words.
There was a bang on the sidelines in the first half of the Supercopa semi-final between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. The main actors: Diego Simeone and Vinicius Junior.
The Atlético coach apparently tried to lure the winger out of the reserve and used slogans on him.
According to TV footage and media reports, Simeone shouted in the direction of Vinicius: “Florentino (Pérez, Real president, editor’s note) will throw you out. Remember where you heard it first.”
When Vinicius was substituted later in the game and was booed by some fans, Simeone is said to have told him that he should “pay attention to the reaction of the fans”. With this, the Argentine continued to add fuel to the fire.
Alonso takes on Simeone
The Brazilian had to be held back on the sidelines by Real employees. Both Vini Jr. and Simeone received yellow cards.
Vinicius Junior has been dissatisfied with his situation at the Royals for months and has also had stress with coach Xabi Alonso. He is even said to have personally complained to Pérez. There are always rumors about a possible departure of the offensive man.
After the game, Simeone downplayed the scene and explained succinctly, “what happens on the pitch stays there.” He emphasized that he had given the players his perspective on things from the outside.
Alonso also spoke in the press conference about the scenes on the sidelines and criticized Simeone. “I didn’t like that moment. El Cholo (Simeone’s nickname) said something to him and things like that go against the team spirit that you should have among colleagues. I don’t like it when you treat teammates like that. Not everything is allowed.”
Vini Jr. didn’t miss a tip either. Under a social media post about the relevant argument scene, he wrote: “Simone has lost another knockout game.”